Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight
Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight | |
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Directed by | Lauren Indovina Lindsey Mayer-Beug |
Written by | Lauren Indovina Lindsey Mayer-Beug |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight is a 2005
Plot
An old woman, short and stout, enters a room containing a small
Inside the dwelling, sits a
A lonely red
Following the red balloon, the girl appears to return home. She is encountered however, by a rotating contraption, depicting a series of intricate masks. Her house is revealed to also be such a contraption. The young girl then appears standing alone in the puppet theater. The old woman, who set up the show, is watching. She directs a
Production
Lauren Indovina and Lindsey Mayer-Beug directed Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight as their thesis film, while attending Rhode Island School of Design.[1] The two classmates, who majored in Film, Animation, and Video[2] intermingled throughout their time at RISD, but did not form a close friendship until attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival together in their senior year. Indovina has described this trip as a "pilgrimage", undertaken annually by RISD animation seniors.[3] In her own words, she and Mayer-Beug bonded over "a mutual belief that getting up early to explore Ottawa is worth sleep deprivation", and while abroad, the two resolved to collaborate on their upcoming thesis film.[3] A year later, they would return to Ottawa, winning top honors in the Undergraduate category with this film.[2]
Production lasted six months. Splitting responsibilities, Indovina handled the
The film is dedicated to Mayer-Beug's mother,
Reception
As its gear-driven sets whip and whirl, ideas and visuals cascade, eclipsing one another. This is the kind of film you can watch ten times and see twenty different things.
— A review in 3D World magazine[4]
Melissa Wolfe of
Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight won in the Undergraduate category at the 2005 Ottawa International Animation Festival[15][16] and went on to screen throughout the United States in the Best of Ottawa 2005 travelling exhibition.[2][17][18] The film also won in the Stop Motion category at the 2006 Animex Student Animation Awards[19] and the Animation category at the 2005 Hollywood DV Festival,[1][4] was a semi-finalist at the 2005 Stash DVD Magazine Global Student Animation Awards,[20] and was named by 3D World magazine as one of the ten best student animated films of the year.[4] Other festivals in which it screened include the 2006 Ann Arbor Film Festival,[1][21] the 2006 Boston Underground Film Festival,[22] the 2005 Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival,[23] the 2006 Florida Film Festival,[24][25] the 2006 and 2007 Hi Mom! Film Festivals,[11][12] the 2006 Melbourne International Animation Festival,[26] the 2005 Pawtucket Film Festival,[27] the 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival,[28] the 2006 Reel Women International Film Festival,[29] and the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival.[30] Additionally, it was selected as one of three short films to be screened in June 2006, as part of Slamdance Film Festival's online Anarchy competition.[3][31][32]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lauren Indovina. "Lauren Indovina - Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight". laurenindovina.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Best of Ottawa 2005" (PDF) (Press release). Ottawa: Ottawa International Animation Festival. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Anarchy - Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight". Anarchy. Slamdance Film Festival. June 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Movers & Shakers - The Fish Heads Fugue: It's Mixed Media, but Not As We Know It, Jim...". 3D World. No. 77. Bath, Somerset: Future plc. May 2006.
- ^ "Review - Fish Heads Fugue". AnimWatch. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Jenna Matecki (February 2, 2016). "021: Lindsey Mayer-Beug" (Podcast). Notes on Doing. Event occurs at 00:07:30-00:09:18. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- University of Teesside. February 2006. p. 20. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c Doug Galloway (September 23, 2001). "Carolyn Beug". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- LA Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- Frederator. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c David Fellerath (June 14, 2006). "International shorts conspiracy". Indy Week. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c Zack Smith (July 11, 2007). "Hi Mom! Film Festival". Indy Week. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Tor.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Lucia, Tony (October 1, 2006). "Best of the fest". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Past Festivals". animationfestival.ca. Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Ryan Ball (September 26, 2005). "Nyocker! Is Tops at Ottawa". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Best of Ottawa 2005". Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Metro Cinema Society: Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival". Metro Cinema Edmonton. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Animex Student Animation Awards 2006 Results" (PDF) (Press release). Middlesbrough: University of Teesside. February 10, 2006. p. 2. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "See All of the 2005 Winners and Finalists in Stash 13". Stash Media. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "44th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival" (PDF) (Press release). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ann Arbor Film Festival. 2006. p. 15. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "8th Annual Boston Underground Film Festival" (PDF) (Press release). Boston: Boston Underground Film Festival. March 2006. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Etiuda & Anima - Programme". Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "15 Annual Florida Film Festival - Animated Shorts". Florida Film Festival. Archived from the original on April 20, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "15th Annual Florida Film Festival - Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight". Florida Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "International Program #2". Melbourne International Animation Festival. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Sixth Annual Pawtucket Film Festival 2005". Mirror Image Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Philadelphia Film Festival 2006: Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight". phillyfests.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Reel Women International Film Festival - Animation Competition". Reel Women International Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Films / Programs - Short Films". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Anarchy June 2006". Anarchy. Slamdance Film Festival. June 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Anarchy - Frequently Asked Questions". Anarchy. Slamdance Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2016.