Over the past year I have been working on two films utilising hand drawn and mixed media animation. My first film Pigeon Holding explores the relationship between people and birds through a combination of photographic collage and hand drawn animation. My research was grounded in the community of pigeon keepers in Glasgow’s Doocots, exploring the tenderness and connection that exists within this male-dominated hobby.
Oral history has made up the basis of the research for my second film, which takes a more narrative approach in telling the story of my Grandfather who took part in Formula 3 racing in the 1970s. My dad tells the story of a race day and his memories of his own father. Combining hand drawn animation with photographs and ephemera I aim to capture a clear sense of time and place while also exploring the relationship between the two.
I explored the use of objects as a tool for storytelling in my Extended Essay, which compared Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus to Mike Mills’ film 20th Century Women. Studying these sources, which were both semi-autobiographical, helped me to understand how the inclusion of real life details and memory can be used to create a richer sense of time and place.
Oral history has made up the basis of the research for my second film, which takes a more narrative approach in telling the story of my Grandfather who took part in Formula 3 racing in the 1970s. My dad tells the story of a race day and his memories of his own father. Combining hand drawn animation with photographs and ephemera I aim to capture a clear sense of time and place while also exploring the relationship between the two.
I explored the use of objects as a tool for storytelling in my Extended Essay, which compared Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus to Mike Mills’ film 20th Century Women. Studying these sources, which were both semi-autobiographical, helped me to understand how the inclusion of real life details and memory can be used to create a richer sense of time and place.
