SXSW films include Blue Umbrella, Gold Sparrow

by James | March 8, 2013 10:00 am

The South by Southwest festival opens today in Austin, Texas. Eleven animated short films are on the schedule, including the United States premiere of Pixar’s The Blue Umbrella[1]. The full list of movies being screened is on the SXSW[2] website.

Another film to look for is The Gold Sparrow[3]. The film was directed by Daniel Stressen and digitally rotoscoped by Michael Garza using a new software tool he developed that “mimics the physical process of painting – maintaining the hand of the artist in every frame of the film. The result is a living, breathing, animated painting”. As for the story, “the film follows the exploits of The Gold Sparrow and her henchman, The Ringleader, as they scour the gray-scale streets, stealing the color from anyone daring enough to bring art back into their bleak world”. Check out a trailer here:

The Gold Sparrow[4] on Vimeo[5].

Endnotes:
  1. The Blue Umbrella: http://animatedviews.com/2013/director-talks-the-blue-umbrella/
  2. SXSW: http://sxsw.com/film/screenings/film-lineup#animatedshorts
  3. The Gold Sparrow: http://www.thegoldsparrowfilm.com
  4. The Gold Sparrow: http://vimeo.com/60303806
  5. Vimeo: http://vimeo.com

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