* Monday, October 26. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
The Ideas in Animation series continues at Minna Street Gallery with two performances at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble, with guest musician Jana Herzen will perform live music to animated films by Meredith Root, Martha Colburn and Michael Rudnik. Admission is $10.00 general, $7.00 for students. For information and reservations call (415) 681-3189.
* Monday, September 28. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Bbel Neubauer divulges her creative process and discusses the production of Roots, her drawn-on-film short abstract work. Includes a Quicktime movie.
How is Barry Purves getting on with his Channel 4 production? Find out in this month's installment.
Independent German filmmaker Kirsten Winter describes her unique pre-production process of working with composer Elena Kats-Chernin, while developing her visuals.
Amin Bhatia recounts a day in his life as an "electronic composer" for animated TV shows, explaining his tools and techniques.
Daniel Goldmark shows how Carl Stalling, who may have been the most skilled and clever composer of cartoon music Hollywood ever had, used music to create gags and help tell a story at the same time.
From 1929 to 1939, Disney's Silly Symphonies united animation with a rich array of music, including such songs as "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf." J.B. Kaufman reports.
Andrea Martignoni delves into Pierre Hert's radical method for marrying animation with music.
William Moritz gives a quick and dazzling historical overview attempts to create visual music using "color organs."
A Word on Music and Animation
Jackie Leger explores the visions of painter, designer and animation filmmaker, Suzan Pitt.
Polish animator Aleksandra Korejwo muses about life, animation, music, Disney and her salt of many colors.
