I’ve been discovering the École des Gobelins for some time now and the wonderful videos that its students are able to make. Here I want to talk about three animated shorts designed and created by second-year students, who are starting to get used to special effects.

All 3 videos last less than one minute, and in this short time, they manage to tell a story, which although it is without dialogues, conveys very strong themes and emotions.

The first one, Fruit Defendu (Forbidden Fruit), I chose this one because it hides a strong element of suspense that leaves you speechless.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/48RtbXSj6_g[/youtube]

The second, Les Cendres Froides (Cold Ash) is much more melancholic and sad, but profoundly universal. A woman sitting on the train is swallowed up in her own stream of thoughts and memories; who has it never happened to?

[youtube]https://youtu.be/_J1B0eKwogQ[/youtube]

The last one is the one I like the most and is called Plongeon d’été (Summer Dives). I think this short film can have two readings, one more aesthetic and superficial, which takes into account just the beauty of the video and the technique, and one deeper: the dive of the child creates a moment of concern in bathers, who do not pay particular attention, but the child who has to dive after her is pervaded by fear, so as to pull back.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/4oDOwxmIJDc[/youtube]