How do you ensure contentment? A good pessimist knows just how. In this film for The School of Life, I teamed up with an amazing group of artists, exploring a mix of different animation techniques to tell you how you can become a good pessimist. All this is written and narrated by the great philosopher Alain de Botton. —- SCRIPT Alain de Botton DIRECTOR Claudio Salas DESIGNERS Stephen Kelleher Emily Suvanvej Bee Grandinetti Brian Gossett Tuna Bora Ege Soyuer Claudio Salas Nicolo Bianchino Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits Joe Donaldson Rasmus Bak Kyle Strope Daniel Chester Daniel Oeffinger Damien Correll Yker Moreno Gonzalo Menevichian Jay Quercia Chris Phillips Mikey Please Cesar Pelizer Yuki Yamada Johnny Kelly SOUND DESIGN David Kamp STORYBOARDS & EDIT Claudio Salas 2D ANIMATORS Claudio Salas Ege Soyuer Nicolo Bianchino Andreas Bjørn Hansen Sander van Dijk Bee Grandinetti Joe Donaldson Rasmus Bak Nick Petley Kyle Strope Daniel Chester Daniel Oeffinger Justin Lawes Gonzalo Menevichian Jay Quercia Chris Phillips 3D ANIMATORS Claudio Salas Ege Soyuer Andreas Bjørn Hansen Chris Phillips Cesar Pelizer CEL ANIMATORS Claudio Salas Ege Soyuer Daniel Oeffinger Olivia Blanc Bee Grandinetti Gonzalo Menevichian Jay Quercia COMPOSITORS Claudio Salas Ege Soyuer Andreas Bjørn Hansen Nick Petley Yker Moreno Jay Quercia Chris Phillips Cesar Pelizer MODEL MAKERS Emily Suvanvej Mikey Please STOP MOTION ANIMATORS Claudio Salas Mikey Please SPECIAL THANKS Xoana Herrera Esteban Esquivo Gergely Wootsch Philip Walker Davies http://bit.ly/1Dnmwb3 www.claudiosalas.com

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