Len Lye
Norman McLaren
Neighbours by Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
Ishu Patel
Bead Game by Ishu Patel, National Film Board of Canada
Anouk Préfontaine
System Error by
Arthur Lipsett Very Nice, Very Nice by Arthur Lipsett, National Film Board of Canada
Thomas Edison's "Anna Belle Serpentine Dance"
Joanna Priestley
You will have two reading/writing assignments due on Nov. 14. I will put the books and dvds on reserve in the Library for you. There will be a 4hr checkout, so make sure not to wait until the day before they are due to check out the dvds/books.
Reading/Writing #1
Watch:
Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon
PN 1997.A1D474 2002 DVD
Write:
General reaction to the film? What did you find interesting with this film? What surprised you? What made the narrative effective?
** There is not a reading required for this. I do suggest for further information you read the notes that are included on the DVD.
Reading/Wrting #2
Watch:
Bill Plympton's Dog days a collection of short films, 2004-2008 (You may choose what film to watch)
PN1997 .D6392 2009 DVD
Read:
Independently Animated Bill Plympton - Chapter 8
PN 6727.P59Z46 2011
Write:
A response to the reading. What did you find interesting about what he said? Do you agree with his advice?
MIWA MATREYEK - http://www.semihemisphere.com/Home.html
Jonathan Hodgson - Feeling My Way
Jonathan Hodgson - Nightclub
A History of the Sky - Ken Murphy
More information - http://www.murphlab.com/hsky/
Jordan Greenhalgh
Chris Marker, La Jetee - ( The full film is in the library)
Martha Colburn
Visit her website - http://www.marthacolburn.com/
Music video for Snorri Helgason's song Mockingbird
Directed By: Elisa Vendramin, Claudio Gasparollo, and Tim L Schafe
For more videos - https://vimeo.com/gotye/videos
Buildings and Vampires - Directed by: Sebastian Baptista & Nico Casavecchia
Buildings & Vampires from Nico Casavecchia on Vimeo.
Kristen Lepore - Guess Who
Guess Who from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.
Check out her website - http://www.kirstenlepore.com/
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On - Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Terry Gilliam's Dancing Teeth
Early Walt Disney Studio's Documentry on their animation process.
Yogi Bear, Bear meet Bear, 1961
Go to 3:55 to best see the use of multiple cels. If you look at the top half and the lower half of Yogi's body you can tell they are on different layers because the paint does not match.
Ren & Stimpy , Pencil Test
Winsor McCay, Gertie the Dinosaur, 1914
Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay, 1914) by dephaad
Max Fleisher, The Tantalizing Fly, 1919
Don Hertzfeld, Rejected, 1999
Christy Karacas, Space War, 1997
Animating the mouth using After Effects
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/lip_synch.php
The basics of motion tracking in After Effects
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/video/after_effects_apprentice_video_tutorial_8/
Tracking in After Effects - Workflow
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS0D2A799F-1176-44e8-8E4B-330BF1D8B1EDa.html
Watch and respond to:
http://www.ubu.com/film/trecartin_tommy.html
Read:
http://moreintelligentlife.com/blog/whitney-ford/qa-ryan-trecartin
You need to do a writing response on your reaction to the video and then something that you took away from the interview. Make sure to include both. I suggest watching the video then reading the interview and then revisit the video.
Title your paper: What you would write if you commented on this video on YouTube
Additional interview:
http://wexarts.org/wexblog/?p=299
http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/ryan-trecartin-in-conversation/
More Videos
https://vimeo.com/trecartin
Ok Go, WTF Music Video
Making of: http://www.collegehumor.com/video/5805208/making-of-ok-gos-wtf-music-video
Yeah Right! Directed by - Ty Evans and Spike Jonze (clip selected from film)
Music video for Snorri Helgason
Co-Directed by Elisa Vendramin, Claudio Gasparollo, and Tim L Schafer
