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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) presents a stunning, stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey. The film introduces groundbreaking visual techniques and is supported by a haunting and original score. Painstaking care and craftsmanship in form and detail bring to life a fully imagined, tactile world unlike any […]

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A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.

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I’m excited to report that I’m in the middle of recovering from a two week intensive workshop on puppetry at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberata, Canada. The location alone is inspiring but the workshop has easily been a classic “life altering experience”.
The course is lead by Peter Balkwill of the Old […]

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I’ve often been asked by my animation pals “why would I mix my creative efforts with topics that some would consider porn?” They’re making reference to my Beautiful Puppet Agony project which is basically animated puppets masturbating along with some insightful dialogue.
The key being that there’s no nudity as the charters are filmed in a […]

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There’s something magical about inanimate objects coming to life. The process of giving them life is a fine art where simple gestures suggest that there’s a spirit within. I’m not sure what the exact triggers are within us but we all seem to have them.
In the case of The Little Girl Giant, she blinks and […]

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I had the wonderful opportunity of seeing the play “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” as a result of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival here in Vancouver, Canada. To add to the experience, the show was at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre running January 25-27, 2007, an unusual space that exudes the charm of the Vancouver […]

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Does anyone want to come over and play on a white board with me? I dare say that we’ll have a hard time keeping up with kristoferstrom who made this little wonder for the band Minilogue.

The magic of being able to draw…

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I have to count my lucky stars for living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and having access to events like the recent local SIGGRAPH presentation of stop-motion animators.
The talk was inspired by the recent release of local authour Ken Priebe’s book, The Art of Stop-Motion Animation. A fantastic publication that enthusiasts like myself are lucky […]

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Sooo… there I am poking around Google looking for information on “puppet making” which leads me to a very different kind of puppet or rather “dolls”. Welcome to the wonderful world of “Jewel Rosa“. I started looking for the Beautiful Agony option but it appears that it’s still in the works.
I’m sure my father would […]

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I had the treat of seeing the film Shortbus at the Vancouver International Film Festival today. The festival guide provided a description of:
It’s like the 60s, except with less hope.” So remarks flamboyant ringmaster Justin Bond, by way of describing the lascivious goings-on at Shortbus, the underground New York salon that gives John Cameron Mitchell’s […]

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