{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/692ccaf7b7087a1110344053?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1766333317778-df7ea6b6-58c3-4c9c-8263-bab9c3b970c0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Happy Christmas! Let's have a look at Dave Mullins' film, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, which won Best Animated Short Film at the 2024 Oscars. We discuss the animation techniques, including use of the Unreal Engine, and talk about how John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Christmas song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) came about in 1971, and how it came to be used in the film.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Watch the film on YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68-XaFepOg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68-XaFepOg</a></li><li>We made a donation to the War Child charity for this episode, which you can too if you'd like: <a href=\"https://www.warchild.org.uk/donate-war-is-over-film\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.warchild.org.uk/donate-war-is-over-film</a>&nbsp;</li><li>The \"making of\" short documentary piece: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIePh3JR40\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIePh3JR40</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Yoko Ono's 1966 piece, Play It By Trust: <a href=\"https://www.imaginepeace.com/archives/24764\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.imaginepeace.com/archives/24764</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Dave Mullins' Pixar short, Lou: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIL0vSNx8Xg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIL0vSNx8Xg</a>&nbsp;</li><li>The Toy Story 3 scene in which the characters accept and wait for their death: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Hg2DBQNvLBQ?si=E6IoMEJ5fD_uERLR\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/Hg2DBQNvLBQ</a>&nbsp;</li><li>An article about the auction of the 1969 postcard John and Yoko sent UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-61174089\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-61174089</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mrmattlooker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Looker</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MrEdWilliamson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Williamson</a>. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href=\"https://theshiznit.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><p><br></p><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><ul><li>Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Bluesky <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social</a></li><li>YouTube <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast</a></li><li>Threads <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Ed Williamson and Matt Looker"}