Identifiant unique Pilote

History, Mystery, Odyssey: 6 Portland Animators

This documentary explores the lives and work of six independent animators: Jim Blashfield, Rose Bond, Joan C. Gratz, Zak Margolis, Joanna Priestley and Chel White. Their animated films span a period of over 40 years and include a range of techniques from scratch-on film, puppet animation, photocopy, clay painting, motion graphics to AI. They pioneered many of these techniques.

Film identity

Category
Annecy Classics
Publics
Young adults
Adults
Original title
History, Mystery, Odyssey: 6 Portland Animators
Running time
91 minutes
Country
United Kingdom

Technique

Year of production
2023
Techniques
2D Computer
Diverse techniques
Live action
Photocopies
Puppets
Genres
Artistic
Documentary

Credits

Distribution
Joan GRATZ
Directed by
Martin COOPER
Producer
Joan GRATZ, Martin COOPER
Graphics
Adrian STOREY
Animation
Jim BLASHFIELD, Rose BOND, Joan GRATZ, Zak MARGOLIS, Joanna PRIESTLEY, Chel WHITE
Camera
Adrian STOREY
Music
Rob LEWIS
Editing
Martin COOPER
Compositing
Adrian STOREY
Creator
Martin COOPER
Artistic direction
Martin COOPER