http://cargocollective.com Timothy Reckart Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:19:42 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/The-Sting http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/following/timreckart/The-Sting Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:19:42 +0000 Timothy Reckart 3180718 A short exercise animated with sand on top of a sheet of glass. This was an exercise at NFTS with sand animation pioneer Caroline Leaf. NFTS 2010 Music by Jonathan Hill I returned to this technique in 2012 at the Fête de L'Anim in Lille, France, where a team of three students from NFTS participated in an "animated marathon" with other schools. We used salt on black paper, plus a collection of everyday objects, to animate a scene about big fish eating smaller fish. We did coloring in AfterEffects. <img src="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/P1100679_640.JPG" width="640" height="360" width_o="2048" height_o="1154" src_o="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/P1100679_o.JPG" data-mid="16283776" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/P1100660_640.JPG" width="640" height="360" width_o="2048" height_o="1154" src_o="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/P1100660_o.JPG" data-mid="16283771" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/SG209930_640.JPG" width="640" height="426" width_o="1824" height_o="1216" src_o="http://payload44.cargocollective.com/1/6/199065/3180718/SG209930_o.JPG" data-mid="16283781" border="0" align="left"/> The Fête staff edited these clips together and added music. Our segment begins at 1:53. Fête de L'Anim, Lille, 2012 Animated with Jack Tilley and Iria Lopez. A short exercise animated with sand on top of a sheet of glass. This was an exercise at NFTS with sand animation pioneer Caroline Leaf. NFTS 2010 Music by... http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/Sentry http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/following/timreckart/Sentry Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:09:28 +0000 Timothy Reckart 3180664 A short exercise written and animated to a pre-existing soundtrack. I animated paper cutouts by hand on glass multiplane. NFTS 2010 Sound by Pavol Kajan This is a time-lapse video shot while I was animating Sentry. I built my multiplane from scratch using Dexion Slotted Angle and sheets of glass. Layers of 1/8 diffusion gels on each pane of glass gave the impression of fog thickening in the distance. A short exercise written and animated to a pre-existing soundtrack. I animated paper cutouts by hand on glass multiplane. NFTS 2010 Sound by Pavol Kajan This is... http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/Siesta http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/following/timreckart/Siesta Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:56:22 +0000 Timothy Reckart 3179173 Short pixilation from the NFTS's "Character of Place" workshop. Working in teams of three, we had three days to build a set and shoot a film that captured a strong atmosphere. © NFTS 2010 Director: Timothy Reckart Cinematographer: Kasper Wind Nielsen Production Designer: Steven Granger Short pixilation from the NFTS's "Character of Place" workshop. Working in teams of three, we had three days to build a set and shoot a film that captured a strong... http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/Head-Over-Heels http://cargocollective.com/timreckart/following/timreckart/Head-Over-Heels Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:00:31 +0000 Timothy Reckart 3109804 Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 85th Academy Awards A 10-minute stop motion animation. World premiered in 2012 at the Cannes Film Festival and won Oscar-qualifying grand prizes at Anima Mundi, Heartland Film Festival, and Austin Film Festival. SYNOPSIS: After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, their equilibrium comes crashing down, and the couple that can’t agree which way is up must find a way put their marriage back together. WINNER: BEST STUDENT FILM, 40th Annual Annie Awards BEST FILM (Jury Prize), BEST FILM (Audience Prize), BEST STUDENT FILM (Audience Prize), Anima Mundi, 2012 BEST SHORT FILM and CRYSTAL HEART AWARD, Heartland Film Festival, 2012 BEST ANIMATED SHORT, Austin Film Festival, 2012 AUDIENCE PRIZE, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, 2012 BEST SHORT FILM, Dinard Festival of British Film, 2012 AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM, Animage Festival, 2012 DIPLOMA FOR WORK OF THE ANIMATION ARTIST, St Petersburg Beginning Film Festival, 2012 NOMINATION for 2013 Cartoon d'Or competition, Encounters Festival, 2012 BEST FIRST ANIMATION, Galway Film Fleadh, 2012 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cannes Film Festival, Cinefondation 2012 Edinburgh Film Festival, 2012 (Nominated for Best British Short Film) Seoul International Animation Festival (SICAF), 2012 Guanajuato International Film Festival, 2012 Written and Directed by Timothy Reckart Produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly Cinematographer: Chloë Thomson Production Designer: Eléonore Cremonese Editor: James Taylor Sound Designer: Axle Kith Cheeng Music Composed & Performed by Jered Sorkin SFX Supervisor: Jenny Groves VFX Supervisor: Helen Brownell Production Manager: Lizzie Bull Script Editor: Tom Hill Animated by Timothy Reckart and Sam Turner [c] 2012 NATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION SCHOOL www.headoverheelsfilm.com Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 85th Academy Awards A 10-minute stop motion animation. World premiered in 2012 at the Cannes Film Festival and won...