Saturday 15 May 2010

A Game of String: the Film Is Finished (kind of)

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At around 15.30 yesterday I handed a dvd of A Game of String, the animated film that I've been working on for the past two years, over to my tutors.
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It had been an intense couple of weeks, not just for me but for the whole Edinburgh College of Art; as assessments were closing in people were working 24 hour days in their studios, sometimes catching a nap in the corner surrounded by art materials, take-away food and energy drink cans. Thursday at noon I started the final edit and kept working until the next day, when I had to deal with a final hurdle in the shape of a computer clusterfuck - the animator's curse. In any case, I burnt the dvd and stuck around a little longer just soaking up the atmosphere of hundreds of talented people doing their very best all at once, as graduating students were putting the finishing touches to their degree show exhibits, before they would inevitably be kicked out at five o'clock. This is what I will miss the most about art college.

Then I went home and slept for 14 hours.
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Now, just to clarify, while the film is finished for marking, it's not quite ready to be seen by anyone else, which is why I'm not posting it just yet. However, to satisfy the curious, here are a few stills:
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If you're in Edinburgh, be sure to visit the ECA Degree Show which will be open to the public (and free) 12-20 June. More details here.

6 comments:

  1. Congratulations Magda! I'm glad to hear that it all went ok and I look forward to seeing your film, the stills look lovely.
    Lizzy

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  3. Hey Magda, I saw your film at the Filmhouse last night and thought it looked stunning - really nice drawing style!

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  4. Hi,

    I'm visiting Edinburgh from London, I walked past a window at the College of Art, and saw your animation, together with a link to this blog. I just wanted to say I thought it was brilliant.

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  5. Simon Simonsen13 July 2010 at 19:20

    Hi! Like anonymous, I also randomly saw your film in a window during a walking tour in Edinburgh :) I just saw the title and in the same instant saw a scene starting with strings and zooming out, it made me smile because I love physics. Not to scale I must criticise :p I was hoping to find somewhere to see the rest of the film, perhaps buy your DVD somewhere?

    Best regards
    Simon Simonsen

    Best

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  6. Hi everyone who has commented about the film,

    It's so nice to know that people liked it, so thanks for taking time to write.

    Simon: yes, the particles aren't to scale... it was a compromise I made because I didn't think that an accurate representation would work visually. There would have been a lot of black space, so instead I used my poetic license. But yeah, I love physics too. I hope everything else looks right?

    There will be a DVD to buy, with a nice cover and reasonably priced. If anyone is interested in buying one, contact me at magda@magdaboreysza.com

    M.

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