Elastic Reality: Australian Animation in the 21st Century
Celebrating Australian's successes in the field of animation Elastic Reality is a collection of images taken from the films of Australia's most prominent creators of animation. Animation has developed rapidly since the beginning of filmmaking with digital technologies mass storage capabilities enabling startling reproduction techniques compared to the traditional, labour intensive, style of making tens of thousands of individual drawings to produce a film. Representing a variety of animation types the exhibition includes work from Yoram Gross, Bruce Petty, Sarah Watt, Sejong Park, Adam Elliot and George Miller.
Where: Foyer Gallery
When: 9am - 5pm weekdays; 10am - 5pm weekends December 2009 to July 2010
Cost: Free
LINKS
australianscreen online - Animation
All titles on ASO relating to the genre of Animation
Animation Terms»
Animation Timeline»
SharkLook Both Ways
Sarah Watt, Australia 2005
Courtesy of Hibiscus Films
NFSA 649558
This image began as a painting by Sarah Watt before being animated and spliced into the live-action narrative by the production team. The animations and their different techniques represent the interior life of the different characters such as traditional animation for Meryl, and photographic animation for Nick.
Global Haywire
Bruce Petty, Australia 2008
Courtesy of Bruce Petty Films
NFSA 127274
Petty uses a combination of animation techniques to create his unique blend of animation, cartoons, archival footage and real life interviews.
Web Resources for Education
ABC
Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts.
Australian Children’s Television Foundation
A site that has links to instructions for a flipbook, zoetrope and thaumatrope.
Booked Out
Interesting information about Anthony Lawrence and his animation Plasmo.
