Anthony Lawrence will give a talk at Tisch Asia and a presentation/workshop about stop motion techniques on September 11, 2009 at 3:30 pm. A 90 minute presentation/workshop about stop motion techniques will take place before the talk starting at 2:00 pm.
Please RSVP for the workshop and/or for the talk by emailing Theeba Rani.
Anthony Lawrence, award-winning animation director, is one of Australia’s foremost stop motion practitioners. Born in Melbourne in 1960, he developed a passion for filmmaking during his teens. In the early 80’s he completed a Bachelor of Education majoring in Media at Melbourne College of Advanced Education, and then began specializing in stop motion animation. In the mid 80’s he created a self funded, half hour puppet animation called HAPPY HATCHDAY TO PLASMO which was purchased for broadcast nationally by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He followed this up with a 13 x 5 minute puppet animation series called PLASMO, which has been shown in 24 countries, and which utilized a wide range of in-camera special effects techniques as well as incorporating computer generated imagery. As the creator, writer, director, co-producer, and one of the animators, Anthony developed a strong sense of the overall animation process. His 2002 film LOOKING FOR HORSES won several awards and received a special distinction at Annecy for “direction and quality of emotion”. In 2008 he worked as one of six animators on Adam Elliot’s feature, MARY AND MAX, co-winner of Annecy 2009 ”Cristal du long métrage”. Although advertising is often the bread and butter for animators, and Anthony has directed a handful of them, his primary goal for animation has always been the creation of original and engaging characters designed for high quality television series production. To this end he continues to develop series concepts as vehicles for new characters he has created including the furthering of his PLASMO concept.