Dear Basketball is an animated short film directed by Glenn Keane and voiced by Kobe Bryant. 20/kloc-0 won the "Best Animation Short Film Award" in the 90th Oscar on March 5th, 2008.
The animated short film "Dear Basketball" is an animated short film with a style of rough sketch and a duration of more than 5 minutes. It took 8 months to enter the production cycle from the spring of 20 16. It's a small project that Kobe Bryant cooperated with Glenn Keane, a Hollywood animation master director. At first, neither side thought that this work would win an Oscar. The main purpose of making it is to make it at the end of last year.
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The inspiration for the short film comes from Kobe's announcement at the end of 20 15 that he will retire at the end of next season, and a long article, article and later animated short film with the same name posted on social networking sites, all of which tell the inspirational story of Kobe's growth from a little boy to a basketball superstar. Kobe worked as a screenwriter and producer in the production process and recorded a narrative for the short film.
"Dear Basketball" was inspired by the poem of the same name written by Kobe Bryant 20 15 and painted by Glenn Keane, a famous old painter of Disney Company.
The legendary animator painted classic works such as Beauty and the Beast, Mermaid and Rapunzel. He used pencil sketch to describe Kobe Bryant's legendary experience from childhood, from obscurity to household name, from rookie to five NBA championships. At the retirement ceremony of Kobe Bryant's jersey, this animated short film "Dear Basketball" was played.
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Baidu Encyclopedia: Dear Basketball