Great article Alex and great to see Robert Breer's work rightly celebrated. As Lizzy mentioned we screened a programme of his work at the 2021 London International Animation Festival as well as a programme of films inspired by Breer's films (curated by Edwin Rostron). And here's a link to a screentalk conducted with Lizzy Hobbs, Stuart Hilton and Edwin Rostron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMrQvrL40E
Good read. I've written quite a bit about the film myself and what I've found most interesting about it is that it's acoustic rhyhtm almost feels like it fits the animated imagery better than it does the real-life one the film is rotoscoped/drawn over. The leap in "keyposes", if you will, the perpetually present choppy'ness to how the film transition from one frame to another, really accentuates the "tocking" created by the train interacting with the railes it drives on.
Incredible article, thanks for the insights on this great film!
Thanks for reading!
Great article Alex and great to see Robert Breer's work rightly celebrated. As Lizzy mentioned we screened a programme of his work at the 2021 London International Animation Festival as well as a programme of films inspired by Breer's films (curated by Edwin Rostron). And here's a link to a screentalk conducted with Lizzy Hobbs, Stuart Hilton and Edwin Rostron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMrQvrL40E
I hadn't seen this talk—thanks for sharing, Nag!
Good read. I've written quite a bit about the film myself and what I've found most interesting about it is that it's acoustic rhyhtm almost feels like it fits the animated imagery better than it does the real-life one the film is rotoscoped/drawn over. The leap in "keyposes", if you will, the perpetually present choppy'ness to how the film transition from one frame to another, really accentuates the "tocking" created by the train interacting with the railes it drives on.
Just watched Fuji. It reminded me of some of my favourite train journeys through mountain tops 🌄 really beautiful