A Scanner Darkly (15)
Film Season: Animation: 100 years of Artistry and Innovation
- When?
- Wednesday 12 December 2012, 19:00
- Where?
- PATS Dance Studio
- Open to:
- Staff, Students, Public
- Admission price:
- Admission free, but booking recommended
- Tickets:
- Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk
Animation innovation doesn’t just take place at studios, as demonstrated by the work of independent animator Bob Sabiston.
Sabiston’s proprietary animation software, Rotoshop, was used in Waking Life (2001) and then again for A Scanner Darkly (even though Sabiston and his team were fired off the production due to ‘creative differences’ with the studio, Warner Brothers). Sabiston initially developed Rotoshop, a digital means of tracing over live action footage to produce a distinctive, undulating style of animation, to animate interviews and scenes from real life, as in Snack and Drink (1999).
Director: Richard Linklater, (2006) 100 min (15)
The evening will open with a short introduction by Dr Bella Honess Roe, followed by a very rare screening of Snack and Drink (1999, 3 min) and then the main feature, ending with an informal Q&A over drinks.
Animation: 100 Years of Artistry and Innovation
The history of animation is one of creative artistry interwoven with technical innovation. This series shows three films that mark significant watersheds in the history of animation, where artistic vision has been facilitated by significant developments in animation production techniques. Each film will be screened with a short from the same filmmakers that shows how the ideas, styles and techniques were developed (subject to licensing).