2x1

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Presenting “2x1”, a long-exposure stop-motion animation with original scoring by Andrew Olson.

An homage to the roots of experimental animation, the composition explores relationships between contours, light, and texture through audio-visual relationships within a lumber warehouse in Savannah, GA.

What is the relationship between stop-motion animation and a lumber warehouse? Loose lumber, like frames to a film, assembles together to support a complete structure--a union of conglomerate assets to become one whole object. Construction materials within a finished structure offer a glimpse at how the structure around them was built in the first place. The meta-referentiality of construction materials within a finished structure inspires the frame within a frame structure of 2 x 1.

Each second of this animation is 24 frames. Each frame is a 20-second exposure featuring polygons projection-mapped onto painted cardboard. In order to achieve a holographic look and feel, images were flash-projected onto the cardboard for 1 second. The other 19 seconds became a choreographed dance with crew members, dressed in all black, running into the frame and flying out cardboard-bearing stands. Each frame captures the invisible effort of the insanely dedicated and wonderful crew I had the honor to work with on this one.

Director - Clayton McCracken
Producer - Evan Secory
Sound Designer - Andrew Olson
Lead Animator - Melody Kirby
Projection Mapping - Sara Roma
Projection Mapping - Cody Samson
Gaffer - Collin Gibson
Gaffer - Sawyer Oubre
Gaffer - Dylan Genis
Gaffer - Brandon Babbit
Photographer - Parker Stewart
Production Designer - Alexa Holland
Production Designer - Sophie Wagman
Location Supervisor - John Swisher
Animator / Art PA - Anastasia Skrebnova
Animator / Art PA - Brian Pucci
Animator / Art PA - Daryn Yamamoto
Animator / Art PA - Enna Chow
Animator / Art PA - Jackie Nash
Animator / Art PA - Kyle Tiller
Animator / Art PA - Matt Griffin
Animator / Art PA - Matthew Conzelmann
Animator / Art PA - Naomi Wiener
Animator / Art PA - Oliver Chen
BTS Photographer - Kiele Twarowski

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