"Defective" for Getty Images from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

From Nando Costa:
'I created this short film by using solely still and moving footage from Getty Image's vast database as part of their "Big Idea" project. This 60" animated piece was assembled literally out of dark scenes from dreams I've had in the past. This seems so random but they are, in a weird way, a type of pattern for me and always came to my attention when my mind was searching for an escape, something new to think about, a new "big idea." That's how it all came together.

This video represents the pattern that I have detected where my mind searches for new ideas. In this case, the ideas never really fully materialize themselves and, in a very twisted way, they are all defective. The more joyful elements that accompany these thoughts, such as the paintbrushes and the balloon, are a metaphor for the situations in which these dark thoughts appear. They were common daily situations with no dark connotations.

Although "Defective" was assembled for a Getty film project entitled "The Next Big Idea" and released on their own limited-edition DVD, it has been shown at numerous film festivals and publications around the world, including Onedotzero in 2006.'

The music was composed by Darrin Wiener otherwise known as "Plastiq Phantom". Piano by Mary Thinnes and vocals by Tristan Marcum and Tony Palmasani. Other credits to note are Renato Ferro for 3D.


IThe film was one of the top ten finalists for the contest.