my place by David Gale
Posted in CGI, animation, cartoon characters, dolls, puppets on Nov 28th, 2008
In order to model human movement for incorporation into film animation Max Fleischer, in 1915, devised a system called rotoscoping that would allow animators to trace over live-action film. Koko the Clown was the first figure thus generated. The apparatus was refined over the decades and by the late 70s came to be used in [...]
Posted in Peachy Coochy Nites on Nov 17th, 2008
As a result of curating and presenting David Gale’s Peachy Coochy Nites at ArtsAdmin’s Toynbee Studios Bar throughout the last year I have built up a personal arsenal of presentations. Since first writing about the Nites here I’ve been compering the evenings - they comprise a selection of six presenters each delivering a show that is [...]
Posted in Freud, Freud Museum on Nov 4th, 2008
My chair was about six feet from Anna Freud’s couch. My first client, a 15 year old girl, came into the room. I suggested that she might either tell me about a recent dream or simply what was on her mind. I said that she should try to talk to me quite openly, letting go, [...]
Posted in Syd Barrett on Nov 2nd, 2008
I gave a talk at ‘The City Wakes’ the other day. This is the week of events in tribute to Syd Barrett currently underway in Cambridge. Syd was a founding member of the Pink Floyd who lost his mind, probably due to an excessive intake of LSD, then spent the rest of his life in [...]