History, Mystery, Odyssey: 6 Portland Animators
This documentary explores the lives and work of six independent animators: Jim Blashfield, Rose Bond, Joan C. Gratz, Zak Margolis, Joanna Priestley and Chel White. Their animated films span a period of over 40 years and include a range of techniques from scratch-on film, puppet animation, photocopy, clay painting, motion graphics to AI. They pioneered many of these techniques.
Film identity
Category
Annecy Classics
Original title
History, Mystery, Odyssey: 6 Portland Animators
Publics
Young adults
Adults
Running time
90 minutes 45 seconds
Country
United Kingdom
Technique
Year of production
2023
Techniques
2D Computer
Diverse techniques
Live action
Photocopies
Puppets
Genres
Artistic
Documentary
Credits
Direction
Martin COOPER
Distributor
Joan GRATZ
Production
Joan GRATZ, Martin COOPER
Graphics
Adrian STOREY
Animation
Jim BLASHFIELD, Rose BOND, Joan GRATZ, Zak MARGOLIS, Joanna PRIESTLEY, Chel WHITE
Camera
Adrian STOREY
Music
Rob LEWIS
Editing
Martin COOPER
Compositing
Adrian STOREY
Creator
Martin COOPER
Artistic direction
Martin COOPER