Month: May 2020

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) There are so many B&W films that I love but this Iranian feminist vampire Western is pitch perfect for me. The debut of British-born Ana Lily Amirpour, it has a killer soundtrack, haunting visuals and an understated narrative of love and redemption in an Iranian ghost town. […]… Continue reading Day 7: My favourite black and white film — fillums

Today we’re going to do the most memorable scene. I’m just doing the first scene that popped into my head, because if it’s the first one, it must be the most memorable. I especially know that it’s memorable because I haven’t seen this movie in years. Snow White Scary Forest I saw this movie YEARS […]… Continue reading 30 Days of Disney Day 12 — Photography is Art

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BXTLsQBJSVc%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent “Fire (Pozar)” (2020) is the latest film written, drawn and directed by the famous director David Lynch, with music by Marek Zebrowski. The film is a short animation film which provides 10 minutes of exploration in Lynch’s unique cinematic mind. With the general idea of the plot being vague, a fire created by a… Continue reading David Lynch’s new (short) film now available on Youtube — North East Filmaholics

The Oscar-nominated animators at Laika Studios are the latest participants in the viral fight challenge social media trend. The animation house posted the short video to the company’s Twitter and TikTok accounts on Saturday, following the breakout success of the previous choreographed fight video from Hollywood stars and stunt performers. The setup of the looping […]… Continue reading Stop-Motion Characters From Laika Studios Battle in Fight Challenge Viral Video — Variety

Out, a short film from Pixar Animation Studios streaming on Disney+, features Pixar’s first gay main character. The 9-minute film debuted Friday as one of seven films in the studio’s SparkShorts program. SparkShorts aims to “discover new storytellers, explore new storytelling techniques, and experiment with new production workflows,” in the words of Pixar president Jim […]… Continue reading Pixar Short ‘Out’ On Disney+ Features Animation Studio’s First Gay Main Character — Deadline

Joining instagram has been a wake up call for me. I realized how pretty and perfect everyone on the planet earth is. But my people tell me it’s makeup, lights and filters. But then I saw pictures some people post. Actually I was posting my book review and then I saw other reviews and I […]… Continue reading Playing with animations —

That’s pretty much what sketching was like today. I was gently focused on what I was doing, and at some point I thought. “Yeah, I think I’m done.” (Wow, I wish you could hear how I enunciated that ‘yeah’—it was more like ‘yehhhhh-aaaaaah”—it had about four syllables.) When I finished, I took a picture of […]… Continue reading Have you ever taken a nap with your eyes open? — Aloft with Inspiration

https://youtube.com/watch?v=o_sZF52O3n8%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent Today, I am really excited to share with you a new project that has been brewing under the surface for years and has finally come to life! I have founded the company Coin-Operated Press alongside my business partner, Katie Mayes. Coin-Operated Press is an artist-led organisation, based in Scotland. We will host workshops, run… Continue reading Illustration: Coin-Operated Press Logo — Chloe Henderson

This month we decided to highlight one of our children’s books from the Learning Center, “Artists and their Pets”, a fun biography of 20 artists and the pets who inspired them and kept them company. Also included: photos of the pets of FWMoA! via What We’re Reading: “Artists and their Pets: True Stories of Famous Artists… Continue reading What We’re Reading: “Artists and their Pets: True Stories of Famous Artists and their Animal Friends” — From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Make a list of everything you love. All the things that fill you up, fuel you, excite you, energize you. This is your Happiness List. It may include things like playing with the dog or the kids, having sex with your partner, jumping into a lake, laughing on the phone with a friend, watercoloring or […]… Continue reading The Secret Sauce to Creating Happiness — The Day Between