Beyond The Lines - ESMA 2013

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Au milieu de soldats au destin tracé, deux enfants sont embarqués dans une guerre qui ne les concerne pas... Ou presque.
What happens when the violence of a battlefield is seen through the eyes of children? Only a written feeling that floats in the air.
Realisateurs / Directors : Chloé Bonnet, Séraphin Guery, Elodie Houard, Baptiste Lebouc, Pierre Tarsiguel.
Music : Romain Paillot
Sound : José Vicente - Studio des aviateurs
(Promo 2013)
Animated films produced as part of the 3D animation training from the school ESMA. The productions here are the projects for students graduating. Every year, their creations are selected and awarded in major national and international festivals of its kind.
Film d'animation réalisé dans le cadre de la formation cinéma d'animation 3D de l'école ESMA. Les productions que vous découvrez ici sont les projets de fin d'étude de nos étudiants. Tous les ans, leurs créations sont sélectionnées et primées dans les plus grands festivals nationaux et internationaux du genre.
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[@BunhieKleever]

Before it was half way done, I was in tears. My grandfather was at Normandy, when he told me about running across the beaches, finding his cousin dead in the sand, about how scared he was as an 18 year old straight out of the woods of Maine, I cried for the sweet hearted old man that raised me and helped me be the person I am today.
I try to make my daughter understand how important it is to listen to the stories of our grandparents and great grand parents. In all of history, they have been the ones to witness so much change and still be here to tell the younger generations. World Wars, depressions, the automobile, mainstream electricity and technology, the good and the bad.
Those who witnessed such events are leaving us and it's important to keep those stories alive.

[@baileylawless2142]

That is very sweet.👍👍👍👍👍

[@thedemes1364]

This is my understanding of this animation. The soldiers in this are made of paper to represent their lives. As they are killed, their stories burn and are destroyed as they are forgotten with the other thousands of deaths. The two boys are not really there. The animation takes place in their imagination as they read their grandfather's (or whatever he is to them) account of the battle he was in (which i believe is D Day but that is a guess). Their grand father is the only human soldier because they know him more as a person then they do the people, which they see as stories. There is a lot of symbolism in this that I have probably failed to see, but hoped this helped or was interesting.

[@lammyaa]

this is a very good description but I think the letters were from their father who was a soldier and passed away their grandfather took them out of their imajination to reality

[@iiryan5550]

True

[@RubyBoobie]

It was...
They were reading the letter which the grandpa had written when he was in the war they acted as if they were there because it was so detailed, the grandpa didn't like the war and didn't like talking about it...
The End.. 😢

[@kasiarapala7964]

omg thx cos im learning about this thx alot

[@RubyBoobie]

@@kasiarapala7964 are you from my class

[@Esmamovies]

Beyond The Lines just won "Best animation film" at the 4th Tournez Jeunesse Festival (France)!
Congrat's to the team !
Let us know what do you think of this film!

[@AdityaBanka]

I dont know a single words of french... but ur vids still make so much sense
amazing stuff.... keep it coming

[@josephnicholas5958]

Aditya Banka
I agree

[@eeeguba432]

for me, you just should do it in english. just because 90 % of ppl dont understand anything, my language is not main english too, but internet should speak one language

[@WeirdIncluded]

+ESMA Movies The Animation and the ideas were just excellent. A big thumbs up for the students that made this.

[@neseakay755]

+EEE Guba -jkķmki

[@KyleLi]

This gave me goose bumps... so many goose bumps.

[@robbierotten2411]

Kyle Li why? its one of the wierdest things ive ever seen

[@allenmcqueen337]

Robbie Rotten cause our boys on the front dont get to run its not their luxury and they know that.

[@allenmcqueen337]

Robbie Rotten and as time goes on the next generation will forget about the ww1 & 2 generation and their sacrifices on all sides and being in military families it hits the heart like a bag of bricks.

[@migliamiyo]

You didn't miss a beat with this one. Such incredible attention to detail and touching subject.

[@MagicalBevanna]

Fantastic, I understood it, as my Grandfather had his box, I found his letters to my Grandmother during WW2. full of hope,, love and pain, as he said it, another mate for St Peter. Later letters he just said, Alf, Mike (old John's lad, Butcher, from Entwistle St,) Bert, and Paddy, Pearlies got them ( meaning the Pearly Gates), all those letters home, some from their commanding officers. Some scribbled by the chaps themselves, left in they're gear, in case they never came back. Very deep, it deserves the reward.

[@direwolf7241]

If you are in a military family, you know how shocking a chapter like this is in your life, to understand and realize what they've been through

[@1LEgGOdt]

I look at this and I weep for the youth of this world doesn't truly know what their great great-grandfathers and great great great grandfathers went through as the climbed into those landing boats that was to take them ashore where some would be gun down as soon as the ramps dropped. Soldiers of US Army, British Commandos, Canadian Army, US Coast Guard, US Navy, US Air Force and RAF all took part in Operation Overload on the 6th of June, 1944 to liberate France from the German occupation.

[@lcrowter]

We have been using this in my year 6 class for inspiring war poetry. The class loved it and sit spellbound every time we show it. They are writing their poems as I type. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@doctornone7041]

Same

[@Lycanroc-korrina2019]

Done mine year 9

[@Aj_x147]

Same
😂😂😂

[@katelynnhueston7825]

I only understood some, and it was beautiful, seriously, I loved every minute of it...

[@TheSnorlax7]

The horrors of war...

[@Kodydu31]

Tellement de profondeur dans cette œuvre!

[@tristanogiando]

Vraiment très bien fait ! Bravo aux élèves qui l'ont réalisé !

[@fr.OscarD]

Absolument sublime, l'un des plus beaux depuis EMI ! Tout est magnifique, l'image, la BO, l'histoire... Bravo !

[@Avasqii]

This is a lovely animation, very sad. Great for schools who are studying WW2 for a context.

[@akiyata5907]

This concept is amazing! Great work!

[@_jayk_]

One of the best animations I've seen in my entire life. You deserved to win!

[@llxxvzsfm]

I watched this in primary. Best thing ever

[@ScriptVR]

Me too man

[@ScriptVR]

And we are both gatg creators what a coincidence

[@cjlmoni]

J’avais raté cet épisode de votre longue liste d'œuvres. Beaucoup de choses sont montées dans si peu de temps. Encore bravo.

[@mordechaigoodman2875]

Heros beyond the Lines... I realize how often we forget them...

[@mrbread3427]

true

[@lacey7367]

We watched this movie at school and now it’s on my recommended-

[@textdouble2774]

Yees

[@paula4744]

MONOKUMA

[@STMW_Shorts]

Me too

[@wv1swlamatswl523]

Well done ESMA. A lot of symbolism which can be interpreted many ways. Such as last letters home to loved ones, that may have never reached them. Too many things I seen in this to list out here. But, you did very well with this animation. War is hell, it comes with heavy price. But sometimes you just have to stand your ground no matter the price.

[@Eunkyungart]

Très émouvant. J'ai eu les larmes aux yeux à la fin. Un film qui aurait pu être vu par des classes car ça raconte l'histoire de la guerre, l'envers du décor. Et puis c'est un belle hommage aussi au commando Kieffer. Magnifique vraiment...

[@juggaloassassin2371]

There are some that make me cry

[@stormypancakes355]

ya

[@annasarutobi8341]

My twin brother is a medic. He has been in Afghanistan for months and he told me what he saw on war. War is a horror. That animation shows it perfectly.

[@MakeSatanix]

Magnifique hommage 177 hommes qui se sont battue pour une France libre je tient a remercier ceux qui ont fait ce court métrage d'animation

[@samsmith69omega]

We are doing a story about this clip in my school, and I understood this very well! It's overall just a brilliant , mini story.

[@ellens1979]

I’m doing a story on this animation at school as well

[@dciaparra]

So am I!

[@iiSKITTL3Z]

the soldiers are made of all their letters, it's really depressing

[@thepurplecat4272]

I luv ur profile pic

[@gachalover123jonixx5]

It’s what the notes say of all the dead pleople and plus to cover the blood because some people can get really scared if there’s blood it would be a bit groosm wouldn’t it! :3

[@modlee8277]

@@thepurplecat4272 XD same

[@edduj]

J’ai encore pleuré! BRAVO!!!

[@manonpaquet1768]

Très émouvant, sans un seul mot, cette vidéo arrive à être tellement touchante, c'est magnifique !

[@wingerimpala]

Bel hommage pour les quelques français qui ont participé au débarquement et longtemps oubliés de l'histoire!

[@andrewraven4170]

Letter of history, letter of life. I will cry. Can not get used to the war.

[@dip_dop]

I watched this in yr 6 and now I'm in yr 8 I'm crying so hard after finding this

[@ninngennmatubazue]

言葉が見当たらない　心にしみる　すばらしい映画ありがとう

[@Shatfiel100]

What an amazing animations and message.

[@Archicraft34]

Poignant et poétique dans sa chute j'ai vraiment été surprit et conquit félicitations !

[@Platinphonix]

Per chi parla la mia lingua e non avesse capito il video, è semplicissimo: i due bambini stavano rivivendo i ricordi dello sbarco in Normandia del nonno tramite le sue lettere a casa, evidentemente scritte con tanta passione che i ragazzini si sono ritrovati "per davvero" in quel fatidico giorno. Ma poi sono tornati alla realtà grazie ai nonni.

[@natalialewandowska3947]

It's so beautiful and sad. It's really good!

[@maiaakinsola]

This make me wanna cry

[@macroplexx]

themedes 1
Traduccion: Esta es mi comprensión de esta animación. Los soldados en esto están hechos de papel para representar sus vidas. Cuando son asesinados, sus historias arden y se destruyen, ya que se olvidan con las otras miles de muertes. Los dos muchachos no están realmente allí. La animación tiene lugar en su imaginación mientras leen el relato de su abuelo (o lo que sea para ellos) de la batalla en la que estuvo (que creo que es el Día D, pero eso es una suposición). Su abuelo es el único soldado humano porque lo conocen más como persona que como personas, lo que ven como historias. Hay mucho simbolismo en esto que probablemente no he podido ver, pero esperaba que esto ayudara o fuera interesante.

[@colassesoraya5978]

tout simplement magnifique et très émouvant...

[@dip_dop]

The papers supposedly making up their faces are the letters that they write home to their family in the times of the war for anyone that didn't understand

[@sandrinemuller3017]

Magnifique ! Bravo !

[@devilucifer_6]

OH MY GOD this is amazing love how the soldier where latter's to home great story good job

[@AlchimInterne]

Bel hommage à ses personnes... magnifique message , profond... 👍 bravo

[@kamnagarg3779]

Lovely animation

[@Momo5775]

Vraiment magnifique! Bravo à vous!
Je regrette presque de ne pas avoir rejoint cette école quand j'en avais l'occasion ^^

[@touitou5555]

merveilleux bravo.

[@barriejohnston5628]

Lol I’m here because I need to watch this for school work 😂

[@jiayin4630]

We watched it today lol

[@Starlight-rb3sp]

Yeah me too :)

[@barriejohnston5628]

@@jiayin4630 lol

[@barriejohnston5628]

@@Starlight-rb3sp cool lol

[@storyshown]

Me to

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Amazing!!

[@akki_otaku650]

I literally watched this video in school because we are learning about WW1-WW2

[@mr.vafaei6622]

What grade

[@akki_otaku650]

And why should I tell a stranger? HMMMMMMMMM? -__-

[@altars.of.madness]

I saw this too

[@captaincaptainmo8670]

Try watching in 0.25 speed. SO GOOD

[@russeltaiga]

Wow....Just....WOW

[@AnyClownShoe]

Beau film, j'aime ça. Merci

[@Martititi]

C'est moi, ou en fait, Beyond the lines est un jeu de mots sur les lignes de champ de bataille et les lignes des lettres que le grand-père a écrites pendant le combat ?
Dans ce cas, Beyond the lines pourrait signifier "Au delà des lignes ennemies" ou "Par delà les lettres/lignes".

[@chloeb.9403]

C'est précisément ça ;)

[@Martititi]

Chloé Bonnet Ah super !
J'approuve le jeu de mots. =)
C'est une belle animation. Continuez comme ça.

[@rawdogmeat1143]

Simple mechanics the note people are people's life story's and the flying notes mean the death of someone's life...

[@TheKenji2221]

C'est vraiment sympa et original !

[@steliosavramidis9240]

Very innovative idea and excellent execution :)

[@maji-chan3383]

You don't need to speak French to understand the depth of this video congratulations that was not easy!

[@peachy6558]

Ok i understand this video but i had this on at school.

[@xaliay5585]

Magnifique, c'est superbe :)

[@RubyBoobie]

Watched this in class and loved it! My teacher Miss Budd showed this video because our topic is WW 2 reading this book called the letters from the light house, so exited to find out the code from sukies letter!!

[@milliebk8884]

Omg same

[@RubyBoobie]

Do u live in England oxford?

[@RubyBoobie]

Oxfordshire I mean

[@milliebk8884]

No I live in Yorkshire

[@RubyBoobie]

Oh cool 😎

[@x1tzfayy]

Very Creative

[@Serve75]

Very nice!

[@Gerrit0908]

Amazing. Not much more to say.

[@fathurrahman7550]

amazing

[@error-zg4fp]

beautiful story 😢

[@IonutDaniel1997]

wow amazing!

[@thegreenbearonwswilmington4034]

there stories are lost and never will be told.

[@welagraceornopia7341]

And mostly, those stories are the ones worth telling for

[@9yo952]

the best video

[@Doufre17x]

Bravo.

[@go4TheSP]

we had write a whole book about this in english at school

[@doctornone7041]

Lol same

[@ScriptVR]

Same

[@kevasful]

Great animation! Very interesting. Big like from me.

[@Triangle-brawlstars]

My class is doing writing about this book and we’re all interested in it

[@charlotteainsley8985]

Talk about drama😎

[@nathanielvitus141]

Good work keep it up

[@A1cinas_111]

This is my favorite movie from ESMA movies I love is I love war things

[@bryanmiller6199]

It's England you can tell by the helmets and the packs, its. a excellent short.

[@altars.of.madness]

Well its not just English Soldiers there could be French ones too, which is probably why the letter and the audio is in French.

[@tokyosparkle4254]

We watch this in my class

[@uzaeir22]

odd notice of detail, but every paper soldier is using an M4A1 Paratrooper(I might be wrong) but the not paper soldier is using a Thompson

[@JoKujo]

i observe he is using BAR thompson rifle and the paper soldiers are using M1A1 Carbines

[@loominjeanie3391]

Powerful and sad!

[@Sara-cg2hn]

i love it

[@cristianmorales9563]

captures life as a soldier

[@sophieplayz5664]

We have to watch this at school lol we did a whole lesson about it-

[@lilalina1965]

I watched this is class, I really liked it, we watched other ww2 stuff aswell

[@olivertoma9538]

Anybody else here for a school project?

[@Aj_x147]

Me

[@shahdiarafiq8514]

Same

[@whatdoiputhere6784]

omg i swear tfg when i watched this is class my jaw was dragging on the mf floor

[@malo9343]

j'ai pleuré et vous ?

[@chriscc63]

Heavy man, real heavy.

[@Farrah_mh]

Is anyone doing this in quarantine

[@alicia791]

i watched this is school

[@STMW_Shorts]

I watched this at school

[@alfredocervantes156]

cool d day and flash back animation

[@MrAboi21]

Interesting.

[@amypaterson7429]

In my class we we r learning about ww 2 so we got to watch this also amizing

[@ravene.9210]

A war whith Slendermans..... Awesome!

[@ebolaishere.3537]

Raven E. This is not the war with slender mans Its the war with people the letters present their last moments.

[@heidievans5503]

We watch this at school

[@verybored326]

They are reading his grandads diary and thinking of what would have happened if they was in the war and that’s have their dad died?

[@OperatorBanditAirsoft]

it's based on war story of d-day from 1944

[@officallatoya1267]

Im waiting this in school and im ruining it for everone so yh it's going to be fun

[@Onyric.]

Est-ce que c'est un commando marine au béret vert ? J'arrive pas à voir l'insigne