With animation, almost anything is possible. And in this day in age, there are so many styles and forms of inventive moving design. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring many modes of animated dance films.

From gravity defying claymation to the expressively complex technology of 3D generated imagery-- it’s amazing to see how animators are bringing their own spin to choreography for the characters they create for the screen.

As we dive into this wondrous world of animation, Jen sits down with dance filmmaker, Wilkie Branson, talking about his recently completed film, Tom, as well as learning about how he gravitated towards incorporating a handmade aesthetic to his films.

Follow Wilkie Branson @wilkiebranson

www.wilkiebranson.com

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Tom links:

Main trailer

What is Tom

Making of Tom | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Making of Little Dreams

Check out Wilkie Branson’s interview on The MDC Talks Podcast

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FEATURED

Pas de Deux (1968)

Dir by Norman MacLaren

STOP MOTION

Choreography for the Scanner

Dir by Marian Eqbal

People in Cities - Rosie Trump

Video essay for Women in Cities

349

Dir by Kristin Lauth Shaeffer

Bookanima

Dir by Shon Kim

You Should be Dancing

Dir by Elinor Wyser

WATER COLOR

Reflections 

Dir by Morgan Gruer

Gaku (preview only for now)

Dir by Xueyan Wang

CLAYMATION

Groggy Grugg

Dir by Conor Long 

2D ANIMATION

Étude

Dir by Pamela Matheus

ROTOSCOPE

Stages

Dir by Angela Rosales Challis

3D ANIMATION

2016 AICP Sponsor Reel

COMBINED

Invitation to the Dance

Dir by Gene Kelly

KING - Grades

Dir by Taichi Kimura

End of The Block

By Motion Dance Collective

Bruno Mars - That’s what i Like

Dir by Bruno Mars and Jonathon Lia

OTHER MENTIONS

SNL Disney Housewives skit

Eadweard Muybridge film

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