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“It’s hard to write a love letter to someone who was allergic to bullshit.”
Carrie Fisher isn’t around any more. And that’s just horrible. As my dad said: shit happens, but some shit is worse than others. And I want everyone to remember her and all the great things she was. A wonderful writer, a fine actress, a great mother, a caring daughter, a loyal friend, a wit, a prolific present-giver, a lunatic, a legend.
On Instagram Stories.
These are joined up Instagram Stories from last month.
I’ve been having lots of fun playing with the new facility, it’s more friendly to animators than Snapchat, I feel. The lack of pressure of permanence invites experimentation, because if you fail, it’s gone in 24 hours, so who cares. That’s the way wonderful accidents can happen.
And we like those.
(Edit: This is also now viewable on YouTube)
White City Stadium Spring 1976
Dad came to visit this weekend and showed us this rare and until recently unseen footage of himself and the team practising at the long gone White City Stadium in (we think) spring 1977.
Grandad Greer is on there too.
Animation Axis -27.05.16
“A short film depicting a dad’s influence on a young boy’s life. His judgmental character mixed with the boys fondness for his dad prove to be a toxic mix that tears away at a world of opportunity and experiences. A short animation made with oil pastels and newspaper clippings.”
Unnamed Truths by Sophie Marsh
“Bristol-based animator, Sophie Marsh created an ABC fact file filled with animals in her paper film for adults. Produced by Calling the Shots.”
The Mascot by Ladislas Starevicz
“Starewicz had become a master animator by 1933, incorporating techniques never used before and rarely since (such as moving the puppets during the actual exposure to create blurring for fast movement). His use of rear-screen projection is also surprisingly effective.”
HYPER-REALITY – 19.05.16
Hyper-Reality presents a provocative and kaleidoscopic new vision of the future, where physical and virtual realities have merged, and the city is saturated in media.
“Plan for the armature for the seven skeletons”
It’s great to see an actual cinema back on Whiteladies Road. Good luck to the Everyman. 👏
Paul Greer 