''Evolution'' (French: ''Évolution'') is a 1971 Canadian animated short by
Michael Mills, offering a humorous portrayal of
evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...
. ''Evolution'' was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...
at the
44th Academy Awards
The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was t ...
,
and received nearly 40 international film awards. A film without words, ''Evolution'' was animated, directed, written and produced by Mills during his tenure at the
National Film Board of Canada
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, which began in 1966 and lasted until he formed his own animation company, Michael Mills Productions, in 1974.
Summary
The film begins with a
single cell organisms
A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells. Organisms fall into two general categories: prokaryotic organisms a ...
in the oceans, followed by the first creatures to emerge into land, up until the dawn of
modern man.
Credits
* Story, Design, & Animation: Michael Mills
* Assistant Animator: Gayle Thomas
* Animation Camera: Kjeld Nielsen
* Optical Camera: Ron Moore
* Music: Doug Randle
* Sound Editing: Peter Hearn
* Re-Recording: Roger Lamoureux
* Director & Producer: Michael Mills
* ''Evolution'' - A National Film Board Of Canada Production
See also
*''
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
''History of the World in Three Minutes Flat'' is a 1980 Canadian animated short film, directed by Michael Mills.
Summary
The film depicts a history of life on Earth, compressed into three minutes."Canadian film wins Berlin award". '' The Globe ...
''-the 1980 animated short also directed by Mills
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1971 in film
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, ''Eat th ...
References
External links
Watch ''Evolution'' at NFB.ca''Evolution'' on NFB's official YouTube channel
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1971 films
National Film Board of Canada animated short films
Animated films without speech
Quebec films
Films about evolution
1970s animated short films
1971 animated films
Best Animated Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
1970s Canadian films