After Beardsley (Part 1 -- Title sequence)

The artist Aubrey Beardsley died in 1898 at the age of 25 from consumption (TB).
The film After Beardsley attempts to depict today's world through Beardsley's eyes and in his drawing style. Part 1 sets the scene by showing some of Beardsley's better known drawings, some of which take on a different guise later in the film, along with photographs of him, courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Written and drawn by Chris James, after Aubrey Beardsley. Music by Ronnie Fowler.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• aubrey
• beardsley
• artist
• tb
• consumption
• drawings
• animation
• death

[rancidjinx]

any idea who did the music ...

it's really haunting

love the video

[chrisjames60]

The music was composed, performed and recorded by Ronnie Fowler, who also created the sound effects.

[Films2006]

A question I'd like to ask...How long did it take you to make this animation? Oh and a question i've been asking my self for a while, was Beardsley any inspiration to Salvador Dali?  This animation is pure genius...I think if Beardsley could see it he would love it.

I must remember to cut down my responses...

[chrisjames60]

All comments are welcome, don't stop! As for Dali being influenced by Beardsley, I think Dali would have been too arrogant to admit being influenced by ANY artist. We'll never know.

[Films2006]

Spelt Aubrey wrong as well...My mum (Penny Beardsley) says she is related to him so we do have a lot of Beardsley's work round the house. I thought of an idea once where you could make a whole film in the style of Beardsley, but with real people.

[chrisjames60]

A 'live action' Beardsley film, using black & white and applying some digital tricks with the backgrounds - 300, Sin City etc. - is an interesting idea... a project to think about for when you're older? Has your Mum seen the film?

[mermaidandmanatee]

Didn't realise this was on here - have been looking out for it for years ever since seeing it in the V&A's Beardsley exhibition in 1998.

Thought it was fantastic then, and still do now.

[malanika]

absolutely marvellous!

[douggriffinart]

Brilliant - I especially love the end sequence - Beardsley becoming one of his most famous drawings!! As a child I had a large yellow book and on the cover was an ornate black & white pattern and in the center it said "BEARDSLEY". I spent hundreds of hours looking at it over the years. Please check out my video "Mesoamerican Sunrise" for an example of my "art nouveau" style - without Aubrey's macabre aspects, but still a bit on the dark side, and very ornate. I welcome any feedback - cheers, Dg

[herbertzohl]

I'm such a fan of Aubrey Beardsley's work. That was incredible! Especially the end animation!!

[doloreshaze1935]

Beardsley was one of the most extravagant and scandalous artist of his time, his personality was wild just his his pictures. Obscenity, irony, humor, groteque, love for details and simplification. He was also using humoristic stories from past to sketch some funny disguised events and persons from his own time. Wilde was not very pleased knowing that Beardsley will make ilustrations for Salome book.

[doloreshaze1935]

I live the video, it is in my favourites now!