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Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

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466:. However, Tilby used bottom-lighting in her film, instead of top lighting like Caroline Leaf. She used an animation camera apparatus and worked directly under the camera, she applied, moved, and removed the colored paints on the glass until the frame was finished. When the frame was complete she took two frames worth of footage from the overhead camera. Then she would modify the image to make the next frame, and repeat the process. To make details on the characters' faces and in their body language Tilby used a stylus and scratched details into the paint. She also used her fingers, q-tips, and tissues to move the paint around the glass and change the scene. Tilby enjoys using this method because the artist erases the previous work as they go, and it forces her not to dwell on what she has already shot and keep going with the filming. 513:
in traditional 2D hand-drawn animation. They enlisted local Maya artist, William Dyer, to sculpt a virtual topography reminiscent of 1917 Halifax, and Forbis and Tilby created the painted ‘skins’ that covered everything. Aesthetically, they were aiming to combine that rinky-dink model train set quality with a hand-tinted postcard look. Using combinations of CG animation, stock footage and hand painted elements, everything was edited together in Adobe AfterEffects. The process was highly experimental and more complicated than they had first imagined.
493:, Tilby and Forbis were determined to find a technique that did not involve hand painting every frame. Also, they  wanted to take advantage of the computer and its time-saving possibilities. They eventually found that the computer drawing wouldn't work and that only real paint could deliver the desired look. They chose gouache for its flexibility and aimed for a rough, folk art style. They did, however, use the computer extensively for animation, compositing and editing. They were only able to work on 479:
then photocopied onto regular bond paper. Using pencil and oil sticks, they rendered directly onto the photocopies to create animal characters, add animation (i.e. dogs chasing ambulance), and eliminate unwanted details. All images were then shot under a 35mm rostrum camera. This technique was designed to save time, however, the film took about four years to complete.
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Tilby and Forbis experimented with several styles and techniques before discovering the video printer which captures and print video frames (3x4 inches) onto thermal paper. Their technique was to shoot footage with a hi-8 camera enlisting themselves and friends as actors. Selected frames were printed
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This short was co-directed by Tilby and Forbis and was made using 2D hand-drawn animation and 3D CG animation, as well as live action footage. The directors chose to work with 3D to achieve the desired look and feel of an exploding city. This choice was a challenge for the filmmakers, who specialise
500:, due to commercial obligations, and the film is reported to have taken them from six to over seven years, from concept to completion. In addition to writing, directing and animating the film, Forbis and Tilby wrote the lyrics for the film's final song. 1545: 914: 407:(1991), won many international awards including an Academy Award nomination, a Genie Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema) and first prize at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Tilby has taught animation at 1515: 1140: 209: 352:, Best Animation at the New York City Short Film Festival and both Best Character-Based and Experimental Award at the Los Angeles Animation Festival. It is included in 435:
where her major was film, video, and animation. She joined the National Film Board of Canada (Vancouver) in 1990 as animation director on an educational film titled
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Forbis has also worked as an instructor at the Arts Umbrella Children's Art Centre in Vancouver, and has led numerous animation workshops for children.
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This film was not a collaboration between Tilby and Forbis, it was only worked on by Tilby. The animation style used is reminiscent of
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Jones, G. W. (1991). CANADIAN PRESERVE FOR AN ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE FREE ANIMATOR. Post Script, 10(3), 13-29
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They were previously nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for their 1999 NFB film
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they received several nominations and awards, including for the Best Canadian Film at the
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Amanda Forbis was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1963. She studied theatre and fine art at
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and has received a number of awards, including Best Canadian Film at the
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method of painting on frosted glass, used in her 1976 short film,
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Both originally from Alberta, they first met in Vancouver at the
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for their ‘exceptional contribution to the art of animation’.
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When the Day Breaks (1999) awards & festivals on MUBI
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duo. On January 24, 2012, they received their second
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Index

Amanda Forbis
animation
Oscar
National Film Board of Canada
Wild Life
The Flying Sailor
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Emily Carr College of Art and Design
Inglewood, Calgary
ASIFA
Winsor McCay Award
Tables of Content
Strings
When the Day Breaks
Wild Life
The Flying Sailor
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
The Flying Sailor
When the Day Breaks
Cannes Film Festival
Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short
Animafest Zagreb
Strings
The Flying Sailor
Annecy Animation Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival
The New Yorker
2023 Sundance Film Festival

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