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Charlie Evergreen
Charlie Evergreen
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Published 2015-08-11
My short stop-motion animation, a 2 1/2 week project of animated clay sculpture, at Penland School of Crafts, with Cristina Córdova and Arturo Córdova!
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Cristina Córdova is an established ceramic sculptor, and her brother Arturo Córdova works in film and animation in NY. They decided to do a workshop together at Penland, where everyone sculpted and animated their own work during the 2 1/2 weeks there. I left Penland with a rough edit of this piece, and made a finer edit including sound when I got home. The whole set fits within a 30" cube. The man's head is about 1 3/4" tall, and everything is made of porcelain, including the set. The man is held together with armature wire that slides out to lengthen. They're undisguised in a number of shots. On set, the wires were sticking out of his back, like he was wired for a grim machine, and it was tempting to use them, but that was not the narrative, so they remain hidden. The face at the end is played in reverse; it started whole and was carved away to achieve the look you see. This was my first animation project, but is guaranteed to not be the last!
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This short is inspired primarily by my own life experience with paperwork, and in no small part by the astonishing film Brazil by Terry Gilliam. I have always loved that film, and was happy to find my own way to genuinely connect with it.
All Comments (7)
  • @johnman84
    Amazing attention to detail dude! The way he notices that something falls when he picks his hand up. So good. This can't be the only project you've done. Really great stuff! Let's see some more!
  • @matt_one
    Wow! I love stop-motion animations and this is wonderful! Also, combined with the background music, it's very relaxing. Among my favorite movies some are stop-motion, like Coraline, The Boxtrolls, The Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas. I'd watch your video with extreme pleasure even if it lasted an hour, but I guess it would be hard enough for only two minutes!
  • @Mr.Westery
    Greetings, awesome viewers! Just a while ago, I released a video discussing a real crime documentary, and it took about 14 hours of dedicated work. Your opinions are highly valuable, so please share your positive or negative comments. Stay healthy!