Greetings from Animatus!
Here’s the latest news from Animatus Studio in Rochester, NY.
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“ROCHESTER’S SUBWAY” DIRECTORS INTERVIEWED FOR TV
This Sunday, hop out of bed and flip on Channel 13 in Rochester to see Jim
Harte and Fred Armstrong speak about “The End of the Line – Rochester’s
Subway.” Charlotte Clarke of “Many Voices, Many Visions” will interview the
two directors about their recent DVD release and the history of Rochester
transit.
Channel 13 WHAM TV
Many Voices, Many Visions
9 AM, Sunday March 19
Find out more about the DVD at http://animatusstudio.com/subway
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ANIMATION WORKSHOPS IN APRIL
Our Spring workshops are half done, so it’s time to start thinking about
Spring II!
The Spring II session begins April 8th, 2006. If you’d like to see your
drawings come to life, don’t delay!
Sign up online at http://animatusstudio.com/workshops or print out a mail-in
form.
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FRESH TOONES SCREENING IN DETROIT
Dave Puls’ latest Fresh Toone, entitled “Hate Preachers,” will be screening
later this week at Detroit’s Metro Shorts festival.
Hate Preachers synopsis:
Hate preachers, for too long, have been fostering hate crimes. This animated
short takes a look at the destructive rhetoric and encourages all of us to
speak out to offset their fabrications. Reasonable people must stand up and
show that we are not intimidated by their bullying or we will find ourselves
living in a world of their making.
Read about the festival at http://www.metroshorts.com/
Find out more about Fresh Toones at http://animatusstudio.com/freshtoones
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OSKAR FISCHINGER SCREENING AT THE EASTMAN HOUSE
Rochester’s Dryden Theatre will be screening a selection of work by
animator Oskar Fischinger on March 24th. Don’t miss this great chance to see
experimental animation on the big screen!
Oskar Fischinger is best known to the public for his inspiring work on the
first sequence in Fantasia, which set Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue” to an
ambitious series of abstract images. However, Fischinger was so unswervingly
dedicated to his vision that conflicts arose with the producers, and his
efforts went uncredited. Luckily, there remains a body of personal work that
is pioneering in its form and enchanting in its content. Vibrant and
colorful, his films are experiments in the relationship between music and
imagery and could be described as the place where Kandinsky and Thelonius
Monk meet. The program consists of Fischinger’s finest, including: RADIO
DYNAMICS (1942), COMPOSITION IN BLUE (1935), COLORATURA (1932),
SPIRITUAL CONSTRUCTIONS (1927), and more. Program provided by Center
for Visual Music, with thanks to the Fischinger Archive. Prints preserved by the
Academy Film Archive, CVM and Fischinger Archive, with the support of Film
Foundation, Sony, Deutsches Filmmuseum, and Cinémathèque Québécoise.
(program running time, 85 min.)
Visual Music: The Animation of Oskar Fischinger
Dryden Theatre, George Eastman House
8:00 PM, Friday March 24
