Ian Emes

Ian Ronald Emes ( born August 17, 1949 in Birmingham), sometimes incorrectly called as Ian Eames, is a British animator and director from Handsworth, Birmingham, was primarily known for his work with the band Pink Floyd, as his cartoons used rear projection at their shows and offerings as bonus material of their DVDs.

Life

Emes grew up the son of a policeman Ronald Emes, who was also coach of the Olympic canoe team. Ian Emes visited the Marsh Hill Boys Technical School in Erdington, Birmingham and studied in Bristol. His first French windows, he began as a student at Birmingham College of Art and finished it when he was unemployed. He laid the cartoon with One of These Days by Pink Floyd. After it was shown at the Art Gallery Ikon Gallery, it took the television program The Old Grey Whistle Test on the program and Pink Floyd discovered the video. The band invited Emes one at a private screening, and then suggested that he make a film for the stage background of their show to The Dark Side of the Moon. His animation to Time was finally released on the Pulse DVD ( 1995). He also made ​​a film for Roger Waters The Wall: Live In Berlin (1990).

His work for Pink Floyd caught the attention of Linda McCartney, the Emes begged a clip to Wings' Oriental Night Fish to turn. Emes also worked for Mike Oldfield and Duran Duran ..

For his short film Goodie Two Shoes 1983 he received a BAFTA Award and an Oscar nomination. Another BAFTA Award he received for the children's television series Bookaboo.