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Felix Massie gave me the link to this film by Joe Paine after reading the Lotte Reiniger post I did yesterday, and I'm really grateful he did, because LOOK! It's a beautiful film!

Stiff Upper Lip from joe paine on Vimeo.

and breathe.

OK, so that wasn't quite the end of making the film; I had a bit more frame-faffing to do (which Matt Shard at Automatic TV was wondrously patient in tolerating) and got the HD Cam master and DigiBetas (in various flavours) into my hands today.

But now, aside from burning a gazillion DVDs, addressing jiffy bags to festivals (with *new* sharpies, mmmm), and drinking my usual litres of tea, my head is free to look at other stuff and get inspired for the next project.

Lotte Reiniger is someone whose work I look at regularly, as she features in a module I teach on experimental animation. Her work reminds me of Paper Cinema's live performances (which I talked about here). Students always love emulating her style and I think I'd like to have a play too...



images from ASIFA Holly wood animation archive

An Eyeful of Sound is completed

This week I hotfooted it to Automatic Television to master An Eyeful of Sound. This meant that I had to stop tinkering with it, pulling and adding frames, redoing the edit and generally faffing. It's now committed to HD Cam and DigiBeta for ever, and no doubt the first screening I will see a huge glaring error right in the centre of the screen..

I celebrated on the train home with a bottle of pop and a bag of peanuts. Animators know how to have a good time!

Trailer!

An Eyeful of Sound - trailer from Samantha Moore on Vimeo.

The Beloved Ones in New York

The Beloved ones will be featuring at the Flaherty NYC film seminar in New York on 9th November at 7:30.

"The Experiments with Animation program will feature a broad spectrum of animated works, each telling a poignant story using very different mediums - watercolor, pencil illustration, paper cut-outs, and even video game footage. What holds the program together is the ability of the filmmakers to convey authentic human emotions using inanimate objects and forms."


Still from The Beloved Ones (2007)


The real Maureen, reading the memory book her mother made for her.
Photo (c) Joshka Wessels.

doubled up in the Czech Republic

doubled up will be screened at the Animated Film Festival in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, from December 10 - 13th. It's really nice that films carry on having a life beyond the usual festival rounds, the last time it was requested was by a mid-wifery lecturer in Wales!

I think it's really cool that work can spark discussion and interest years after it was made, and hopefully people will want to carry watching it for a bit longer. You can watch doubled up on the BBC Film network or the animate projects website.

Bundanon Trust residency

My friend Sophie B Raymond, an Australian film maker, singer-songwriter and all round good egg, has been successful in applying to the Bundanon Trust for a 2 week group residency investigating animated documentary practice.

The Riversdale complex (above) is a place where Australian and international artists can go to think, talk, be inspired and make links with other artists.

Fabulously enough, I am part of Sophie's group, so now I have to work out where to get the travel funds from. It's not till next December (2010) so I have plenty of time to make applications ... any ideas for funding places gratefully received!