'Didn't Mean No Harm' | YouTube Advertisers

Can a classic story, play, or novel be told in six seconds? Watch how these ad agencies and filmmakers rose to the Six Second Storytelling challenge at SXSW with literary themed short films.

Directed By: Nick Hall-wood

Film Description: Through stop motion animation, the story Of Mice and Men comes to life on the page in this film adaptation. The pages of the book fold and transform for a few seconds to reveal an origami mouse. The mouse innocently sniffs and scurries around the pages only to meet its fate in the palm of a menacing hand. The tone of the film is fantastical and dark, with a climatic ending.

Director Bio: Nick Hall-Wood is an emerging director who works predominantly in the Canadian commercial industry. With a strong background in editing, he has recently shifted focus to directing stop-motion animation and food cinematography. His quirky personality lends itself to bringing inanimate objects to life, providing an overall uniqueness to his work, which has been showcased at TIFF and The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Writer Bio: Vittoria Vennare is an emerging writer in advertising. She works at Cossette and writes campaigns and digital content for clients like McDonald's, TELUS, TD, SickKids, and General Mills. She has a background in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto and has a passion for film and the art of screenwriting.

Art Director Bio: Corey Way is a Toronto based digital designer. He works at Cossette and has developed campaigns and digital content for clients like Ford, General Mills, Mazda and McDonald's. With a background in illustration and design and having worked internationally in Germany, Corey brings a unique perspective to his work in advertising.

Credits:
Agency: Cossette
Chief Creative Officers: Peter Ignazi, Carlos Moreno
Creative Director/CW: Craig McIntosh​
Writer: Vittoria Vennare
Art Director: Corey Way
Production House: Soda
Director: Nick Hall-Wood
Editor: Mike Colangelo
Producer: Sharon Yokoyama
Assistant Producer: Laura Bossy
Prop Artist: Anna Vershinina



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