Brilliant, thank you!

GREAT !
No animals are hurt, perfect !
Like the art of the film

aww I liked the ending. :D

nice!! nice!! very nice!!

El video me parecio a la vez de muy creativo algo cruel, pero te has ganado mi respeto por el detalle final ^^.

Felicitaciones

Oh my god this is SICK!! In a great way. Loved your treatment of titles. I may have to use your technique as "inspiration" in the future. :-) Definitely one of the coolest videos I've seen on Vimeo. Awesome, awesome work.

Soooo, you didn't kill the helpless creature, you just tortured it for a while?

In the age of CGI, there is no excuse for torturing a helpless animal. Letting the fish go does not absolve your inhumane treatment.

How would you like it if someone decided holding you under water would be fun for them? And then did it.

great!!!

This was amazing. Very original concept. I actually thought the snail is gonna tip the pot over to help out with some water. haha

again, very original and rare. Love it.

the technique is remarkable but the actual shoot is cruel to the fish. this is just a comment from a vegetarian.

I never thought that filming snails could be interesting.... very original video man.

wow....great piece! You created great emotion!

animalllll ,muito bom !!

That was GREAT WOW

Crawling king snake... ;-))

que buen trabajo!! gracias por el final , lo nesecitaba

Interesante concepto. Exquisita realización. Excelente música. ¿Crueldad con tal de conseguir un buen plano? Sí. Queremos creer que el pez no murió, pero ¿podemos estar seguros de que el pez que liberas al final es el mismo pez del vídeo?. No, no podemos estar seguros. En cualquier caso, ¿fue el pez torturado delante de la cámara? S, el pez fue torturado delante de la cámara, nos guste o no, nos importe o no. Rótulo de "Albert Blanch" al principio, y laargo rótulo de "Albert Blanch" al final. ¿Ha quedado suficientemente claro que "Albert Blanch" es el autor de este vídeo?. Sí, ha quedado suficientemente claro que "Albert Blanch" es el autor-autor de este vídeo. ¿Pudo haber otras personas implicadas creativamente en la, seguramente compleja, realización de 'H2O"? ¿responsables de atrezzo, utilería, escenografía, iluminación, grafismos, 3d, montaje? ¿O es "Albert Blanch" el único y último responsable creativo? No lo sabemos. ¿Dijimos ya que la música, de Carles Reixach, es excelente? Sí, lo dijimos, y lo repetimos. Enhorabuena, Carles. Y enhorabuena Albert Blanch, Albert Blanch, Albert Blanch, Albert Blanch, el vídeo es magnífico.

Wow!! Great atmosphere! I just wachted this and it completely changed my mood! Wonderful artistic idea and filming!

So what happened in the end? the fish died? what were does sperm like germs? I thought it will have been a raindrop.. was the snail providing meal for them? umm i dont get it. Someone explain..

Que piração! Muito bom, apesar da sacanagem com o pobre peixe...

great cinematography - i just hope you ate the fish rather than let it die for no reason

This film was amazing, i really enjoyed that quick camera angle drop from the top view to the front face shot of the fish. Was that done by camera or a angle view in AE or Motion?

Hola Jesús. He leido tu comentario sobre mi vídeo H2O. Me ha sorprendido ver que tanta gente se ha molestado en escribir mas de dos líneas para uno de mis vídeos. Gracias por tu opinion, aunque haya un poco de sarcasmo..jejej. En cualquier caso te diré que el pez no murió. Una carpa puede aguanrar 15 minutos fuera del agua y en los planos que filmé no durava ni 3 minutos fuera del agua. El pez final es la misma carpa. La única pérdida que tube que lamentar fué la de una ranilla de los créditos que pisé sin darme cuenta..a, y un renacuajo que se extravió.
También tengo que decirte que no hubo mas personas implicadas, solo mi novia que me filmo devolviendo el pez al rio. No habia ni iluminación ni 3D ni nada, solo un poco de arena en mi garage y mucha post producción. Muchas gracias.

The fish did not die!!! I would not have made the video.
Thank you very much for all comments!!!!
Excuse my English

I found this difficult to watch, which is the mark of good art.

JAJAJA s'esta liant q dona gust.

The fish don't DIE!!!
A carp lives outside the water some minutes (about 15-30). In the shooting of this piece the fish maybe outside water no more than 2 minutes.

I know Albert from the primary school, and is a lover of nature and an advocate for animals. I think that your criticism about the fish is very hard. The carp not suffered.

excelente video, muy buena realización.

Oh man... that was an amazing short. Your editing was incredible. Most film makers do not have an eye for typographic elements, but your compositions and effects seem to. Very nice.

Those with the "animal cruelty" angle... I hope you realize that every piece of animal you eat... cow, pig, duck, chicken, lamb, and yes... fish, most likely endured more torture than this carp went through... so don't even start.

Bravo on the film making.

mind blowing awesomeness!!! great! thumbs up! everything up for things like this! no rly, I loved it.

Amazing video. great job guys

great idea. beautifully crafted.
congrats.
disregard the "i'vegotnothingelsetodowithmylife" fish guardian.

It was a nice video.I don't like the idea of having the fish out of water for so long and torturing it just to make a video though. I realize that it could have been eaten all the same, but there is a difference in harming an animal for substances and harming an animal for art.

I think it's important for any of you to note that the warnings in films that state: "No animals were harmed" does not mean "no animals were killed." It means no animals suffered in any way during the filming.

All professional productions who hope to exhibit their films must have a PETA (or other animal care observer) present during all shooting hours to allow for this subtext. Modern films which fail to adhere to these standards can be and often are sued for animal cruelty, since it is illegal in the US to perform cruel behavior to any animal for the purpose of a motion picture.

I'm not sure where you filmed this, so I can't presume what the laws were pertaining to the shoot, but ethically, if you give a damn, there are entire companies of people whose sole job is to provide you with animatronics and CG composites that are used in every major motion picture since the 80's.

To Damon Stea, Malcom Man
Nice to see someone that understands, and is aware of the laws governing cruelty for the sake of "art".
I have used authorized observers when using animals, they are mandatory on professional projects whether or not you intend to depict injury or not. Animals can be hurt on a set in many ways, as can people if you're not careful.
To those that prefer to rationalize the cruelty, know that your attitude and acceptance to animal cruelty isn't tolerated in professional situations, nor are those that cannot figure out how to depict images such as these, without actually creating the cruelty, needed or employed in professional situations.
A cavalier attitude towards this issue, reveals lack of professional experience, exposes your lack of humanity, and forfeits your credibility.
I hope one day you become successful, work on international level projects and make tons of money.
You will have the great opportunity to look back on you and the unfortunate attitude you have today, and maybe realize how embarrassed some are for you.

p.s. advocates for animals don't torture them.

Thats amazing!!! What a masterpiece! :)

Que hermoso, que angustiante.
Impresionante Albert, Súbelo en HD.

Mixed emotions watching this. Really great looking film and direction. However, I feel a good amount of sorrow for the fact this fish suffered so much to help you make it. It's akin to almost-drowning an animal to catch the panicked actions it takes facing death. No animals being harmed doesn't generally mean "No animals killed".

ah but what if he ate the fish in the clip and had a substitute fish that he let go....
sure the fish suffered but we're at the top of the food chain... theres much worse things that happen in the world these days...granted that does not justify torturing an animal...
im just saying...

I'm not sure if there was much actual suffering experienced by the fish. A little time out of water is not likely to be serious from the fishes point of view. However, I can see that many would feel that just the depiction of possible suffering could be upsetting to some viewers.
As I watched I was thinking to myself, gee I hope they refreshed the fish frequently. The takes were short enough not to be a concern to me.
Anyway, great film!

creeepy in a cool way! =)