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Zobeide

Synopsis

A collaboration between animator and musician. The starting point was a conversation between the two about “Zobeide”, a chapter from “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino. Sound and animation were made separately based on their creators individual responses to the literature, resulting in two narratives which merge to tell a third.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
06:20
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Julian Krispel
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Screenwriter
Julian Krispel
Production Designer
Julian Krispel
Sound
Julian Krispel, Markus Krispel
Composer
Markus Krispel
Animation
Julian Krispel

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

animation@rca.ac.uk

www.rca.ac.uk/animation

Tel: +44 020 75904512

Fax: +44 020 75904510

Sales Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

animation@rca.ac.uk

www.rca.ac.uk/animation

Tel: +44 020 75904512

Fax: +44 020 75904510

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