Annabel Jankel
Annabel Jankel | |
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Education | Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1978–present |
Annabel Jankel (born 1 June 1955), also known as AJ Jankel, is a British film and TV director who first came to prominence as a
Early career
She started her career in the late 1970s at the UK-based film production company Cucumber Studios which she founded with her partner - fellow director Rocky Morton. Jankel and Morton specialized in creating music videos, TV commercials and TV title sequences using a combination of live action, animation and the then emerging art of computer graphics. In this period the duo directed several music videos for performers including Rush ("The Enemy Within"), Elvis Costello ("Accidents Will Happen"), Talking Heads ("Blind"), Tom Tom Club ("Genius of Love", "Pleasure of Love", "Don't Say No"), Donald Fagen ("New Frontier"[5]) and Miles Davis ("Decoy").[6]
In 1985, Jankel and Morton won an
In 2003, their 1978 music video for
In 1984, Jankel and Morton co-authored a book titled Creative Computer Graphics that detailed the history of the craft and essayed its future.[8]
Breakthrough
Jankel co-created
Subsequent to the success of Max Headroom, Jankel and Morton moved to Los Angeles. They were considered to co-direct the 1988 horror film
Following D.O.A., Jankel and Morton directed the film
Solo career
Jankel became a director of TV commercials for clients such as
In 2006, Jankel directed the 24-episode TV series Live from Abbey Road seen on
In 2009 Jankel produced and directed an adaptation of the Carnegie and Whitbread award-winning novel Skellig by David Almond,[verification needed] a well received [verification needed] $5.3M Sky1 HD Easter Special feature-length production for TV broadcast and subsequent international theatrical distribution, starring Tim Roth, John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Milner and Skye Bennett.
In 2011 Jankel directed the 52-minute 3D show "Live on Air" shown on Sky3D Atlantic and Sky Arts, featuring the band Elbow, in rehearsal and performing at the 02 centre.
In 2018 Jankel directed the lesbian film Tell It to the Bees.[19][20]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Annabel Jankel Moves to Saville". Studio Daily. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Grierson, Tim (26 May 2020). "THIS WEEK IN GENRE HISTORY: SUPER MARIO BROS. THE MOVIE GETS AN INSTANT 'GAME OVER'". SyFy Wire. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Annabel Jankel Director Profile". Directors Guild of America Profiles. Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Stuart, Keith (22 March 2018). "'The stench of it stays with everybody': inside the Super Mario Bros movie". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Song Review by Stewart Mason. "New Frontier - Donald Fagen | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "IFTV Fest awards videos, programs." Back Stage 9 November 1984: 1+. General OneFile. Web. 18 Nov. 2011.
- ^ "MOMA". MOMA. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ISBN 0521262518.
- ^ Weiner, David (5 November 2018). "How 'Child's Play' Survived Bad Test Screenings to Become a Horror Classic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "D O A". Washingtonpost.com. 18 March 1988. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Collette, Olivia (18 March 1988). "D.O.A. Movie Review & Film Summary (1988) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Super Mario Bros". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Siskel & Ebert Review "Super Mario Bros."". 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Siskel & Ebert At the Movies 1993-Worst of 93 pt 1". 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (29 May 1993). "Movie Review: No Offense Nintendo: Super Mario Bros. Jump to Big Screen in Feeble Extravaganza". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Hinson, Hal (29 May 1993). "Super Mario Bros". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Sundance Channel : Live from Abbey Road". Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ "Sundance Channel : Live from Abbey Road". Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ Katsuda, Keno (8 September 2018). "TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Annabel Jankel – "Tell It to the Bees"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Tapia, Nancy (3 May 2019). "Tell It to the Bees Interview: Director Annabel Jankel on Adapting The Novel for the Big Screen". LRM. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links
- Annabel Jankel at IMDb
- Annabel Jankel at Directors Guild of America (DGA)
- Book: Annabel Jankel; Rocky Morton, Creative Computer Graphics (UK: Cambridge University Press, 1984) ISBN 0-521-26251-8
- Book: Super Mario Brothers (US: Disney Pr, 1993) ISBN 1-56282-471-6