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COSMIC SENSATIONS |
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Click here to play COSMIC SENSATIONS
An animated short film about star systems, particles and magnetic fields. A new scientific discovery presented on Dutch television.
technique: 2D animation duration: 1 minutes production, direction, design: Erik van Schaaik animation: Ruben Wiltink
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2008 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 'PIECE OF CAKE' |
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Click here to play PIECE OF CAKE - CHRISTMAS
An extra long christmas special for the popular series PIECE OF CAKE. A darling twin cooks a merry menu, decorates the tree and sings carrols. It just doesn't get any better!
technique: documentary duration: 12 minutes camera: Shaun Leyden script, direction: Wendo Kroon production, direction, camera, editing, music: Erik van Schaaik
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2008 THE PHANTOM OF THE CINEMA |
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THE PHANTOM OF THE CINEMA is an animated short film in which we, the theater audience, get an indiscreet look behind the screen of the cinema. The film suddenly jams and breaks, allowing us to see what happens behind the projection screen when everything is going horribly wrong.
Winner of the Grand Prize and Trophy at Anim’est international film festival Romania (2009). Dutch entry for the Oscars of 2009.
technique: digital animation (2D / 3D) duration: 10 minutes, 46 seconds avaliable on 35 mm film, BETA, DVD direction, script, animation: Erik van Schaaik production: il Luster Productions music: Martin Fondse voice talent: Michiel Romeyn, Dominic Kelly
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2008 THIS OR THAT |
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A pre-school series that lets you choose between This of That. Ice cream or French fries? Football or basketball? Fireman or police? We will find out which is most popular.
technique: live action duration: 14 X 2,5 minutes production, direction, script, editing, animation, music: Erik van Schaaik production, editing: Wendo Kroon
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2008 ST*CK! |
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An offbeat no-budget short film about a backpacker who finds himself stuck on a railroad. Thankfully it's deserted. Or is it?
No people were paid during the making of this movie!
ST*CK! is nominated for the crime & thriller competition Shocking Shorts 2008 (13TH STREET). 13TH STREET broadcasted the film several times. ST*CK! is selected for competition at the Hoboken International Film Festival 2009 and Oxford International Film Festival.
technique: live action duration: 9,45 minutes production, direction, script, storyboards, visual effects, editing: Erik van Schaaik production: Wendo Kroon starring: Titus Boonstra, camera: Marco Zaayer, sound man: Ivo Voragen, music: Martin Gort
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2006 PIECE OF CAKE |
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Click here to play PIECE OF CAKE
Another series of seven episodes on cooking with toddlers for KRO television. In 2002 we created a series of seventeen episodes. Two were shot on location in Paramaribo, Surinam. Deksels! was the winner of the Prix Danube 2003 in Bratislava. It finished third at the Prix Jeunesse 2004.
technique: documentary duration: 24 X 6,5 minutes production, camera, editing, music: Erik van Schaaik script, direction: Wendo Kroon
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2005 CHILDS PLAY (pilot for OUTSIDE!) |
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Pilot for a new series for toddlers (OUTSIDE!). Childplay becomes a true adventure with music, animation and special effects. Selected for the Prix Jeunesse 2006. Winner of the Dutch Academy Award 2006.
technique: live action / digital animation duration: 7 minutes production, direction, script, camera, animation, music: Erik van Schaaik and Wendo Kroon
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2004 VENT |
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An animated short film about a man struggling against the storm. Suddenly he discovers that not everybody is affected by the wind... Nominated best short film and best sound design at the Holland Film Meeting 2004. It got a special mention at the 55th International Filmfestspiele in Berlin and won first prize at the International Festival of animationfilms BIMINI in Latvia. At the International Animated Film Festival in Annecy VENT was prizewinning again: the FIPRESCI award. The Kyoto Kinder Film Fest awarded VENT with the Grand Prix for best short film and at Espinho Filmfestival it won for best soundtrack. In Neum, Bosnia Hercegovina, Vent wins the award for best music and, last but not least, it won the award for best animation in Taiwan. Oh yeah, it also played at Centre Pompidou, Paris!
Click here to play VENT
technique: digital animation / watercolour backgrounds duration: 4,5 minutes script, design, animation, direction: Erik van Schaaik music: Martin Fondse production: il Luster Productions funding: Dutch Film Fund
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2003 NEMO |
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Commercial for the NEMO museum in Amsterdam. technique: digital cut out duration: 30 seconds production and animation: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: Nemo |
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2003-2004 WETENSNAP |
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A series on scientific experiments for children. WETENSNAP was nominated for the Golden Statue at the Dutch Acaqdemy Awards 2005. It has won the Jos Withagen-Eurekaprijs 2006.
technique: documentary / drama / animation camera, online editing, 2D and 3D animation: Erik van Schaaik duration: 15 x 7 minutes production: VPRO
Click here to view the leader of WETENSNAP.
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2003 TODDLER DOCS |
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A series of two minute documentaries for toddlers. Some were shot in Surinam.
technique: documentary duration: 2 minutes per episode production, camera, music: Erik van Schaaik direction: Wendo Kroon & Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: KRO
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2003 EVANESCENT |
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A one minute animation based on a Martin Fondse composition.
technique: 3D computer animation duration: 1 minute production, design and animation: Erik van Schaaik
Click here to play EVANESCENT |
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2002 THAT'S NOT ALL, FOLKS! (The Pilot) |
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An animation film to promote a fictional film project: That's Not All, Folks! featuring the music of Martin Fondse. technique: stop motion animation duration: 6 minutes music: Martin Fondse model building: Wendo Kroon script, direction, art direction, animation: Erik van Schaaik
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2001 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS |
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A series of animation's on water and sanitation. technique: digital cell animation duration: 3,5 minutes production, art direction, script (co-writer), animation, music, foley sounds: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: Artsen Zonder Grenzen
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1998-1999-2000 WETENSCHAPSQUIZ 2000 |
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A series of short clips for the annual science quiz, illustrating particular scientific problems. 
technique: cut-out animation, digital cell animation duration: 3 X 2 minutes, 4 X 2 minutes, 2 minutes script, animation, music: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO
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2000 CINEKID |
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Leader for the Cinekid film festival.
technique: 3D computer animation duration: 25 seconds production, storyboard, animation, foley sound: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: KRO
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2000 STORYTELLING |
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Leader for a series about storytelling for toddlers.
technique: 3D computer animation duration: 15 seconds production, animation, music: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: KRO
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2000 KRO's KIDS THEATER |
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Leader and presentation for a series of international short films for kids.
technique: digital cell animation duration: +/- 1,5 minutes production, animation, music: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: KRO
Click here to play KRO's KIDS THEATER
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1998-1999-2001 SPOT LIGHT I, II and III |
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Gags for SPOT LIGHT, an award winning magazine for teenagers. SPOT LIGHT was awarded with, amongst others, the Prix de la Jeunesse and the Cinekid Kinderkast award. Shown on Dutch, Belgian and German television.
technique: cut-out animation / photo-manipulations duration: 13 X 3 minutes, 26 X 1 minutes, 26 X 1 minutes art direction, animation, voices: Erik van Schaaik production: BosBros Film- TV Productions & VRT
Click here to play SPOT LIGHT
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1998-1999 P. TATO & SMALL FRIE |
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Cooking class by two animated potatoes. technique: puppet animation duration: 10 X 2 minutes storyboard, model construction, animation, editing: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO |
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1997 NAUTICAL MUSEUM CURACAO |
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A couple of short films for the Nautical Museum of Curacao. technique: documentary / drama duration: various commissioned by: Maritiem Museum Curacao script, production, direction, camera, editing: Christiaan Kuipers, Matthieu Landweer and Erik van Schaaik
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1997 ZEEUWS MEISJE (LEADER) |
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Leader, created under direction of Norbert ter Hall, on a tight schedule and virtually no budget.
Leader ZEEUWS MEISJE
technique: minimal cel animation duration: 1 minute commissioned by: VPRO storyboard, animations, co-direction: Erik van Schaaik |
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1995-1996 SAUSAGEDOG TITUS I and II |
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Fourteen episodes of an animated opera for kids.
technique: tabletop animation duration: 14 X 7 minutes direction, script, animation, music, lyrics, vocals: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO
Click here to play exerpts of the SAUSAGEDOG TITUS series.
Click here to play a full episode with English subtitles SAUSAGEDOG TITUS, The Wedding
Click here to view the making of SAUSAGEDOG TITUS (1995).
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1994 OT AND BILOTTE |
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A weekly magazine for kids. The two leading characters Ot and Bilotte present a variety of short films, some of which are made by art-students.
technique: live-action duration: 14 X 25 minutes direction, script, production design, model construction, music: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO
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1993 BUSH BEASTS |
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A puppet show on rabbits selling french fries and mice putting a band together. Also shown at the Dutch Film Festival. technique: hand puppets duration: 3 X 5 minutes direction, script, animation, model construction: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO
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1993 THE LITTLE MAN IN THE RADIO |
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The Little Man in the Radio: an animated little man living inside the radio of a real life family. Also shown at the Dutch Film Festival.
technique: live-action / puppet animation duration: 3 X 6 minutes direction, script, art direction, animation, model construction: Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO
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1992 SUPER LUNA |
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A little pirate girl in an animated world technique: live-action / puppet animation duration: 3,5 minutes direction, script, animation, camera, model construction: Matthieu Landweer and Erik van Schaaik production: VPRO |
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1992 THE NIGHTWATCH |
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Film commissioned to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of hospital Velp technique: live-action / documentary duration: 22,5 minutes production, direction, script: Matthieu Landweer and Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: Hospital Velp
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1991 JEROENTJE |
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A story about a little boy and his monster friend. Also shown at the Holland Animation Film Festival and the Dutch Film Festival.
technique: cut-out animation duration: 3 X 4 minutes direction, script, animation: Erik van Schaaik commissioned by: VPRO

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1990 JIM |
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16 mm film for theatrical company De Verbeelding |
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1990 DE TOREN VAN PIZZA'S |
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Five items for VPRO's program De Toren van Pizza's |
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1990 COUNT DOWN |
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Station call for pop music program Count Down |
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1987 SIDE EFFECTS |
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This 20 minutes horror movie was one of many super-8 films that Erik made during the period 1981-1989. It was shown on Belgian television. |
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