The Lady Bug

Synopsis: 

A lady bug is trapped in a maze where there is no way out ... 

Crew: 

A Film By: Mayye Zayed

Sound Designer: Michal Krajczok
Producer: Goethe Institut in Alexandria

Special Thanks: Jan Koester - Marian Mentrup


Genre: Animation
Duration: 0:35
Format: HD
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Year: 2010

About:

This short claymation film was made during an animation workshop that took place in Goethe Institut in Alexandria in September 2010 with supervisors from “Talking Animals” animation studio in Germany.

It was shot by the camera Canon 550D. It was edited & composited by Adobe After effects CS5. 
http://www.vimeo.com/1557692

For the workshop's final full film:

http://www.vimeo.com/15987453

Still Shots:
Please click on each image for full resolution.

Film Previous Screenings:
Apr. 2011 - 7ème rencontres de l'image Film Festival in the French Cultural Center CFCC in Cairo, Egypt (Opening Film)
Jul. 2011 - Festival Miden, Greece (A last instruction to the grass)
Oct. 2011 - Ozu Film Festival 19th Edition, Italy (2-short Competition)


Film Review:
http://www.cinema-crazed.com/h-q/ladybug.htm


Director's Biography:

Mayye Zayed is an independent filmmaker and a video artist from Alexandria, Egypt. She studied Communications & Electronics Engineering and graduated from Alexandria University in 2008. Then she attended many filmmaking workshops for fiction, documentary and animated films. She also attended the one year independent filmmaking workshop held at Jesuits Cultural Centre in Alexandria in 2009/2010. She was part of the crew of "Hawi" feature length film for the Egyptian filmmaker "Ibrahim El Batout" in 2010. She had a one month artist residency by ZINC in Marseille, France in 2010. She works now as a freelance videographer and editor.
http://www.wix.com/mayyezayed/index