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School Portrait is currently shortlisted for a 2012 Webby in the Viral category!!

Directed by Nick Scott
nickdavidscott.com || twitter.com/nickdavidscott

Produced by Michael Berliner
picopictures.co.uk || twitter.com/michaelberliner

We asked you to tweet YOUR school portraits to #SchoolPortrait - now, watch a brand new Xmas Special featuring the competition winners! vimeo.com/34181225

Thanks for all your support! One million views in ten days!! We made this film in one day for £200 at a friendly local school in South London. We never imagined the film would get this response and we're so glad you're enjoying it!

We've been featured in hundreds of blogs and newspapers. Top features:

Huffington Post: huff.to/sRkmKe
Washington Post: wapo.st/shfP1l
Failblog: chzb.gr/rx6FUo
Gizmodo: gizmo.do/tepuic
London Evening Standard: bit.ly/tqSgee
The Sun: bit.ly/ut4CUr

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  • Jason Sondhi staff 2 months ago
    comedy is tough, but this gave me a chuckle.
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  • Sam Morrill staff 2 months ago
    Haha, this is great.
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  • mpared plus 2 months ago
    i love it shared at thecuriousbrain.com/ :-)
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  • Michael Berliner plus 2 months ago
    Thanks a lot for the attention, guys! :) Check out Nick Scott's last short film which has been doing well at festivals, similar vein of comedy and same actor (Jonathan Rhodes), won Best Short Film at Born Shorts Film Festival in Denmark recently...

    vimeo.com/19367697
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  • Mar Quintana 2 months ago
    Sweet! ^_________^
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  • Monet Stargazer 2 months ago
    Made my day.
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  • Meat Bingo plus 2 months ago
    Brisk, truthful and touching - effective.
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  • Michael Berliner plus 2 months ago
    Thanks for featuring us, Vimeo! We love you! :D
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  • Lars Peter Lueg plus 2 months ago
    Sooo cool!!!
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  • Aaron Eveland plus 2 months ago
    I don't want the writer's intent is, but at the end of it, I was left with a smile at not only the innocence of the girl and her smile, but also the photographer's desire not to abandon hope and turn to cynicism.
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  • Nick Scott plus 2 months ago
    Thanks so much for the feature, Vimeo. Glad you're enjoying the film. We had a lot of fun making it!
    Nick
    nickdavidscott.com
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  • John Walthier plus 2 months ago
    I really enjoy this short film. Creative, simple and well-crafted. Thanks for posting this.
    John
    The Audible Eyeball
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  • Bob Nieder 2 months ago
    This is great! What a perfect smile that little girl has.
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  • PogieJoe 2 months ago
    Ahaha Sweet smart and funny!
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  • Dave None 2 months ago
    awesome stuff ;-)
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  • Aaron Gibson 2 months ago
    this is just great funny i luv'd it made me laugh out loud
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  • Keller Davis 2 months ago
    Simple, short, and brilliant. Loved it!
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  • ideasinvitro plus 2 months ago
    acojonante!!! (=very very good!!!)
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  • Rolf Silber plus 2 months ago
    Perfect, short & snappy.
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  • Javier G. Matarredona plus 2 months ago
    Genial !!! jajaja...

    S!
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  • IN PHOTO plus 2 months ago
    Excellent !
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  • Antoni Mir 2 months ago
    A+!
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  • Rufus Abbysinian 2 months ago
    ...Really great job, mate! Short and solid. :)
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  • Jyri 2 months ago
    Amazing!
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  • pupazzaro 2 months ago
    it made my day. it's a brilliant idea, perfectly realized.
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  • Pegasolta1992 2 months ago
    Simply Beautiful ! I loved it :)
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  • Alexis M 2 months ago
    I imagine this is how I would act if I had to work with children and their damn oblivious innocence.
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  • simonaio 2 months ago
    Very nice video. I would like to use it in my blog about learning English. Is it possible?
  • Michael Berliner plus 2 months ago
    Of course.. Would be great if you could drop us a link to your post when it's up!
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  • Jacob Snyder plus 2 months ago
    This is quite simply AWESOME! :) :) :)
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  • Jonathan Rhodes 2 months ago
    Great to see so many people are digging this cool little short. It was a lot of fun to make and REALLY tough being so mean to the kids - I hope they don't see me in nightmares...! Thanks for throwing the spotlight on it Vimeo!
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  • Edi Aguirre 2 months ago
    great work!
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  • Brave Man Media plus 2 months ago
    Great little movie guys. Well done.
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  • Benjamin Bixby 2 months ago
    Really loved this!
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  • Kylie B. 2 months ago
    funny + poignant = loved this!
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  • Michael Shaw 2 months ago
    Lovely stuff - well done to Michael B and all involved.
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  • Zsigmond Bathori 2 months ago
    thank you for sharing with us!
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  • Jon Bryant plus 2 months ago
    Despite the topics the photographer uses, the clever part for me is the scenario is timeless. Well done!
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  • Munir Remahl 2 months ago
    Loved it!
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  • Andres Medina 2 months ago
    Nice!!!
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  • Kyle Baldwin 2 months ago
    front page'd on reddit.. nice!
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  • Allen Buckman 2 months ago
    walks in, sits down, smiling
    NO
    frowns

    haha
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  • Daniel Martin 2 months ago
    Loved this...
    The kids expressions are priceless.
    "There is no pet heaven..."
    Great job..
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  • Rob Munday 2 months ago
    Put a massive smile on my face.

    Added to our channel - vimeo.com/channels/wearedn
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  • siw 2 months ago
    Haha! So funny!
    Great tip, @superswift (panawill)
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  • Carlos Arranz 2 months ago
    Outstanding. Just great! Thanks for sharing
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  • Nikhil 2 months ago
    Brilliant!
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  • John Frascona 2 months ago
    This is so well done - gets so much across in such a short film. Excellent!
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  • RJ Evans plus 2 months ago
    Very funny + sad too.
    kuriositas.com/2011/12/school-portrait.html
    Thanks
  • Nick Scott plus 2 months ago
    Lovely little piece, thanks very much for the support. Nick
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  • Shun ENDO 2 months ago
    So neat and nice!
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  • Pierre-Jean MOREAU plus 2 months ago
    It will make me stop to be cynic, this week. May be This month. Remembering this nice simple but efficient short.
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  • Adel 2 months ago
    she's so cute! best smiley face ever! :D
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  • Edward Starr 2 months ago
    Touching, really.
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  • Dannyjive plus 2 months ago
    Got me laughing. Great job!
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  • Elleays 2 months ago
    Lovely. The attention is well-deserved.
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  • Harrison Houde 2 months ago
    Quite cute, and funny.
    Great idea!
    Love it :D
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  • Viktor Hernandez plus 2 months ago
    Love it. He looks like a young version of Dr. House.
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  • Jack Brandtman plus 2 months ago
    Nice
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  • Brett Snelgrove 2 months ago
    Good work guys.

    School Portrait is a short film that will make any grump smile!

    :)
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  • keith 2 months ago
    Classic !
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  • Srdjan Tokic 2 months ago
    Excellent :)
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  • Simone Pacchiele plus 2 months ago
    Great! Shared on somaticamente.com
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  • Simen 2 months ago
    This made my day. Fantastic!
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  • Paul Coceancig plus 2 months ago
    That was fantastic
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  • Deniz Boz 2 months ago
    haha hilarious :D
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  • The Infinity Mirrors 2 months ago
    ADORABLE. Enough said.
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  • Beata Zemanek plus 2 months ago
    Very impressed. I tried to "stop smiling" but I couldn't.
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  • tristan zerafa 2 months ago
    Keep it simple. Well done.
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  • Frederic Vercammen plus 2 months ago
    lol funn stuff
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  • Jonathan Rhodes 2 months ago
    Thanks everyone - you guys rock...
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  • Jeen m Thankappan 2 months ago
    Hahahah, simple and organic.

    Thanks for this :)
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  • Monica 2 months ago
    Thank you! I think I've watched it 5 times today.
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  • Paul Backlund 2 months ago
    Brilliant! Keep it up Michael. I look forward to the next one!!
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  • Peter Lewis plus 2 months ago
    Heartwarming short—really enjoyed it!
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  • Jerónimo Rocha 2 months ago
    great stuff!
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  • pippo de pippis 2 months ago
    Lo adoro!
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  • Anthony Cabula plus 2 months ago
    Nice !
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  • Umar Ali 2 months ago
    Amazing.
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  • R6L [matt wolfe] plus 2 months ago
    hahaha
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  • George Fox 2 months ago
    Perfect!
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  • Heather McKinnon 2 months ago
    I loved it! Sometimes no matter how much you want to bring people down there's always someone there who wants to keep you up :)
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  • Robby Cornish 2 months ago
    haha
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  • Jonathan Rhodes 2 months ago
    If you're on Twitter - check out #schoolportrait for some fun and games to get involved in... Launching soon!
    Thanks all who have liked it and for your ace words...
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  • mark dine 2 months ago
    Fantastic video, simple but so effective!Especially Loved the acting from Jonathon Rhodes,!
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  • Luis Diego París 2 months ago
    I am a photographer and this made me laugh out loud, thanks.
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  • Niclas Lundberg plus 2 months ago
    Rock solid awsome!
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  • David Waterston 2 months ago
    Fantastic! I must try to approach life like that little girl
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  • Rushendra Rustam 2 months ago
    Cool guys !!
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  • Gregory Atkins 2 months ago
    I'm adopting this as my Christmas message for 2011.
    gregoryno6.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/in-the-spirit-of-the-season-christmas-2011/
    There's a worthy moral under the laughter - well done!
    And thanks.
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  • Rares Oltean 2 months ago
    Exceptional !!!
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  • Ulita Kleeman 2 months ago
    comment
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  • Ulita Kleeman 2 months ago
    la
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  • Shane Ward 2 months ago
    Another Jonathan Rhodes tour de force... Right on
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  • karlold 2 months ago
    Really lovely. Looks great and a nice commentary on society.
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  • Rachelle Landry 2 months ago
    Lol I loved: "Is your mom single? No? Well, keep me posted". :D Made my week.
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  • Michel Widenius 2 months ago
    Fantastic! Good acting aswell! Love it!
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  • I liked that!!
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  • Show Us Your Clips 2 months ago
    This is perfect! Such a great concept. Such wonderful execution! Can't wait to see the new version you're putting together.

    Just posted this on showusyourclips.com
  • Michael Berliner plus 2 months ago
    Thank you!! And I hope we'll see your #schoolportrait soon! :P
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