SoundWorks Collection: "The Lost Thing" from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

The Lost Thing trailer from Passion Paris on Vimeo.

"The lost Thing" a short by Shaun Tans and Andrew Ruhmann. In this video about the sound design, Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer John Kassab discusses his extensive work on this animated masterpiece bringing to life the world of the Lost Thing.

The story of "The Lost Thing" is about a boy who discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Having guessed it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with mute indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathizes with the creature, and sets out to find a ‘place’ for it.

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Directors Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann were also winners for Best Animated Short Film for "The Lost Thing" at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011.

also check out the wonderful website for the movie at thelostthing.com

and while we are on that subject... more ben Burt with Wall-E

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