Mixed Media
DN190: Eros – Tom Geraedts
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tom Geraedts’ mixed media short Eros takes us into the mind’s eye of a blind man’s perception after a chance encounter with a beautiful girl. Tom joins us on the first episode of 2011 to discuss the challenges of representing the blind experience visually and why holidays should [...]
Eros – Tom Geraedts
Eros (2009) Eros is about a young blind man who always struggled with his inability to imagine the world around him. He just couldn’t shape things like color and beauty in his mind. This all changes when he meets a curious girl, someone who will change things for once and for all.
Indians
Louise Cailliez’s Indians blends handmade animation techniques with a warm narration, to evoke the shift from Summer to Autumn. INDIANS from Louise Cailliez on Vimeo.
DN SXSW2010: Junko’s Shamisen – Sol Friedman
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Alongside the feature strands, SXSW runs several shorts programmes throughout the festival, which often provide an early chance to see the work of up and coming directors. Sol Friedman’s Kabuki inspired short, Junko’s Shamisen has to be one of the most ambitious, and visually stunning pieces I’ve ever [...]
Junko’s Shamisen – Sol Friedman
Junko’s Shamisen (2009) Set in the rural backwoods of feudal Japan, a young peasant girl named Junko, returns home to discover her blind grandfather brutally murdered. Filled with despair, Junko, accompanied by a mystical fox spirit, abandons her old life and sets off for the village in search of better fortune. While begging, young Junko [...]
DN EP 132: The Reason I Collect – Emma Curtis
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week’s guest director Emma Curtis returned to the world of animation following the success of her 2005 installation piece Diary of a Hoarder and the repeated view that the obsessions of artist and collector Paul Escott were a ripe playground for a short film. Emma joins me [...]
The Reason I Collect – Emma Curtis
The Reason I Collect (2008) An animation illustrating the life of a compulsive collector.
DN EP 128: Copy City – Denise Hauser
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Filmmaker, animator and illustrator Denise Hauser joins us to discuss how she stretched the creative limits of filmmaking with her mixed media piece Copy City, created as her final year project whilst at the RCA. Copy City Materials Production Stills Showlinks Denise Hauser Royal College of Art Copy [...]
Copy City – Denise Hauser
Copy City (2008) Copy City is an experimental exploration into marginal worlds, having its roots in the new media development, Web 2.0 and real/virtual life.
DN EP 116: Stay in My Memory – Katy Davis
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] If you’re a long term DN follower you’ll know that I’ve been a fan of Katy Davis’ mixed media style of animation since she came on the show – DN037 – with her film Gobblynne. Well it’s my pleasure to have Katy back to talk about her new [...]
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