| Norwich Puppet Theatre presents Barry Purves - illustrated talk
Barry will use a variety of clips from his films and from some of his favourites to illustrate his discussion on puppetry and animation. Barry is an Oscar and BAFTA nominated director usually, but not exclusively, working with animation. He has animated on and directed many series for television such as The Wind in the Willows, Rupert Bear, and most recently, Bob the Builder. He has worked in significant roles on such feature films as Mars Attacks and King Kong, and directed over 60 commercials and titles sequences, including a current campaign for Marketing Manchester. His own, very theatrical, and often controversial, films have won more than sixty awards around the world, and many festivals have held retrospectives. These films are Next, (the complete works of Shakespeare in five minutes); Screen Play (the Willow Pattern story told through Kabuki), a version of Verdi's Rigoletto, Achilles (a very adult retelling of the Iliad), Gilbert and Sullivan, (using their words and music to retell of their stormy relationship) and Hamilton Mattress (a film about an aardvark's attempt to survive in the corrupt world of showbiz!). These films have been released on a compilation DVD called Barry Purves - his intimate lives. The films are known for their innovation, passions, elegance, lush visuals and fresh interpretations of familiar subjects. Barry's first book, ‘Stop Motion - passion process performance' was released last year, by Focal Press, and is doing very well. Using animation as a catalyst, it looks at the creative process of many media. A second book, Animation Basics - Stop motion will be released in early 2010 by AVA Publishing, and will be aimed at students and first time animators. This evening is part of the two day masterclass but is open to all with an interest in animation and puppetry. For ages : 14+ Dates & Times: |
A unique opportunity for Norwich audiences to hear from one of Britains most celebrated animators.Box Office Phone Number: 01603 629921 email: info@puppettheatre.co.uk NB: We are sorry that children under three years cannot be admitted to the auditoria unless performance information indicates otherwise.
