Hi Guys, I have waited 6 years to release the award winning Little Darling Director's Cut Edition on my own Youtube channel.

So if you have any questions about making CGI animations hit me up in the comments below.

At the time CG was a new thing for me as a director, but the team gave me a lot of respect while I learnt their lingo to help them understand my directorial vision for the project. So yes this was my first CG project, but not my first animation. And for those who are wondering, CG and stop motion are very different beasts.

The following is the official Director's Cut of Little Darling. The Director's Cut version is the official film festival released version by the Writer / Director / DOP Damian Smith aka Cine Chimp. This versions edit, titles, credits, VFX, Colour grade and final sound mix differ from the Original release on Youtube which can be seen here    • CGI Animated Short Film HD "Little Da...  

where the project has amassed over 15 Million Views and launched some very impressive careers. This could not have happened without the entire teams dedication to the project. Without their generosity, patience and creativity this project would NOT have been the overwhelming success that it is today.

This project was a true collaboration. Film Finishing for the Directors Cut Festival version of the Little Darling was funded and completed by the Cine Chimp and is why some of the credits differ from the online version.
And if you are actually reading the blurb, please check out the team below.

They are an AMAZING bunch of talented people.

THE SUPER TALENTED TEAM:
Original Concept: Maarten Beldman, Frank Gauntlett
Original Concept Adapted for the Screen by the Cine Chimp
Story Supervisor: CINECHIMP
CG Supervisor: Anshul Dayal
Oine Editor: Anil Griffn
Online Editor and Mastering: CINECHIMP
Storyboard / Concept Design / Lead Modelling: Laurent Ayoubi, Phil Hassan Modelling: Kieran Burns, Ketan Chauhan, Gemma Cuneo, Josh Hulands, Christie Lee Lead Technical Director: Billy Dao
Character Rigger: Jordan McInnes
Lead Texture Artist: Gemma Cuneo
Texturing: Pearl Lai, Christie Lee
Lead Animators: Benjamin Pettit, Paul Ziola
Interim Lead Animator: Rosaline Babayan
Animation: Laurent Ayoubi, Billy Dao, Brendan Thorncraft
Lighting, Render & Compositing: Ketan Chauhan, Billy Dao, Josh Hulands, Pearl Lai, Christie Lee
Interns: Sam Getz, Misha Pitt, Tim Strain
Title & Credit Design: Pawel Gazalaka
Colour Grading: Cine Chimp
Opening Sequence Sound Design:
The Secret City and Michael Carpenter
Recorded and Mixed at Love Hz Studios
Additional Sound Mixing, SFX and Mastering by - Cine Chimp
With special thanks to: Troy Darben, Kenneth Hui, David Luzinsky, Nelson Matoma, Minh Tran, Yifei Zhao, Christelle Cubizolles, Michael Pontin, Zen Rosenthal, Dante and Buddy.

Writer, Director & DOP: CINECHIMP
EP: Oliver Morton-Evans

SYNOPSIS: Set inside an automaton clock, Little Darling tells an enduring love story between two characters who are confined within the clock's mechanism. When the boy stumbles upon a method to free himself, he must go on a dangerous adventure to save the one he loves…

AWARDS:
Western Australian Screen Awards - Best Cinematography - CINECHIMP
Gold NSW Australian Cinematographers Society - CINECHIMP
Gold ACS National - CINECHIMP
Winner Bronze AEAF - Best Music Video
Winner Los Angeles Movie Awards - Best Music Video
Winner Los Angeles Spotlight Film Festival - Best Music Video
Winner Asbury Music in Film Festival - Best Animation (any length)
Winner Capitol City International Film Festival 2015 Michigan Texas
Voted in the Best 5 Music Videos ABC TV Australia, Rage, Channel 2 - Double J, August 2014

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
Byron Bay Int(l Film Festival
Sunscreen Film Festival
Cinerail Film Festival Paris
Melbourne International Film Festival Official Selection ISC People(s Voice Awards for Best Music Video Australian Directors Guild Awards
Band: The Secret City
Thee Secret City is Rusty Lynch, Brendan Morello, Morgan Murphy All Music written by Lynch Morello
Little Darling produced by the Secret City and Michael Carpenter


Partnerships & Monetization transparency :
Affiliate Links : No
Free product in exchange of a review : No
Contract signed with a brand for this video : No
Youtube Ads : Yes
Product Placement : No
Brands do not control what I make or publish.
All of the equipment used to make this productions has been purchased with our own money.
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The Cine Chimp does not post on any other Social Media Platform. Any other social media account named after this Youtube channel is fake.
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Made with:
DaVinci Resolve 17 Studio
BMD Cameras and Canon Cameras with Cine Primes
Sound mixed in Fairlight
VFX DaVinci Resolve Fusion
Foley Sound Effects Created on location
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