Richard Reeves (animator)

Richard Reeves (born September 21, 1959) is a Canadian animated filmmaker.[1][2] He is known for his whimsical abstract animated films created using a drawn on film technique.

In many of his films, Reeves creates his soundtrack through graphical sound, drawing in the sound strip area of the film.[3]

Biography

Richard R. Reeves was born in Weymouth, England and has been living in Canada since 1960. He attended Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology.

His early artwork explored painting, printmaking, photography, and music which led him to animate directly onto the filmstrip as if it was a long and narrow canvas. His début animation 'Linear Dreams' was produced by drawing both the sound and picture directly onto the film.

Reeves worked at Quickdraw Animation Society as Film Production Coordinator for many years. He also taught super8 and 16mm filmmaking at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School. He has mentored and provided workshops in many countries around the world.

Filmography

  • Yarwood Trail

2009 / 4 min. / 35mm inspired by the artwork of Walter Yarwood, commissioned work for the Toronto Animated Image Society commemorating the Painters 11.

  • Aura

2006 / 2.5min./ 35mm : scope contemplation of aural and visual perceptions, commissioned work for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto.

  • Element of Light

2004 / 4.5 min. / 35mm inspired by the elements of nature.

  • O.I.A.F. Signal Film

2002 / 24sec. / 35mm cameraless animation film introducing the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

  • 1:1

2001 / 2.5 min. / 35mm exploring the one-to-one relationship between sound and picture as visual music.

  • CFMDC trailer

1999 / 30 sec. / 35mm a trailer for the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre made by drawing both sound and picture directly onto motion picture film.

  • Sea Song

1999 / 4 min. / 35mm an animated look into the sparkling ocean at night, sound and picture drawn on film.

  • Linear Dreams

1997 / 7 min. 35mm images from the minds eye, music from the minds ear, sound and picture drawn on film.

  • Zig Zag

1994 / 1 min. / 35mm zig zag pictures dance to zig zag sounds, etched directly on to one piece of film.

  • Garbanzo

1993 / 2 min. / 16mm abstract colors and forms to original jazz music, painted directly on to film.

  • Major ReBeouf’s Lost and Found Film

1992 / 3 min. / 16mm mythological story, created specially for “Return to Exceptional Pass”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff.

  • Story from the Stone

1991 / 1 min. / 16mm inspired by pictographs at Writing on Stone Park, pastel on paper.

Collections

Collections of Film Prints :

  • National Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. (complete collection in 35mm)
  • National Film Board of Canada, Montreal. (Linear Dreams 35mm)
  • IOTA Centre for Visual Music, Los Angeles, CA USA. (Linear Dreams 35mm)
  • Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. (complete collection various formats)
  • KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V. , Germany. (collection in 35mm)
  • Cinematheque Quebecois, Montreal Canada. (Linear Dreams 35mm)
  • Newfoundland Filmmakers Coop, Canada. (original first version Sea Song 16mm)

Awards

  • 2005 – Directors Choice Award : Black Maria Film Festival
  • 2003 – Jury Citation Award : Black Maria Film Festival, USA
  • 2001 – Award of Merit : Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Germany
  • 2000 – Directors Choice Award : Black Maria Film Festival, USA
  • 1998 – Best Canadian Animated Film : Ottawa International Animation Festival
  • 1998 – Best Abstract Film : Zagreb International Animation Film Festival, Croatia
  • 1998 – Jury Award : Brisbane International Animation Festival, Australia
  • 1998 – Juror’s Choice Award : Black Maria Film Festival, USA
  • 1998 – Best Sound Design : Ann Arbor Experimental Film Festival, USA
  • 1998 – Award of the Academy of Fine Art : University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • 1998 – Award of the Artiria Gallery : Zagreb, Croatia
  • 1998 – Award of Merit : San Francisco International film Festival
  • 1998 – 2nd Prize Experimental Film : World Animation Celebration, USA
  • 1997 – Best Canadian Short Film : Atlantic Film Festival
  • 1997 – Best Experimental Film : Sea to Sky Film Festival, Canada
  • 1997 – Best Animated Film : Victoria Independent Film Festival
  • 1997 – Best Animated Film : Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards

References

  1. ↑ Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation. AVA Publishing. 2008-12-09. pp. 157–9. ISBN 9782940373703.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Chris (2005). Unsung Heroes of Animation. JOHN LIBBEY & Company Limited. pp. 113–. ISBN 9780861966653. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash ; Maureen Furniss Author

Sources

  • Animania. 100 anni di esperimenti nel cinema di animazione. DiMarino, Bruno Author, Pesaro Italy.
  • Take One Magazine : Experimental Film / summer 1999; Goslawski, Barbara critical review and interview.
  • Animation as Music : pg.98 / 1999; Kreutz, Rune Animation Historian and Instructor, critical review, Hogskulen i Volda Norway.
  • Frames per Second Magazine : issue 14 pg.29/ 1998 ; Robinson, Chris Artistic Director for the Ottawa International Animation Festival, critical review.
  • The Film Strip Tells All: (Animation World Network) ; Moritz, Dr. William Animation Historian and Instructor, critical review.
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