Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Research: Don Hertzfeldt


I researched into an animator called Don Hertzfeldt,

Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is the creator of many short animated films. These films typically feature hand-drawn stick figures acting out combinations of slapstick and black humor along with heavier existential themes.
Hertzfeldt creates his films with traditional pen and paper animation, without the aid of computers. Instead he works mainly with 16mm or 35mm film cameras and occasionally employs relatively out-dated special effect techniques.
In 2001 the animator's fifth major film, Rejected, was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film and in 2002, Hertzfeldt was named by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the "Top 25 Filmmakers to Watch".Don Hertzfeldt is one of the funniest and sickest modern animators working today. I plan to combine his style with my style then create some animations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hertzfeldt

Don Hertzfeldt likes to use 16mm or 35mm film cameras as he can't see himself making a film in front of a computer. I am going to animate using flash as I have made some animations with it before and liked them. I will take this into consideration when animating although I think this type of animation will suit flash perfectly.

here is some of his work's
"rejected"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXlR-EMijk

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