Don Hertzfeldt

Don Hertzfeldt ( born August 1, 1976 in Santa Barbara, California ) is an American cartoonist and producer, director and author of independently produced short animated films. Among the various stylistic features of Hertz Feldt's works include the minimalist animation style and be more absurd, partly marked by excessive violence humor. Many films are dedicated to existential problems of life, often represented in surrealist short episodes within the plot. Hertzfeldt created his films in traditional animation technique without a computer, but now also used analog special effects such as double exposure. The arduous filming of each frame with a 16mm Bolex camera takes the artist himself Supposedly he has the movie camera was recorded with the A Charlie Brown Christmas. In an interview he once said that he was drawn and written stories and fascinated since his early childhood from the cinema - for it was the only animated film a cheaper and more interesting alternative to low-budget film. How Hertzfeldt noted, he's just about to tell a story well.

Life

Hertzfeldt is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has made ​​his first short films, which have been performed by return at various film festivals and enjoyed great popularity. According to information provided Don Hertzfeldt has never pursued a regular job in his entire life, except the manufacture and marketing of his own short films, of which he can live since the beginning of his career. This he owes a loyal fan base and his independent, cult - generating style. As for his status in the world of independent animation film director Bill Plympton only comparable might be, which is characterized as Don Hertzfeldt by idiosyncratic and distinctive works. 2003 created Hertzfeldt together with the Beavis -and- Butt-Head creator Mike Judge The Animation Show, in which she several independently produced animation films by young talent presented during a tour of the United States in various cities in the cinema.

Awards

  • Cannes Film Festival 1999: Nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or for Billy 's Balloon
  • Slamdance Film Festival 1999: Grand Jury Award for Billy 's Balloon
  • Oscars 2001: Nominations for Best Animated Short Film for Rejected.
  • Sundance Film Festival 2007: Jury Prize, Best Short Film for Everything Will Be OK
  • San Francisco International Film Festival 2010: " Persistence of Vision " Lifetime Achievement Award

Filmography

  • Ah, L' Amour (1995 )
  • Genre. (1996)
  • Lily and Jim. (1997)
  • Billy 's Balloon (1998)
  • Rejected. (1999)
  • The Animation Show | Welcome to the Show / Intermission in the Third Dimension / The End of the Show
  • The Meaning of Life. (2005)
  • Everything Will Be OK. (2006)
  • I am so proud of you. (2008)
  • Wisdom Teeth. (2010)
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