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In a Heartbeat
Aloysius J. Gleek:
"There's fan art, and people are cosplaying it," Beth said. "They're sending us GIFs and edits. That's crazy! We're blown away, and it's so exciting."
INAHEARTBEATFANART_SHERWIN+JONATHAN=4_EVER_(X_10!)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/crowd-funded-animated-short-about-gay-love-goes-viral/2017/08/02/0498d89e-77b3-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html
National
Crowd-funded animated short
about gay love goes viral
By Joseph Longo | AP
August 2 at 7:57 PM
This image released by Ringling College of Art and Design shows a scene from the animated short, “In a Heartbeat,” by filmmakers Beth David and
Esteban Bravo. David and Bravo released the film online Monday where it quickly began trending on Twitter.
(Ringling College of Art and Design via AP) (Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES — An animated short film about an adolescent gay couple has gone viral, roughly 8 million views on YouTube in just two days.
“In a Heartbeat” follows an elementary school boy addressing his sexuality after falling in love with a male classmate. Filmmakers Beth David and Esteban Bravo released the film Monday online.
The short quickly began trending, gaining a particular following amongst LGBT advocates including singer Adam Lambert and actor Ashton Kutcher. The Human Rights Campaign posted the video on Twitter Tuesday afternoon and praised the film for its relatability.
Hayley Miller, the organization’s senior digital media manager, said the film is a testament to saying, “Love is love.”
“We’ve all had a crush or a broken heart,” Miller wrote in an email. “Using no words, it validates this young boy’s experience and the way all LGBTQ youth should be embraced.”
The filmmakers launched a Kickstarter campaign in November 2016 to fund the project, reaching the initial goal of $3,000 in three hours. A total of $14,000 was raised.
“In a Heartbeat” is a semi-finalist for best animated domestic film at the 2017 Student Academy Awards. The filmmakers produced the short at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida as their senior thesis. They did not respond to online messages seeking an interview.
Paul Dergarabedian, comScore senior media analyst, said it’s not surprising the film found success through the crowd-funding website. Calling the short a picture-perfect scenario, he said the most successful Kickstarter campaigns go viral.
“It shows the power of utilizing social media as a way to provide resources to realize people’s creative vision,” he said.
Research shows young LGBT characters and storylines are way underrepresented in both short and feature length films.
In 2016, only three out of 4,544 speaking characters in the top 100 grossing films were LGBT teenagers or younger, according to a report released Monday.
There was just one out of 4,370 in 2015, according to data compiled by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Project administrator Marc Choueiti said younger LGBT characters are also rarely seen in short films.
In a separate study, the researchers evaluated films screening at Lunafest, a national short film festival. They found that between 2002 and 2015, 115 short films had four characters who identified themselves as LGBT teenagers.
Lead researcher Stacy L. Smith said shorts often showcase different worldviews than in top grossing full-length features.
Smith said “In A Heartbeat” is an outlier along with “The Imitation Game,” ‘’Moonlight” and the Freeform show “The Fosters” in showcasing experiences of LGBT youth.
“People aren’t seeing rich, complex and compelling LGBT youth,” she said. “The short should be applauded for representing the world we live in.”
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Aloysius J. Gleek:
Well--obviously!
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"In a Heartbeat" - Animated Short Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo
A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
[email protected]
Official Facebook Page - facebook.com/inaheartbeat2017/
Official Tumblr Page - inaheartbeat-film.tumblr.com/
IMDB - imdb.com/title/tt6969946/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
Produced at Ringling College of Art and Design by
Beth David
- Instagram: @bbethdavidd
- Twitter: @bbethdavidd
- Tumblr: bethdavid.tumblr.com/
Esteban Bravo
- Instagram: @estebravo
- Twitter: @EstebanBravoP
- Tumblr: estebanbravo.tumblr.com/
- Website: estebanbravo.com/
Music by Arturo Cardelús youtube.com/watch?v=hFaXJffksZY
Sound Design by Nick Ainsworth ainsworthsound.com/
© Beth David and Esteban Bravo 2017
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Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/in-a-heartbeat-short-film
MOVIES
Watch "In a Heartbeat," the Short Film About
a Boy’s Heart Chasing the Guy of His Dreams
It'll give you all the feels.
By Gabe Bergado |
JUL 31, 2017 6:17PM EDT
Earlier this year, our hearts were aflutter after watching the trailer for the short film In a Heartbeat. And now, the production in its entirety is finally here.
In a Heartbeat follows the story of a young boy who's still in the closet, his secret put at risk when his heart pops out of his chest in pursuit for his dream boy. In just a smidgen over four minutes, the short film will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. But by the end, you won't be able to help the huge grin on your face and the warmth in your chest — and perhaps even some tears with how beautiful it is..
Created by Beth David and Esteban Bravo — who started the adorable film as their senior thesis project at Ringling College of Art and Design — the duo has spent countless hours on the project. And it was well worth it seeing as how the internet almost instantly fell in love with, creating tons of fan art and buzz before it even was released. It's an impeccable production, from the plot to the sound design to the animation, something that you could really see as the short that typically comes before full-length 3D-animated features in the movie theaters. Beth and Esteban have also been showing it at various festivals.
"This film means a lot to us, and it touches on emotions that we hope will resonate with people from all different backgrounds," Beth and Esteban tell Teen Vogue. "We are so grateful for all the support and enthusiasm we've received over the past few months; we started this project more than a year and a half ago and we've been waiting for this moment as much as everyone else has."
Aloysius J. Gleek:
"There's fan art, and people are cosplaying it," Beth said. "They're sending us GIFs and edits. That's crazy! We're blown away, and it's so exciting."
INAHEARTBEATFANART_SHERWIN+JONATHAN=4_EVER_(X_6!)
NEONTEKO: Hi I'm the actual artist! You gave credit to someone else please tag me :'(
http://www.imgrum.org/media/1573611610923171136_1421516448
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