CIRCA Presents: Corrie Parks, Fluid Frames

CIRCA Presents Visual Arts professor Corrie Parks as she launches her new Focal Press book Fluid Frames at UMBC. Accompanying the book launch is a screening of experimental animation, which is a centerpiece to the publication.

Once the realm of a few stalwart artists, animating with sand, clay, and wet paint is now accessible for all filmmakers with an experimental frame of mind. Created directly under the camera with frame-by-frame stopmotion, this "fluid frame animation" provides a completely unique visual world for animators. While pioneering animators such as Caroline Leaf, Alexander Petrov, and Ishu Patel paved the way, the availability of frame capture programs, compositing software and digital workflow is opening up new avenues of exploration for artists of all experience levels. This book will walk you through setting up your studio, choosing and working with your materials, and combining the physical under-the-camera production with digital compositing and effects to enhance your animation.

- Fluid Frames, by Corrie Parks

Following the screening chat with the author and enjoy light reception fare.