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Voltaire Animated Shorts (Chimerascope series)
These are the first four in the ongoing Chimerascope series of shorts based on the work I did for MTV in the '80s. They are each about a minute long, animated in stop-motion animation and narrated by a singer. Moreover they each have a title that sounds like it could be a disease of some sort. These films have a dreamlike quality. The are intentionally short to give the viewer just enough time to take them in, but not enough time to truly examine every detail. The goal is to recreate the feeling a dreamer has upon awakening, when the dream is fresh in their minds but quickly fading. There is the sense that one has seen something fantastic, but one struggles to remember the details. The process employed in making the films is also tied to the surreal, allowing the animation itself to take shape in a stream of consciousness. Often, key plot points are conceived of on the spot, in the delirium of sleeplessness, in the wee hours of the morning after animating for hours. And lastly, the narration, unlike in most films, are written after the film is finished. It is based on what the visuals subconsciously suggest.
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Voltaire Stop-motion Reel
A collection of animated shorts, television commercials and station IDs I've animated and directed.
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Voltaire On Camera Reel
A collection of spots where Voltaire is in front of the camera instead of behind it.
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