puppet animation

"Highly Strung" by Dave Jones.

The performance of Highly Strung featuring the giant 14 meter puppet took place on the night of October 28th 2011 during the Nati Frinj festival. The puppet took ten people to operate and had animation (largely created by the children at the local primary school) projected onto it from projectors mounted both on the ground and in the head of the puppet itself. Music by Stephen Oakes

Filmed by, Jacqui Schulz, Dave Jones, Gareth Llewellin and Cindi Drennan
More on http://theartofdave.blogspot.com.au

Extn.21 by Lizzie Oxby

Extn.21 is a short film about one man’s desire to be heard. The film uses an innovative blend of atmospheric stop-frame animation, live action performance (a live action head on a stop-frame puppet) and digital effects to create a dark world of uncertain reality (9 mins).

If you would like to see a 3-minute making of the film, it can be seen here: vimeo.com/lizzieoxby/extn21-the-making-of

Director: Lizzie Oxby
Production company: Finetake
Commission: Channel 4 Television
http://www.lizzieoxby.com

El delirio del pez león (2012)
from Quique Rivera Rivera

Written, animated, and directed by Quique Rivera Rivera
Inspired by the Lionfish plague, this underwater neo-noir tells a story about greed and hierarchy in the Caribbean reefs.

Costume design: Melissa Piekaar,
Music: Etiennne Rivera-Percussion and sound effects
Melody: Yenn-Chello, Quique Rivera-Saxophone
Sound mix: Ashish Dha, Rafaello Mazza

My Strange Grandfather by Dina Velikovskaya

Animation / Short Movie: "Begini" by Elli Vuorinen.

A lonesome xylophone player finds a viciously growing tumor under his arm. In his attempts to get rid of the tumor he discovers that it has some unconventional qualities.

Stop Motion Animation, 2009, 7 min 49 sec, 16:9
Directors: Elli Vuorinen, Jasmiini Ottelin, Pinja Partanen Producer: Eija Saarinen / Turku Arts Academy