A first love is corrupted as a man recalls his affair with a beautiful circus contortionist in this stop-motion animation of wooden manikins. At its heart, "Magda" is an off-center parable about lost innocence and the corruptability of human nature. Visually, the film explores the use of extreme telephoto lenses, creating enigmatic scenes that reveal themselves over time, and ghostly figures drifting in-and-out of focus. "Magda" is filmmaker Chel White's third adaptation of a story by radio artist and writer Joe Frank. (The previous films are "Dirt" and "Soulmate".)
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time: 5.5 minutes
year completed: 2004.
35mm color film / screen ratio
1:1.85 / 24 fps / Dolby Digital SRD 5.1 (or stereo optical sound)
> principal credits:
directed + produced by Chel White
written + narrated by Joe Frank
director of photography - Mark Eifert
animated by Jeff Riley
art director - Bartek Prusiewicz
edited by Steven Miller & Chel White
sound design - Lance Limbocker
music - Courtney Von Drehle
lead set designer
end diner scene animation
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project was made possible by a generous donation of services from BENT IMAGE LAB and DOWNSTREAM DIGITAL. |
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