Winter days / Fuyu no hi [1]

"Winter Days (冬の日 Fuyu no Hi) is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based upon the renga of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō."
This is part one animated by Yuri Norstein

This is a project I blogged about in 2004 and I am so excited that many of the animations are now available to view online!


Koji Yamamura is number 35

Co Hoederman is number 32

Isao Takahata is 28

Mark Baker is 21

The Hill Farm
Example of Mark Baker's work

Aleksandr Petrov is number 12

Old Man and the Sea
Example of Aleksandr Petrov's work

Hanae Seida

Olney Clark- "Josefin the Writer" from Hanaé Seida on Vimeo.

Pencilly nice animation by Tokyo artist Hanae Seida. She worked as a digital artist on Sylvain Chomet’s feature “L’illusionniste (The Illusionist, 2010)”. This is screening in the Melbourne International Film Festival
Friday 23rd and Saturday 31st


Also in MIFF in the animation shorts is an animation by Atsushi Wada Beautiful and strange, and indeed pencilly.

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Animating Jukurrpa

In February and June this year I have been working in Yuendumu NT at PAW Media as an animation trainer. Here is a link to some of the projects made ANIMATING JUKURRPA
Keep an eye on the Animations listed - there are still a couple to come I believe.
Kinky Kinky is a bit of a treat if you've only got time for one.

Here is a picture of some dogs waiting outside the Nguru Walaja (or Walalja) shop.




At the moment I am trying to animate one thing but being distracted by another. That is, trying to redo this (see pictured) old 2002 animation called Clickity Clix. It was originally done as an animated comic for SBS site Cornerfold (now offline). I like it. It involves a bit of Bingo, some monsters, and Ferret Face.

Michel Ocelot & Shiriagari Kotobuki

Lovely, Michel Ocelot's early animation is on the tube now.


Some info:
A 1-minute sample of the 13-minute short film by Michel Ocelot, completed in 1979. The complete film, in a much clearer, more recent transfer and with English subtitles, is available on the French DVD 'Les Trésors cachés de Michel Ocelot,' which is region 2 and PAL and can be imported from online shops such as Fnac or the French Amazon. This sample was found at the production company's page http://www.aaaproduction.fr/aaa_filmC...

Head to the clip on YouTube for more links and information on this little animated film.


I've been in NT for the last four weeks working in Yuendumu. Animation work that will be launched online in late July I believe. I'll keep you posted.

Being there meant that I missed 99% of the Melbourne International Animation Festival, though we did catch Best of the Fest on Sunday night, a bunch of intriguing and inspiring films. A curious collection that really made me wish that I'd caught the rest of the fest! Oh well. I've been having fun drawing lots of dogs, namely two: Ginger and Bruce. Some selected pics to come.

Consequently I've been having an animation fest of my own this afternoon.
Actually I've been having a Shiriagari Kotobuki festival.

Nude Man STICKERS!!

And Ferret Face STICKERS!!

















Hip hip hooray! Stickers!
Well I am most excited.
So far only Ferret Face and Nude Man. That'll do.
I'm buying 6. They are about $1.20 each but you get a 50% discount if you purchase 6 or more.

Here is a link
http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/18985478


You have to go to T-shirts then click on purchase to preview the stickers.

as is my wont

An excerpt from "Ferret Face and the Glass Slipper Saga" comic that was in the NZ comic anthology "My Soiled Sample" edited by Tim Danko.

Trying to tidy up and thought I'd slip up an oldie... as is my wont.