Art of the Multiplane

In a digital world where the undo button is overused and blemishes are avoided, straight ahead, direct animation offers a traditional, hands on way of creating wonderful worlds and telling crafty stories. With a multiplane camera, a bag of sand (or coloured salt), ink, cardboard or paint, some of the most beloved animated shorts ever made have been created in this way.

Joining us to discuss this alluring art form are a panel of artists and technicians who see the beauty in the blemishes and the charm in the craft for a multi layered, multi facetted appreciation of the art of the multiplane.

Guests

Caroline Leaf

Caroline Leaf's story telling animations are renowned for their emotional content and graphic style, closely tied to the innovative straight ahead animation techniques she developed. Her film awards include an Academy Award Nomination, and Grand Prix’s at Ottawa, Krakow, Melbourne and Los Angeles animation festivals.

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Eimhin McNamara

Eimhin McNamara is an Irish animator, illustrator, and educator. He supervised animation and was technical director on Carol Freeman's oil-paint-on-glass short film The Bird & the Whale, as well as Pádraig Fagan's cut-out period horror film An Gadhar Dubh, both utilising multiplane cameras units he designed and built.

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Anna Eijsbouts

Anna Eijsbouts is an award winning Dutch animation director of slightly odd short animated films, a programmer for Kaboom Animation Festival and a lecturer. She works with puppets, paper, cellophane and light and loves the endless possibilities tangible materials bring.

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