Out on a Limb: The Films of Caroline Leaf

Subtitle

Films of Caroline leaf, The

Synopsis

A compilation of films by American animator Caroline Leaf.
1: (1974, 8 min). Based on an Inuit story, illustrates the folly of marrying a creature who is not of one’s own kind. Leaf worked with Inuit crew members and used sand to create the images.
2: (1990, 10 min). Based on a story by Pierre Hébert about the twisted symbiotic relationship between a disfugured writer and her sister. The images are produced by scratching the emulsion off the film stock. (In French with English subtitles)
3: (1976, 10 min). Based on a short story by Canadian writer Mordecai Richler, telling how a young Jewish boy and his family react to the death of his grandmother. The medium is water-based tempera colours mixed with oil on milk glass, and the images were manipulated by finger-painting.
4: (1979, 13 min). A quasi-documentary in which Caroline leaf and another animator compare their loneliness, their techniques and their attitudes toward life. Shows an array of animation techniques.
5: (1978, 1 min). Created for MTV’s series of ART BREAKS, this film was animated by etching directly into the film’s emulsion and adding colour in video post-production.
6: (1977, 9 min). Based on Franz Kafka’s novella about a young man who wakes up one day to find himself turned into a giant cockroach, this animation uses sand on glass to create strong black-and-white images.
7: (1994, 35 min). Caroline Leaf talks about her work and demonstrates such techniques as sand animation, paint and cut-out animation, and scratch animation.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 87 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Notes

THE STREET and THE METAMORPHOSIS OF MR SAMSA are also available on a separate compilation entitled ANIMATION CLASSICS.

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

animation films; Leaf, Caroline

Credits

Director

Caroline Leaf

Sections

Title

Owl who married a goose, The

Synopsis

1: (1974, 8 min). Based on an Inuit story, illustrates the folly of marrying a creature who is not of one's own kind. Leaf worked with Inuit crew members and used sand to create the images.

Title

Entre deux soeurs / Between two sisters

Synopsis

2: (1990, 10 min). Based on a story by Pierre Hébert about the twisted symbiotic relationship between a disfugured writer and her sister. The images are produced by scratching the emulsion off the film stock. (In French with English subtitles)

Title

Street, The

Synopsis

3: (1976, 10 min). Based on a short story by Canadian writer Mordecai Richler, telling how a young Jewish boy and his family react to the death of his grandmother. The medium is water-based tempera colours mixed with oil on milk glass, and the images were

Title

Interview, The 1

Synopsis

4: (1979, 13 min). A quasi-documentary in which Caroline leaf and another animator compare their loneliness, their techniques and their attitudes toward life. Shows an array of animation techniques.

Title

I met a man

Synopsis

5: (1978, 1 min). Created for MTV's series of ART BREAKS, this film was animated by etching directly into the film's emulsion and adding colour in video post-production.

Title

Metamorphosis of Mr Samsa, The

Synopsis

6: (1977, 9 min). Based on Franz Kafka's novella about a young man who wakes up one day to find himself turned into a giant cockroach, this animation uses sand on glass to create strong black-and-white images.

Title

Hand crafted cinema

Synopsis

7: (1994, 35 min). Caroline Leaf talks about her work and demonstrates such techniques as sand animation, paint and cut-out animation, and scratch animation.

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Email

customerservice@nfb.ca

Web

http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window

Phone

(514) 283 9000

Fax

(514) 283-7564

Address

Sales and Customer Service (D-10)
PO Box 6100
Station Centre-Ville
Montreal
QC H3C 3HS
Canada

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

 

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