An article from online journal Reconstruction looking at how animation relates to ideas of the real.
Animated realities: the animated film, documentary, realism / Paul Ward:
http://reconstruction.eserver.org/082/ward.shtml
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Five beautifully designed and animated short films about individuals who UK autism charity Spectrum work with, made by Art & Graft, Matthias Hoegg, Mikey Please, Kristian Andrews and Sebastien Eballard.
You can watch all the films from the project page here
There’s also a film by Art & Graft about the charity and what they do on their website at
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A live action documentary which follows the creation of Muslim comic book heroes and uses animated sequences to bring the characters to life.
“WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! tells the story of Naif Al-Mutawa and his venture to create the first team of superheroes from the Muslim world called THE 99. Following the tumultuous journey of THE 99 from concept to reality, from acclaim to censure, from the edge of bankruptcy to a multi-million dollar animation series, Al-Mutawa dodges cultural minefields and confronts the harsh realities of the global marketplace in pursuit of his vision to bring new heroes to children around the world.”
You can watch clips on the film’ website: http://whambamislam.com and download the film from iTunes’ US store here.
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This film is definitely tends towards the cheesy for my taste, but I’m always saying time-lapse is underused as an animadoc medium and I always want to see more of it. (For a great example see Schendler & Segal’s London film ‘Timeline’ here).
The Manhattan Project HD1080P from Cameron Michael on Vimeo.
Check out this link for some technical info on how it was shot:
http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681086/master-class-how-to-make-a-stunning-time-lapse-film -
Animadoc looking at the feelings about immigration and cultural conformity in New Zealand.
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Interviews with UK teens about being part of Family Group Conferencing.
This fully animated documentary was commissioned by the (UK) social services and produced in collaboration with BSc Computer Animation students at London Metropolitan University.
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Two clips from ‘Invisible Slaves’, MTV Exit’s new film featuring the stories of four young people as part of a campaign to combat human trafficking in Mexico. Presented by Puerto Rican band Calle 13 the film brings together the Pan American Development Foundation with the Mexican government, private sector companies, and civil society groups to increase awareness and prevent human trafficking among youth.
The film will premiere on August 31st on MTV Latin America! More info at MTV Exit.
Invisible Slaves- Capsule Maria from MTV EXIT on Vimeo.
Invisible Slaves- Capsule Jose from MTV EXIT on Vimeo.
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Ex Libris is a hybrid non-fiction film using animation, collage, and first person narrative to trace the vanished world of the ex libris collection my grandfather, Marco Birnholz, commissioned, created and lost in Vienna between the two world wars. Ex Libris will explore the intimate, intricate universe my grandfather created in his collection, and the exploding world he recorded in his diaries.
Ex Libris will be completed in spring 2013.
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We love animated films about animators… here’s an animated portrait of Scots – Canadian animator Norman Mclaren. Featured in ‘Crossing Identities Best of Anima doc at Doc Leipzig‘ programmed by Annegret Richter.
McLaren’s Negatives is a short animated documentary directed by French Canadian filmmaker Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre. The film is a study of the Canadian animator Norman McLaren, and his personal view of film making. The short film won several awards, including the 2007 Jutra Award for best animated short film.
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Described as ‘marital pingpong’ by Gendi, this ink drawn animation is a beautiful portrait of married life.
