Reel #7 | Bloc Projects, Sheffield | 25/10/2014 | 4pm

Poster

Programme

1. Filament from James Hubble on Vimeo.

2. Rockface #2 from Jackson Swaby (2014).

3. Reading DeLillo from John Bresland on Vimeo. A passage from 'Underworld'.

4. 'Galaxy' by Jordan Baseman (2010).

5. quiescence from nathan baxter on Vimeo.


6. Acquiesce 2014 from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

7. The Bellows March (short film, 2009) - excerpt from Eric Dyer on Vimeo.

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8. CIRCUMstance from Paul Harrison on Vimeo.

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'Acquiesce' (2014)

'Acquiesce' 2014 from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

The soundtrack for this film is subtle at times, so please wear headphones for a full listening experience.

Synopsis:
In the beginning, a lonely cosmonaut drifts through the outer reaches of space communicating with the stars (Quiescence, a film by Nathan Baxter: vimeo.com/52076991). 'Acquiesce' is a short film made from paper sheets, cut-out over a light box. The story follows a Cosmonaut's return to Earth, and his struggle to survive in the shadows of a white-hot world. Before his efforts to evade danger lead him into the clutches of unknown darkness.

Credits:
A stop-motion picture by Thomas Cuthbertson and Ross Oliver
Concept by Nathan Baxter
Sound by Angry Gang
Thanks to Rob Britt, Felicity Shum and Phil Eastwood for support. This film was made as part of the AA2A programme at University of Lincoln.

Process:
'Acquiesce' is a stop-motion picture shot at 12 frames per second, but sometimes 8 frames. All frames are individual drawings, or blank sheets of paper, laid onto a lightbox and captured on 'I Can Animate' for iPad in landscape format from a top-down view. Exported in HD 720p widescreen and compiled on Adobe Premiere Pro. Sounds made from tape recordings by Ross Oliver and Nathan Baxter (Angry Gang), compiled by Thomas Cuthbertson.

Equipment:
Recycled paper sheets, A4 & various other sizes.
Black carbon paper.
Lightbox.
'I Can Animate' for iPad mini.

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Fox-Trotters (2011) from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

'Fox-Trotters' is a stop-frame animation, composed on the opening night of 'Blinded Python with Jewelled Eyes', December 2011. In the gallery, I invited members of the private view audience to pose with me, dressed as a male dance partner seeking a partner.  The routine we performed was directed by a series of cut-out paper figures lifted from a 'Learn To Dance' manual, presented in the order of each step. Each step was re-captured with a new partner, reconstructing a dance frame-by-frame. This piece was made as a response to 'Paper Dancers' by Aislinn Ritchie, who animated the cut-outs that I re-used as a routine guide.

Studio Animation: 'A short film' (2011) from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

All sounds recorded by Thomas Cuthbertson & Ross Oliver, at the Outhouse Sound studio, Lincoln.

All visuals compiled from photos taken in my university studio space, Greestone Building, Lincoln.

Very special thanks to Beckie, Ross and Bradley for your time and support in making this work.

Circle Waves Sound from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

First draft, with sound. A concept I want to explore for my final year degree show.

Circle Waves I from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

First draft for an upcoming series of new animations for my final year degree show.

OHMYGODHANDS In My Studio (2011) from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

From the pile of drawings left over from the animation below...I made this.

OHMYGODHANDS (2010) from Thomas Cuthbertson on Vimeo.

First attempt at free-hand stop-motion animation. I used Adobe Flash to sequence it, and made all the drawings in my studio.