Phantom Canyon 
| Directed by: | Stacey Steers |
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| Written by: | Stacey Steers |
| Country: | U S A |
| Created: | 2006 |
| Runtime: | 10 min. |
| Also Listed In: |
AFI FEST - Converted 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival Rome International Film Festival |
| Member: | staceysteers |
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Average rating: 4.5 by 2 users
Film Description:
Synopsis
A young woman encounters enormous insects and an alluring man with bat wings in this surreal recollection, of a pivotal journey. Made by photographing over 4000 handmade collages with imagery taken from copyright free 18th and 19th century engravings and the figures of Eadweard Muybridge’s human motion studies, this animated film explores memories, dreams and the nature of reflection. Shot in 35mm black and white film, the project took over 4 years to complete. Unlike most collage animation, this film was not made by moving paper under the camera. Each collage (typically 8 per second) is an individual piece of artwork. This allowed for far greater detail and fluidity of movement than is usually associated with this technique. Production Notes for Phantom Canyon: Phantom Canyon is composed of over 4000 6X8” collages. These were constructed from Xeroxed elements of 18th and 19th century engravings (primarily Dover clip art) combined with the figures from Eadweard Muybridge’s Human and Animal Locomotion, first published in 1887. The Muybridge figures were themselves collaged to create the movements necessary for the narrative flow of the film. The bodies of some with the heads of others, the arms of one on the torso of another etc. The collages were then shot on an old Oxberry animation stand onto 35mm film stock. There were texture layers added using transparencies.
Forms: Animation, Experimental
Animation Techniques: Cut-outs, Experimental, Mixed Media, Photocopies
Genres: Fantasy, Surreal, Docu-Drama, Art
Screenings & Events
New Directors New Films
Film Festival
Awards: non-competitive
New York City, U S A
March 2006
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Honorable Mention
Ann Arbor, U S A
March 2006
San Francisco International Film Festival
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
April 2006
Maui International Film Festival
Film Festival
Maui, U S A
June 2006
MadCat Women's International Film Festival
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
August 2006
AFI Film Festival
Film Festival
Los Angeles, U S A
November 2006
Denver International Film Festival
Film Festival
Denver, U S A
November 2006
Cucalorus International Film Festival
Film Festival
Wilmington, NC, U S A
November 2006
Black Maria Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: First Prize
traveling, U S A
January 2007
Sundance 2007
Film Festival
Park City, U S A
January 2007
Humboldt International Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Best Animated Film
Humboldt, CA, U S A
March 2007
Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts
Film Festival
Aarhus, Denmark
March 2007
Atlanta International Film Festival
Film Festival
Atlanta, U S A
April 2007
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Film Festival
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
April 2007
Images Film Festival
Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
April 2007
Anifest International Animation Festival
Film Festival
Trebon, Czech Republic
May 2007
Jerusalem International Film Festival
Film Festival
Jerusalem, Israel
July 2007
Cast & Crew
Stacey Steers (Producer, Director, Executive Producer)
WritingStacey Steers (Writer)
CameraVictor Jendras (Cinematographer/DP)
Art DepartmentStacey Steers (Production Designer)
Post ProductionBruce Odland (Sound Editor), Reynold Reynolds (Picture Editor)
MusicBruce Odland (Original Music/Composer)
AnimationStacey Steers (Animator)
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1 Comments about Phantom Canyon
Feb 16, 2008 10:22AM
Saw this film last night on PBS and loved it. I am a collage artist and I certainly appreciate the time, creativity and devotion that went into producing this film. Thank you Ms. Steers!
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