The Oscars again

It's the Oscars night! Are you interested? Does it matter to you what the Academy decides? Are your choices affected by awards in general? Please address at least some of these questions on your blogs. To get you in the right mood, I am posting a very short video overview of this year's nominees for the best picture:

Charlie Rose Oscars Special Opener from Al Boardman on Vimeo.

A few words from the author:
"I was delighted to be asked to produce the opening sequence for the Charlie Rose 'Oscars Special' show, which aired on PBS on 27th February 2014. The sequence features 8 Oscar nominated films with actors and directors that had previously appeared on the Charlie Rose show. The 1 minute sequence shows a series of custom animated illustrations and transitions from the film Gravity, Before Midnight, Blue Jasmine, 12 Years A Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street, Philomena and Nebraska."

Client: Charlie Rose
Creative direction, design and animation: Al Boardman
Producer and additional design: Torrey Paquette
Music: "Awakenings", courtesy of Grayson Matthews