tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275636362024-03-23T14:25:30.408-04:00ANIMATION HISTORYAlternatives to the history taught by the big studios, this blog is about independent animation, fine arts animation, international animation, and experimental animation history.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1152557396360127162010-06-26T14:48:00.000-04:002010-06-27T11:10:58.711-04:00Cameraless Animation<div>Cameraless animation, direct animation, drawing on film, scratch film... all these are names that describe films that are made using experimental techniques to create animated images without a camera or processing. <a href="http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/techniques/drawing-etching-film.php">Here is a bit about the history of drawing on film</a> on the National Film Board of Canada's website.<br />
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<a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.6/3.6pages/3.6moritzfilms.html"> This article by William Moritz</a> talks about two artists known for this technique, Richard Reeves and Barbel Neubauer.</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru-8Dgp2Ods">Click for short clip of one of Reeves' films</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>You can try out cameraless animation if you have some 16mm film - either film leader or film with images on it, and a projector. Using permanent markers, bleach, sharp tools like exacto knives for scratching, alter the film either frame by frame or experiment by altering a long strip without regard for the frames. Six feet of 16mm film is equal to 10 seconds of screen time (there are 40 frames per foot of 16mm). This is a good class project if every student alters 10 feet of film and you edit them all together. Then try out different pieces of music to see what fits and how it changes the mood.</div><div><br />
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I'm sure you can find lots of amazing student projects here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-32543373422503330652009-06-21T09:36:00.003-04:002009-06-21T09:40:42.231-04:00AnimatrickLots of tutorials and links here on <a href="http://animatrick.com/">Animatrick.</a> I am just looking into this site now, but it certainly looks like a really useful collection of stuff!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-62182199147226740452008-07-19T08:57:00.002-04:002008-07-19T09:01:17.054-04:00ANIMANDOI just came across this great 12 minute film,<a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=director&director=Magalh%E3es%2C+Marcos&id=16804"> Animando</a>, made during an apprenticeship at the National FIlm Board of Canada. Through a simple animated character, it shows a wide range of animation production processes. Highly recommended for students learning about different kinds of animation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-89899386580038417082008-07-08T14:08:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:09:21.171-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gOFIvG2VXz8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gOFIvG2VXz8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Early DisneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-79784700464886542702008-07-08T14:06:00.001-04:002008-07-08T14:06:56.848-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nMa14AxhiQ8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nMa14AxhiQ8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Early Disney: First Sound CartoonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-27013106187937079512008-07-08T14:02:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:03:29.231-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zFa67Rjnk5Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zFa67Rjnk5Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Early DisneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-55587477891202478582008-07-08T13:58:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:59:53.824-04:00Mickey's Orphans<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AQ2tzN0rUY4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AQ2tzN0rUY4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Early Disney: Mickey Mouse.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-15867955852413356502008-07-08T13:54:00.001-04:002008-07-08T13:55:52.759-04:00Flowers and Trees<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOadTflvdBg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOadTflvdBg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Early Disney: First color cartoon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-13549518372591280382008-07-06T09:38:00.003-04:002008-07-06T09:42:19.156-04:00I Met the Walrus<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jmR0V6s3NKk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jmR0V6s3NKk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This is a 2008 Oscar Nominee. I suggest going to the YouTUbe page and selecting view in high quality.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-74520341282220596082008-06-30T12:22:00.002-04:002008-06-30T12:25:38.052-04:00Independent Animation BlogI found a link to this blog about independent animation under the links of indepdenent animator and animation teacher <a href="http://stevensubotnick.com/">Steven Subotnik</a>, who wrote a book I have used -- Animation in the Home Digital Studio. Looks like this blog has lots of interesting information about recent films and projects -- I'm looking forward to reading it:<br /><br /><a href="http://hydrocephalicbunny.blogspot.com/">http://hydrocephalicbunny.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-18978899475778304472008-06-24T07:17:00.001-04:002008-06-24T07:19:28.869-04:00Animation Cycles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNzCtUK5beQM2uSEqXrPbHDwps6lLNVjLm6rUzfEDwBFzCO1NZBXs1Jfq3NHWx-I9x3vwnHLNwlKng-kHDu_WFDUvA2GY_LE_uIcIYqBPlmaUtfrcy_4JtdSkmcg_LtB_BgWq/s1600-h/sneak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNzCtUK5beQM2uSEqXrPbHDwps6lLNVjLm6rUzfEDwBFzCO1NZBXs1Jfq3NHWx-I9x3vwnHLNwlKng-kHDu_WFDUvA2GY_LE_uIcIYqBPlmaUtfrcy_4JtdSkmcg_LtB_BgWq/s400/sneak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215406096998395234" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Cycles</span> -- beginning and ending with the same image -- are an important aspect of animation, saving work when creating repetitive actions.<br />Here are some <a href="http://animation.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/%7Erpyjp/a%5Fnotes/walk%5Freference%5F01.html">walk cycles,</a> drawn out by <a href="http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/05/meta-100000-animation-drawing-course.html">Preston Blair</a>. Here they are <a href="http://www.leconcombre.com/board/flashtutorial/prestonblair/gifgallery/prestonblairgifs01us.html">animated.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-33740295819624549132008-06-24T07:06:00.002-04:002008-06-24T07:12:23.510-04:0010 Landmark Moments in Animation History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/felix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/felix.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The magazine Mental Floss published this interesting look at <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11720">10 Landmark Moments in Animation History</a>, with stories about Felix the Cat, Betty Boop, UPA's formation, and the Disney Strike. <br /><br />I'd like to read 10 Moments in Experimental Animation History. Any suggestions?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-55252581360689592332008-06-23T07:28:00.002-04:002008-06-23T07:33:54.636-04:00Animation History SummaryHere is a recently published article from the website "Random History" that summarizes the <a href="http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/041animation.html">History of Animation</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-70674978408006560232008-06-19T14:22:00.005-04:002008-06-30T13:38:39.946-04:00A Trip to the Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieotM04J0OH-K-bNx0Q2XkhAsDXL9HWqms6qMmMlVWLstt-KhUwnztHEUAdXtB2s0el9M4h_l22B1c7eiLpSlfTqALS_SNKkT8tJXNKlvsCrg2iEb5wIS4kp5jbTAnBfUforey/s1600-h/voya.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieotM04J0OH-K-bNx0Q2XkhAsDXL9HWqms6qMmMlVWLstt-KhUwnztHEUAdXtB2s0el9M4h_l22B1c7eiLpSlfTqALS_SNKkT8tJXNKlvsCrg2iEb5wIS4kp5jbTAnBfUforey/s400/voya.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213661744953496354" /></a><br />George Melies created Le Voyage Dans La Lune in 1902, a forerunner of all science fiction and fantasy films.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UiDWmXHR3RQ&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UiDWmXHR3RQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The South African Artist/Animator William Kentridge made this version of his own of the influential film.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oKOJSEU-SyU&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oKOJSEU-SyU&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-83792940196144036412008-06-18T20:58:00.002-04:002008-06-18T21:08:46.550-04:00Many Independent Animations now onlineJust since last year, many important animated films have been posted online, some with their creator's approval, others without. It is nice to be able to see these important films, though of course it is an entirely different experience from seeing them projected huge on a big screen.<div><br /></div><div>Here are a few:</div><br /><embed src="http://www.veoh.com/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v6344594f8r8mMgm&id=anonymous&player=videodetailsembedded&affiliateId=&videoAutoPlay=0" allowFullScreen="true" width="540" height="438" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.veoh.com/">Online Videos by Veoh.com</a><br />Harpya by Raoul ServaisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-50241679302092363712008-06-18T08:00:00.002-04:002008-06-18T08:06:49.901-04:00Drawing on Film Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/images/artwork/sigimg/DrawingOnFilm_MAIN1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.drawingcenter.org/images/artwork/sigimg/DrawingOnFilm_MAIN1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Until July 24, 2008, the Drawing Center in Manhattan, NYC, has an exhibition of<a href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/exh_current.cfm"> Drawing on Film</a>, an ongoing video screening of works from the 1930's to the present, in their "Drawing Room" gallery in Soho. <div><br /></div><div>My family and I noticed it by accident when we were visiting the city, and had a nice treat resting our feet while we watched Len Lye's "Free Radicals" and Richard Reeves "Linear Dreams." If you are in the city in the next couple of weeks, check it out.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-53576849552574007522007-12-06T12:22:00.001-05:002007-12-06T12:23:40.020-05:00Any Requests?Hello,<br /><br />I have been getting lots of hits from around the world -- so I thought I'd ask --<br /><br />What would you like to see more of here on this site? Let me know, and I'll see if I can find it and post more often!<br /><br /> - LynnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-66506149919303791252007-07-22T09:22:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:25:40.278-04:00Oscar-Winning animationYou can find several Oscar-winning animated shorts here on <a href="http://animoscars.blogspot.com">this blog, created by ten-year-old Sam Saper</a>, a young animation scholar.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1153756551422009312006-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:002006-07-24T11:55:51.483-04:00When the Day Breaks<a href="http://www.nfb.ca/cinerobot/cinerobotheque/IMG428x321_WEB/99/99021/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.nfb.ca/cinerobot/cinerobotheque/IMG428x321_WEB/99/99021/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />When the Day Breaks is a beautiful, sensitively made film made by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis at the National Film Board of Canada which recieved the Palme D'Or for short films at the Cannes Film Festival, and numerous other awards. Shot originally in digital video, it was printed out frame by frame as 4x5 inch images. Beak and snout masks helped to guide the artists as they turned the human actors into animal characters. The creators painted over the video and in the process, transformed the characters and backgrounds. Here you can read an interview about the making of When the Day Breaks.http://www.siegelproductions.ca/filmfanatics/daybreaks.htmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1153589084870181542006-07-22T13:02:00.000-04:002006-07-22T13:25:58.246-04:00New York Independent Animators<a href="http://www.catsuka.com/interf/icons/avoideyecontact_dvd.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" height="316" alt="" src="http://www.catsuka.com/interf/icons/avoideyecontact_dvd.jpg" border="0" /></a>In the 1970's and 1980's, artists working in New York City began to create projects outside of mainstream, commercial production. NYC is where the headquarters for Sesame Street and MTV Networks are located, both of which served as outlets for animation artists to have unconventional and experimental work shown MTV first popularized Bill Plympton's work. Also, commercial production served as the bread-and-butter for many of these artists. <a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.2/3.2pages/3.2chimovitznyc.html">This article in Animation World Magazine</a> profiles several independent animators who were working in NYC when the article was written: <a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.12/articles/philippon1.12.html">George Griffin</a>, <a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.9/articles/lyons1.9.html">John Canemaker</a>, Kathy Rose, Debra Solomon, Steve Dovas, Lewis Klahr, and Janie Geiser.<br />Here is another article about <a href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.02/4.02pages/dovasschnall.php3">Independents in New York</a>.<br /><br />There are many other independent animators working in NYC. There are two DVD compilations called <a href="http://www.squarefootagefilms.com/">Avoid Eye Contact</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1152635783171821752006-07-20T11:49:00.000-04:002006-07-22T13:01:30.296-04:00Blood Tea and Red String<a href="http://infocult.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/mousewrite.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://infocult.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/mousewrite.jpg" border="0" /></a> We've been talking about the uncanny in animation-- particularly stop-motion and 3-d animation. Here is a good example of a recent feature length animated film that is currently screening in festivals. <a href="http://christianecegavske.com/BloodTeaRedString.html">Blood Tea and Red String </a>by <a href="http://www.christianecegavske.com/">Cristiane Cegavske</a>.<span style="color:#ffff00;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1152125267549387852006-07-17T14:41:00.000-04:002006-07-18T09:56:42.053-04:00NFB Films<a href="http://www.awn.com/leaf/images/2sisters7.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.awn.com/leaf/images/2sisters7.gif" border="0" /></a> There are some wonderful films available online at the National Film Board of Canada's website. The <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/index.php">Focus on Animation </a>page is a good place to start, with links to the Film Board's <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/history/first-team.php">history</a>, <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/techniques/">techniques</a>, and <a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/">key filmmakers</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/">Here</a> you can see fifty films, and read a little about each one. Be sure to look at the work of Caroline Leaf, Paul Driessen, Narman McLaren, and many of the others. The newly available resource is one of the best places on the web to see influential experimental animation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27563636.post-1152642779206616962006-07-15T14:32:00.000-04:002006-07-18T11:00:12.743-04:00The Hubleys<a href="http://www.fineartsfilms.com/images/pics_johnfaithhubley.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.fineartsfilms.com/images/pics_johnfaithhubley.jpg" border="0" /></a> John Hubley, a political activist and labor advocate throughout his career,was targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee and was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to name names. When he married Faith Elliott in 1955, who had worked her way up in the film industry since she was 18, they vowed to make a film together each year they were married. They formed a company in New York called Storyboard (they couldn''t use the name Hubley because of the blacklist). After John's death, Faith continued to make beautiful films drawing on artistic and spiritual traditions from around the world. She taught at Yale, and was an inspiration to many independent animators. (She spoke at a screening of independent films, Life Cycles and Life Lines, that I curated, the day after my wedd<a href="http://www.animatusstudio.com/highfalls/images/witchmadness1cap.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.animatusstudio.com/highfalls/images/witchmadness1cap.gif" border="0" /></a>ing in 1995).<br /><br />Their creativity certainly rubbed off on their families -- daughter Emily Hubley is a respected independent animator, who created the animated sequences for the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Youo can visit <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~hubbubinc/">Hubub, Inc., </a>her production company. <a href="http://www.drummergirl.com/interviews/georgia.html">Georgia Hubley </a>is drummer for the band Yo La Tengo.<br />You can read about the Hubleys and their creative partnership on the website for the PBS documentary about their lives, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/itvs/independentspirits/film.html">Independent Spirits</a>.<br /><br />The Onion AV Club has a 2000 interview with Faith Hubley <a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22883/print/">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0