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The Dressmaker, remnants of a life. Short Film

Project Details

Description

Animated short film to raise awareness about Alzheimer, how we construct our narratives and the importance of being present at each moment. It's a collage, mix of techniques combining traditional animation, , photography and dressmaking language, especially patchwork .
The story and preproduction has been developed at different phases at Open Workshop Studio, including story development, storyboard, designs, linetest, animatic and a pitch bible for further development.The production has been carried out by Animated Learning Lab and Se-ma-for Studio , as an external advisor for the storyline. The production is on going.

The project is part of a PhD research as the main study case. It was awarded by Anifest 2012 , International Pitch Forum (Czech Republic) exhibited during The Ecstatic Truth Symposium , Royal College of Arts in London; selected at 3D Wired; It's part of several articles about memory loss and identity through animation (Visiona, Spain; Computer Graphics 2016, US) and the International Exhibition of Textile Art, Art Al Vent, Spain. It also inspired a mock up for an APP to use storytelling in hospitals.

The story is based on a real case of memory loss, a tribute to alzheimer affected and their caregivers, aswel as it represents how fragile life and memories are.

Key findings

innovation, scientific research, mix media, learning by playing, fieldwork
Short titleThe Dressmaker
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date28/01/0928/10/14

Collaborative partners

  • University Polytechnic of Valencia (Project partner)
  • Open Workshop (lead)
  • Se-ma-for Animation Studio (Joint applicant)
  • Paula Sanz Caballero (Joint applicant)
  • The Animation Workshop

Keywords

  • aesthetics, design and media
  • innovation
  • alzheimer
  • network
  • fashion illustration
  • mix of media
  • workshop
  • learning by playing

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