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At http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/content/ ... Popup=true there's my project/trailer for the contest/pitch of ZDF's Kleines Fernsehspiel "bodybits". Only 4 days left until the first round is closed. You could vote for me if you can stand the registration process.

My idea is to show this old man who's on his way to get his mind digitized so he can have a digital afterlife. Big parts of our life are digital already: videos, photographs, email, chat, twitter - but what's about the rest? This, and how financial, juristical, and other obstacles get in his way, will be told in the manner of Anime films (but without the sorcery). It's going to be a thesis film (in the german meaning of "Thesenfilm"): not much happening, but important ideas and opinions discussed and illustrated.

The 3 min video is only an animatic, with most stuff happening in the soundtrack. Took me 3 weeks to prepare and produce this, at the same time I made the "Wall" film (which maybe shows in booth projects). All drawing was done in TVP with the exception of the texts. It would have helped if I had 9.5's storyboard abilities at that time! As usual I used Anime Studio for some scenes, the pans and all that "inside the computer" stuff.

The original project size was 688 x 382px.

is Herbert named after Milt or is it just a common German name?

You got him right!

Oh boy. I knew the name would get me.

Fact is, I submitted the project on the last minute without even having a title for it. In a later email exchange I started to refer to it as "Herbert", so that became the project's title.

There is a reason behind this, albeit hidden: the narration starts with half a quote from Kafka"s "Die Verwandlung" (The Metamorphosis) but changes the punchline. Kafka wrote several stories with a nearly-anonymous "Herr K." as protagonist. Then there's a "Herr K." (short for "Herr Keuner") story cycle by Bertolt Brecht which I like very much as well. And "Herr K." sounds very much like "Herbert Kahl".

I told you it was a hidden meaning.