Jim Blashfield
Jim Blashfield (born September 4, 1944,
Blashfield is the recipient of a
Other films include Bunnyheads, SuctionMaster, Vanity, and The Tasseled Loafers, an irreverent interpretation of Hector Berlioz' Dream of a Witch's Sabbath with music by the Czech Philharmonic, and the recent film Basement Suite.
Recent multi-image installations include the 11-screen welded aluminum sculpture "Mechanism", Tilicum Crossing's "Flooded Data Machine", the 7-screen "Circulator" and the 5-screen "Conveyor".[1]
Jim Blashfield is featured as one of six interviewees in Martin Cooper's feature documentary History, Mystery & Odyssey: The Lives and Work of Six Portland Animators (2023). The other interviewees are Joan C. Gratz, Joanna Priestley, Chel White, Rose Bond and Zak Margolis.[2] The film premiered at the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[3]
Filmography
Selected short films
- The Mid-Torso of Inez, (1978) Produced in collaboration with Vern Luce
- Suspicious Circumstances, (1985) Music by Steve Koski, Ken Butler and Stan Wood
- My Dinner with the Devil Snake (1990)
- The Tasseled Loafers, (2001) Music by Hector Berlioz and the Czech Philharmonic
- St. Helens Road, (2002) Music by the Land Camera Micro Orchestra (2002)
- The Lone Ranger, (2002) Music by Bill Frisell
- Bunnyheads, (2007) Based on the sculpture of Christine Bourdette, co-produced with Lourri Hammack
- SuctionMaster: Triumph of Science (2008)
- Vanity (2010)
Moving Image Installations
- Evolution of a City, (1997) Produced in collaboration with Carol Sherman
- Running Dog w/ Cactus, (2002)
- The Resurrectory, (2004) In collaboration with the Liminal Performance Group
- Conveyor, (2010)
- Circulator, (2011)
- Flooded Data Machine, (2015)
- Mechanism (2017)
Theater / Performance
- Bird of Paradise, (1989) Written and directed in collaboration with Victoria Parker
Music videos
- "And She Was", Talking Heads (1985) / MTV Nominations (1986): Best Group Video, Best Concept Video
- "Good Friends", Joni Mitchell (1985)
- "I Can't Wait", Nu Shooz (1985)
- "Boy in the Bubble", Paul Simon (1986) / MTV Nominations (1987): Best Video, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Most Experimental, Viewers' Choice
- "Don't Give Up" (version 2), Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush (1986)
- "Leave Me Alone", Michael Jackson (1989) / Grammy Award (1990): Best Short Form Music Video / Cannes Golden Lion Award (1989): Best Special Effects / MTV Award (1989): Best Special Effects / MTV Nominations (1989): Best Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Viewers' Choice
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love", Tears for Fears (1989) / MTV Awards (1990): Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects / MTV Nominations (1990): Best Group Video, Best Post-Modern Video
- "Walk Through the World", Marc Cohn (1993)
- "Pancreas", "Weird Al" Yankovic (2006)
Sesame Street
Blashfield Studio produced several segments directed by others for Sesame Street during the 1980s and the 1990s.
- The Word is No
- Monster in the Mirror
- Exploring in Your Closet
- Forty Blocks from My Home
- Isadora's Sneakers - a short about the seasons
- I Like to Pretend - I Can Fly / I'm an Astronaut
References
- ^ "Liminal Performance Group: About". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Six of Portland’s most gifted animators are the focus of a new documentary
- ^ Six Portland-Based Animators Step In Front Of The Camera