Duct Tape Films
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DISCLAIMER: While my movie is of a political topic, this posting is meant only to inform of the nature of the film, and the date and time that it is playing. The content is outlined as a benefit for those who may NOT be interested in seeing such a movie. Out of respect for the rules of this board, please keep any comments or discussions regarding this film about the techniques involved, and NOT the topic.
After close to four years since inception, my animated documentary, "Doolittle Raiders", is completed. It loosely follows the opposition to Bush from within Bush country, both inside and outside the system, with story threads bringing the action to both Iowa for the 2004 Democratic primaries, and to New York City for the Republican National Convention protests. The movie begins, and ends in Crawford, Texas, first at a protest march from the Peace House in 2003, culminating with the very beginnings of Camp Casey. It has been a amazing experience to document the history of these recent times, and I have done my very best to accurately represent living through these times.
The animation style itself is one that many people may not be used to. It does not have the bold lines and flat colors of cartoons. Instead, it is what I am refering to as "live action animation". It is styled after the great realist American painters of the twentieth century, including Edward Hopper, John Singer-Sargent, and Andrew Wyeth - whose paintings can easily be mistaken for photographs at a glance. I used both Studio Artist and Twixtor in rotoscoping the animation, shot on a DVX100 at 24Pa, then rotoscoped at 12P, and then using Twixtor, interpolated back to 23.98 fps. The reason for the animation is a discussion for another board, so I will not go into it here.
While politicians and other national figures do show up from time to time throughout the course of the film, the film is really about the everyday American, and their political involvement in the recent era.
The movie will be shown on this Sunday evening at:
Cafe Caffeine
909 W Mary St
Austin, Texas
(512) 447-9473
http://www.cafecaffeine.com/
"Doolittle Raiders" Trailer - http://doolittleraiders.rembrandtmachine.com/
7PM-ish. Be there if you can!!!:dankk2:
After close to four years since inception, my animated documentary, "Doolittle Raiders", is completed. It loosely follows the opposition to Bush from within Bush country, both inside and outside the system, with story threads bringing the action to both Iowa for the 2004 Democratic primaries, and to New York City for the Republican National Convention protests. The movie begins, and ends in Crawford, Texas, first at a protest march from the Peace House in 2003, culminating with the very beginnings of Camp Casey. It has been a amazing experience to document the history of these recent times, and I have done my very best to accurately represent living through these times.
The animation style itself is one that many people may not be used to. It does not have the bold lines and flat colors of cartoons. Instead, it is what I am refering to as "live action animation". It is styled after the great realist American painters of the twentieth century, including Edward Hopper, John Singer-Sargent, and Andrew Wyeth - whose paintings can easily be mistaken for photographs at a glance. I used both Studio Artist and Twixtor in rotoscoping the animation, shot on a DVX100 at 24Pa, then rotoscoped at 12P, and then using Twixtor, interpolated back to 23.98 fps. The reason for the animation is a discussion for another board, so I will not go into it here.
While politicians and other national figures do show up from time to time throughout the course of the film, the film is really about the everyday American, and their political involvement in the recent era.
The movie will be shown on this Sunday evening at:
Cafe Caffeine
909 W Mary St
Austin, Texas
(512) 447-9473
http://www.cafecaffeine.com/
"Doolittle Raiders" Trailer - http://doolittleraiders.rembrandtmachine.com/
7PM-ish. Be there if you can!!!:dankk2:
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