FRAMEWORKS MENTORS:
David Armstrong :: Usine
A bizarre factory that is both hospital and carnival swallows all who come near. The sick and insane are made well by being joined with machines. It is in this odd dystopia that a love affair takes place between two unlikely souls.
Siloen Daley :: Meanwhile, It’s Gently Raining (working title)
Things have been hard for our girl for so long, but they may be looking up….
Jim MacSwain :: Starboy: A Space Opera
A Hollywood advertisement director is rudely interrupted by the Babyheads who transform the main character, Starboy, into one of their own.
FRAMEWORKS NEW ANIMATORS
Namir Ahmed :: Spontaneous Human Combustion…..Explained
The phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion explained and demonstrated in 30 seconds.
Krista Davis :: The Sweatshirt (working title)
A dull grey sweatshirt morphs from one shape to another, embodying memories and feelings tied to it.
Mark Flindall :: Monster and the Bean
A bean, once eaten by a monster, now lives in the monsters’ stomach. When the monster eats a new creature the bean finds it might be eaten again….
Dorota Forfa :: Dance With Me
Movement, rhythm and line will be used to form figures dancing and disappearing into abstraction.
Joey Adrian MacNeil :: (Untitled)
Using the urban geography of Halifax streets, this project will illustrate the relationships between the local independent music scenes and their advertising mechanisms. Event posters on telephone poles will be animated frame by frame as posters from various music genres compete for coveted pole space.
Joey on Puppetblog >>
Jacqueline Poole :: Glow
A firefly falls in love with a neon sign.
Project Summary and Introduction
FRAMEWORKS will bring together film animators, both experienced and new, from a diverse cultural pool, for an eight month intensive period of workshops, collaboration and creation. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the program will support 9 filmmakers, three experienced film animators and six new animators, to create short films together using AFCOOP’s facilities and resources.
Guidelines/Eligibility: NEW Animators
To apply to be a Frameworks new filmmaker, you will have not completed an animated film on film.
Your applications will be assessed primarily on your willingness to learn, your enthusiasm for the project and your film idea. You must attend all workshops and meetings. If successful, you will receive a series of training workshops and be given the equipment and supplies needed to make your 30 second animated film with sound on 16mm film. You will also have an experienced filmmaker as your mentor to offer help and support throughout the process.
Guidelines/Eligibility: Experienced Animators
To apply to be a Frameworks mentor, you will have finished an animation work on film. The Project you
wish to complete through the program must also be completed on film. You will be given a budget of
$3,000.00 in equipment and services (camera rentals, lab fees, music recording, etc). You may seek additional funding if required but only if you can complete your project within the time allowed and such funding does not jeopardize your creative control or ownership of the material.
You will be required to mentor two of the new filmmakers and include them, in some way, in the production of your film. Your goal shall be to create a three minute animated film that challenges your own ideas and the limitations of the medium.