DIRECT FILM MAKING

DIRECT FILM MAKING

Ch6, Direct Film making (pp. 139-179)

- Chapter discussed camera-less animation technique of drawing directly on film

- Different perceptual technique of visualizing animation from onion-skinning

- Very small drawings, often quite abstract

- Different types of film:

Clear leader: blank, white motion picture film without a photographic image on it (demonstrate)

Black leader: contains emulsion used to expose an image, often scratched off

- One of the important pioneers of drawing on film (from the book) is Norm McLaren

Norman McLaren (1914-1987 ) (pp 143-144, 204, 269-271)

worked at the NFB (National Film Board ) of Canada as an experimental animator

His job was to experiment with various film

making/animation techniques

direct film making

direct sound on films

chain of mixes

innovative optic printer techniques

inventor of Pixilation technique

utilized the idea of constant change in animation

True innovator, created award-winning animations, inspired many animators to come

EARLY MOTION DEVICES

Screenings

Norm Mclaren, The Creative Process, documentary

Two sisters,1990 by Caroline Leaf (1946-present)

direct film making techniques

Worked directly on 72 mm Imax film

National Film Board of Canada animator

Worked with Norman McLaren

Also known for sand animation and paint on glass work

EARLY MOTION DEVICES