BSA206, film history 1970-75, 2 August,2016

Besides the blog, we have to give a 10 minute presentation in October.
how a film or animation director has influenced my practice.
give a brief overview of Director's body of work and their influences.
discuss how work of your chosen Director has influenced your own work
identify three aspects to discuss.  these might include genre, visual style, lighting, set design, use of colour, characters, actors, themes, story or any other aspect that has been an influence.
present example of own practical exploration and application of these influences on my own work.
Discuss thoughts on success of incorporating these influences in my work.
references in APA, especially back up anything about the director and the three influences that have affected my work.
30% of paper

USA
Lillian Schwartz
pioneer in animation and computer
The Artist and the Computer (1976)

A Christmas Carol (1971)
Richard Williams, wrote Animator's Survival Kit
mad for tv later released in theatres
won 72 Oscar for best animated short film which caused a stir and led to rule change that tv films couldn't be considered for Oscars

Backgrounds have lots of pencil sketch lines while characters are more solid to set the two apart

France
Serge Danot
Made pilot of The Magic Roundabout

500 episodes made between '63 and 70
Dougal and the Blue Cat 1970

France/Czech Republic
Rene Laloux
The Fantastic Planet 1973
based on novel Oms en Serie by Stefan Wul
society where humans have been taken to another planet to be pets
themes of fascism and repression and wars in Eastern Europe

This appears to be influenced by the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch.  Must find full-length movie and watch it.

Le Pas
Piotr Kamler

Japan
Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita
Made in Japan 1972
about culture of Japan and putting economy above all
Pica-don 1978 considered to be one of most harrowing and disturbing animated shorts, about the bombing of Hiroshima in WWII

Scenes of a quiet day in Japan followed by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the devastating deaths of the people.

Japan
Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
Created Tv series Heidi 1974, adaptation of the book
went on to form Studio Ghibli (Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away)

Norway
Ivo Caprino
early version of animatronics
Pinchcliffe

Hungary
Hugo the Hippo

Probably the catchiest theme song about hippopotami ever written

UK
Bob Godfrey
Kama Sutra Rides Again 1971 during crazy for adult animation
belieed animation should concern surreal and fantastic rather than imitate realism
given X certificate and screen with A Clockwork Orange

Blog entry; movie moments that stick (Sad scenes)

two scenes from childhood, two from last five years

This is absolutely the worst movie ever.  But right at the end, he's "dying" in the hospital and I got really, really sad and started crying.  The family were very surprised by my turn of mood.

We loved watching Quantum Leap.  Al, Sam Beckett's helper from the future, dances with his long lost wife in the 60s.  Only Sam can see and hear him and as Al's watching her, she starts to slow dance by herself.  He starts dancing with her and asks her to wait for him (he's a POW in Vietnam).  This was another family sadness moment.  This time, not a dry eye in the house.

In last 5 years:
Doctor Who "Vincent and the Doctor"

The Doctor takes Vincent Van Gogh to see the exhibition of his life's work and he gets to see how much his art meant to people.