Today marks the official release for the ‘Year of the Fish’ DVD. ‘Year of the Fish’ is a feature length documentary created by writer and director David Kaplan. The film was completely animated using Studio Artist, and allowed David to make a feature length animated film with a fraction of the budget required for traditional…
‘Paper Cup to Heaven’ is a short film created by Studio Artist animator Barbara Carroll that was recently accepted into the HDFest in Portland Oregon taking place this December 2010. The short film deals with loss and the fragility of life. More information on the film and show times can be found on Barbara’s web…
Jean Detheux’s latest film ‘NY Counterpoint’ will be appearing in the London International Animation Festival on Saturday September 4th. This Studio Artist animated film appears in the International Programme 8 : Abstract Showcase. The film features music by Steve Reich arranged for tape and piano, recorded and performed by Belgain pianist Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven. NY Counterpoint…
Studio Artist user Jean Detheux is presenting his Studio Artist animated film “La Folia” at the RVCQ fesitval in Montréal this month. “La Folia” was selected in the “Art et Expérimentation – Corps et Danse” programme (“Art and Experimentation – Body and Dance” program). For its 27th year in existence, the RVCQ festival, a celebration…
On the anniversary of it’s initial Sundance Film Festival premiere, I thought it was time to take another look at the making of the Studio Artist animated film Year of the Fish. What I love about Year of the Fish is that it’s a beautiful example of what a single individual can achieve working with…
Truth Blues is an award winning film created by Studio Artist user Mike Snell. It features some great Studio Artist processing, and was the winner of the 2009 Kansas City Film Festival’s Best of Feature Short and Best Animation awards. You can check out the trailer for Truth Blues at Mike’s Blue Wall Design web…
I wanted to mention some recent Studio Artist film festival activity. Studio Artist user Donna Kuhn had her short film Spinning shown recently at the Disposable Film Festival in San Francisco. Studio Artist user Jean Detheux will be screening his new film Shade Recovered at the “Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois” festival. It will screen on…
October 14th is the Canadian premiere of the Studio Artist animation “Mugenkei” at the Festival Nouveau Cinéma in Montréal. The film is by Studio Artist user Jean Detheux and features the music of German composer Wilfried Jentzsch. The film shows Oct 14th and Oct 18th. You can learn more about the festival here, and info…
Studio Artist user Ben Balser will be giving a Studio Artist presentation at FEAR in New Orleans, the Film, Effects and Animation Revival on Sunday, October 5, from 4-5 pm. Ben will show the basic tools available in Studio Artist. Ben has this to say about his presentation. ‘Designed for fine arts work, Studio Artist…
Long time Studio Artist user Nina Paley’s animated film ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ makes it’s north american premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this week. Most of the film is hand animated using Flash, but there is a little bit of Studio Artist processing included in the film as well in…