Shyness / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; script, animation, direction, Lew Drew ; producers, Bill Pettigrew, David Verrall.

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This animated short is a parody of the Frankenstein story. Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster only to find out that his creation is too shy to go out and frighten anyone. The good doctor and his malevolent assistant Trevor try to find ways of helping their creation overcome his condition. A film for...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada (Production company, Distributor)
Other Authors: Drew, Les (Film director, Screenwriter, Animator)
Pettigrew, Bill (Film producer)
Verrall, David (Film producer)
Smith, Rob (Voice actor)
Carlson, Len, 1937-2006 (Voice actor)
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
Subjects:
Monsters > Drama.
Bashfulness > Drama.
Frankenstein's Monster > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Animated films.
Short films.
Genre:
Drama.
Animated films.
Short films.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 streaming video file (9 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
This animated short is a parody of the Frankenstein story. Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster only to find out that his creation is too shy to go out and frighten anyone. The good doctor and his malevolent assistant Trevor try to find ways of helping their creation overcome his condition. A film for anyone who's ever been shy.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, ©1996.
Call Number:NC1766.G73 S59 2018
Credits:Original music and soundtrack, Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand ; animation camera, Pierre Landry, Raymond Dumas, Jacques Avoine.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Voices, Rob Smith, Len Carlson.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 3, 2018).