‘Direct-to-film’ is, by any definition, a painstaking way to create animation. Scratching or hand painting tiny images directly onto film stock one frame at a time takes a steady hand and a mystical grasp of ‘visual rhythm’.

Len Lye and Norman McLaren were the earliest, and most important, exponents of the form but contemporary animators such as Richard Reeves and Steven Woloshen (both long-time MIAF favourites) continue to create stunning examples of the technique.

This program combines a selection of outstanding, recently released ‘direct’ films in competition, adds in a small sample of stunning classics that illustrate the incredible capabilities of the technique, and rounds it out with a mini-retrospective of Steven Woloshen’s work – MIAF’s special guest – who will introduce the screening, explain some of the finer points of creating ‘direct’ animation and answer questions.

> visualmusic.ning.com/profile/StevenWoloshen

REGISTER FOR STEVEN'S 2 DAY MASTERCLASS
Thu 24 & Fri 25 June 2010