Director Juan Delcan is a live-action commercial director with a growing animation hobby. He’s down animated projects for U2, the Sundance Film Festival, and poet laureate Billy Collins, but considers himself a fairly poor animator. But somehow he keeps on producing impressive projects. His latest is a mysterious and tantalizing animated film set to the Gabor Barabas’ poem “The Spider,” which is itself inspired by the art of sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
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Comments (5) for "Animation Imitating Poetry for The Spider"
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Oooo, how gorgeous! How passionate! How wondrous! How simply and elementally clear the vision of this filmmaker, the poet! I haven't been so moved and inspired as a filmmaker/writer in years. Thanks you for sharing your vision.
Posted by Carolyn Patricia Sco on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 @ 09:53 PM
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I would like to view the animation by Juan Delcan pertaining to the article Animation Imitating Poetry, Imitating Drawings. I found the article interesting but could not find the animation on your website.
Posted by Suzanne -- We Are Mu on Thursday, September 27, 2007 @ 09:36 AM
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Click "watch the Video" to view.
Posted by Matt Armstrong on Thursday, September 27, 2007 @ 01:47 PM
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Viva le cell animation! I remember being inspired by this style of animation as a child to get into the world of media. I love the way Delcan uses line art to enhance the presence of character as well as a transition between scenes. Very clever!
Posted by Steve on Saturday, September 29, 2007 @ 12:23 PM
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Could watch many times. Brilliant to use images based on the sculptor's work that inspired the poet, creating a third interpretation of ideas.
Posted by Richard DuCasse on Monday, October 1, 2007 @ 10:48 AM
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