'A room with askew' was my 10th film, but only my second effort at stop-motion animation.I knew i wanted to explore something quite dark, surreal and visceral....In constucting the set and main figures i used a variety of organic 'body parts', eg animal skulls, sharks teeth, bones, shells, feathers etc. I also wanted to animate (or rather re-animate, like Dr. Frankenstein did) dead flesh, hence the use of
whole fish and chunks of raw disembodied meat/flesh.
In many ways animation is all about breathing life/spirit into the lifeless...a kind of transitory death defying process...but ultimately and forever an illusion.
I was also interested in exploring references to early photography and its development/evolution into cinema, hence the use of the Eadweard Muybridge 'motion study' photographic sequences as 'moving' pictures framed on the walls of the set.
'A room with askew' 5:20 mins. 16mm. 2006.. all production credits by gregory godhard.
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looks great, very svankmajer
Hi There,
My name’s Claire; I'm getting in touch from the Portable Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
I recently saw your 'A room with Askew’ animation and thought it was fantastic!
I wanted to let you know that our Call for Submissions for Portable Film Festival 2009 is inviting you to submit.
An online festival that programs and presents from the best in film, video and digital storytelling, Portable is a festival for a new way of watching! From the second that the Portable Film Festival opens its virtual doors online, festival punters can take the program away with them. All they need is a portable device like an iPod, PSP, laptop, or fancy mobile phone…
After presenting its largest ever festival program of 162 films from over 500 entries/38 countries in 2008, Portable returns for its fourth year of giving you the best in international film culture – so if you’ve got a vision for video or a story to tell, then we want to hear from you!
We’re currently taking entries (January 1st – April 30th) across all festival categories: Short Film, Music Video, Look at Me (online video including serials and webisodes), Get Animated (a dedicated animation category), First Hand Capture (for content shot on mobile devices like cell phones), and full Feature Films. Though we are inviting you especially, so don't worry about the submission deadline!
Whether you’ve come from Cannes, or have a small budget and a big idea, Portable is the place to get yourself noticed! With former films going on to be nominated for Oscars, and a program that pits the best of the international fest set alongside the greatest of bedroom vloggers, Portable has become the place to hit the big-time online!
You can find all information on how to submit via our website here. Submissions will be accepted until April 30 - you can upload your entry through our website or send a hard copy in the mail. The festival takes place through the month of August. You can also check out some of the content from last year’s festival at the site.
If your entry is included, we can guarantee the end result will be terrific exposure with a curated festival program! So far in 2009, Portable has already received over 400,000 content views for its content across platforms…
Please have a look around www.portablefilmfestival.com and let me know if you'll be entering!
If you have any questions or comments regarding the festival, please direct them to Claire@portablefilmfestival.com
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