Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Events: NW Animation Festival

  

I got to play with Coraline! I also got Bill Plympton's autograph and quick sketch of a dog. I am so glad I happened to find out about the animation festival. We'd been meaning to go see something at the Hollywood Theater and I just happened to see this on their calendar a few weeks ago.  We bought the 2-day passes, which were cheap at only $20 in advance. Laika, the Portland-based studio that worked on Coraline, gave a presentation the first night that ended in a crowd of us on stage patiently waiting for our turn to look at the puppets, some of the replacement faces, and an armature. I think the number of puppets used in the film was 29, but the studio used rapid prototyping to generate tens of thousands of replacement faces, switched out for each frame of animation. 

We got to see almost 60 animated shorts. The selection was incredibly diverse, global, and interesting. There weren't any among the selections that I disliked, but I had some favorites. Of course I loved this one about a woman looking for her lost cat, Pushkin. We've been saying the name since we saw it, and I realized that I already called Lucy "puss-kin" from time to time. Now I'm thinking that's going to be an even more common nickname for her: 


Another favorite was Bottle by Kirsten Lepore, a stop-motion animation on a beach. It's also a love story. Impressive, cute, pretty, and clever:


A few other favorites included the Academy Award winning short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It's available for download from itunes for $1.99. It's set in New Orleans, with Oz-like references to Hurricane Katrina. The very first film, The Maker, impressed me, and the dark but very pretty Birdboy was another favorite. And that's just my short list of favorites. I'm already looking forward to next year!

3 comments:

oakleyses said...

nike free, longchamp pas cher, longchamp outlet, tiffany jewelry, nike free run, replica watches, tory burch outlet, longchamp outlet, christian louboutin, uggs on sale, christian louboutin shoes, michael kors pas cher, nike outlet, jordan shoes, louis vuitton outlet, polo ralph lauren outlet online, ugg boots, polo outlet, prada outlet, oakley sunglasses, sac longchamp pas cher, christian louboutin outlet, replica watches, oakley sunglasses wholesale, oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton outlet, ray ban sunglasses, louboutin pas cher, kate spade outlet, longchamp outlet, tiffany and co, chanel handbags, prada handbags, ray ban sunglasses, ray ban sunglasses, gucci handbags, louis vuitton, louis vuitton outlet, jordan pas cher, louis vuitton, burberry pas cher, polo ralph lauren, air max, nike roshe, ugg boots, oakley sunglasses, nike air max, cheap oakley sunglasses, christian louboutin uk

oakleyses said...

hollister, beats by dre, lululemon, timberland boots, insanity workout, nike huaraches, p90x workout, iphone cases, soccer jerseys, instyler, nike air max, abercrombie and fitch, wedding dresses, hermes belt, ray ban, ralph lauren, valentino shoes, jimmy choo outlet, chi flat iron, converse outlet, converse, new balance shoes, ferragamo shoes, baseball bats, lancel, reebok outlet, nike roshe run, longchamp uk, mac cosmetics, nike trainers uk, nfl jerseys, ghd hair, soccer shoes, celine handbags, north face outlet, gucci, nike air max, asics running shoes, vans, mont blanc pens, oakley, north face outlet, bottega veneta, babyliss, herve leger, louboutin, mcm handbags, hollister clothing, hollister, vans outlet

oakleyses said...

juicy couture outlet, canada goose uk, karen millen uk, doudoune moncler, wedding dresses, ugg,ugg australia,ugg italia, supra shoes, pandora charms, pandora jewelry, coach outlet, louis vuitton, montre pas cher, canada goose, canada goose jackets, swarovski crystal, canada goose outlet, canada goose outlet, marc jacobs, swarovski, moncler outlet, moncler uk, ugg pas cher, louis vuitton, juicy couture outlet, ugg uk, pandora jewelry, moncler, canada goose outlet, canada goose, louis vuitton, louis vuitton, pandora uk, toms shoes, ugg, moncler, moncler outlet, links of london, thomas sabo, replica watches, louis vuitton, moncler, ugg,uggs,uggs canada, canada goose, hollister, moncler