Sci-Fi & Squeam

15 Sep 2014

The Geographic World of Anthony Lucas

TV & Film

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In the studio Sonja speaks to Oscar nominated Aussie animator Anthony Lucas!

Discussing his work the wonderful and groundbreaking Oscar and BAFTA nominated The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, talking about his fellow cohorts who will all be talking at ACMI’s prestigious Legends of Animation happening at ACMI Monday night the 15th of September in Melbourne town @6.15pm !!

‘This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from Australia’s best animators is not to be missed.’

Includes :

Bruce Petty received Australia’s first short animation Oscar® in 1977 for the satirical and still highly relevant hand-drawn animation, Leisure.

Adam Elliot, a master of the more traditional animation form of clay modelling, won an Oscar® in 2004 for his short Harvie Krumpet.

Shaun Tan and his collaborators shaped the beautiful illustrations in his children’s book, The Lost Thing, into a moving 3D-animated film that won the Oscar® in 2011. As well as Anthony of course…..

Anthony Lucas is a artist of many talents animator and film maker including working with Spike Jonze on Where the Wild Things Are ( The Squeamers most favourite Monster movie! ) to working on TV projects of the fantastical and fanciful for children’s television to working on a web series, his ‘maverick vision’ for Tim Winton’s book of The Turning. Puppets, Saul Bass, Stink Bugs, how Russians do special effects, and his desire to make R Rated Horror Rom Coms and much more….

Yes, remember the MONSTER is in us ALL….

Here is a video of Jasper Morello: