Art by the KNAW in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for
Animation Film and the Department of Media Studies of the University of
Amsterdam a symposium on animated films.
During this afternoon, you can get acquainted with a number of remarkable
forms of animation and the phenomenon is viewed from both the
art as science illuminates. On the attached flyer and on
You can find more information about the symposium at www.knaw.nl/animatie. On the
On the website you will also find the complete program, information about the
speakers and their lectures, and an electronic registration form.
Animation in science and art
November 25, 2009
1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: KNAW, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam
Afternoon on various forms of animation
Animation, a staple of cinema screenings in the first decades of film history, is an underappreciated medium today. This is because the medium, which includes techniques such as stop-motion, pinboard, and rotoscoping in addition to 'cartoons', and materials like paper silhouettes, clay, and sand, is primarily seen as aimed at children. This is only partially justified.
Alongside the mainstream animation of studios like Disney, Pixar, and the Japanese Ghibli, there exists a rich tradition of breathtaking, often short, art animation that can only be truly appreciated by the mature. With its formal experimentation, humor, beauty, and complexity, it is the poetry within the medium of film. And since animation presents all things human in an exaggerated or stylized form and does not have to adhere to the physical laws of reality, the medium also offers possibilities for application in commercials, educational films, and scientific experiments.
During this afternoon, a wider audience can be introduced to a number of remarkable forms of animation. Moreover, one of the absolute masters of the craft, the Dutch-Canadian Paul Driessen, will personally explain his work.
Program
12:45-13:15 Reception and coffee
1:15-1:30 PM Welcome by Charles Forceville
13:30-14:15 Mette Peters 'All Animation: An Introduction.
14.15-15.00 Valentijn Visch: Animation as a controlled deviation from reality.
15:00-15:30 Tea break.
15:30-16:15 Charles Forceville 'Animated road films: the journey, the quest, and the story.'
16.15-17.00 Paul Driessen 'Cartoons and the Passing of Time'
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Drinks
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