Magda (2004 film)
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Magda is a 2004 stop motion animated short film by independent filmmaker Chel White, from a story written and read by monologist Joe Frank.[1]
A first love is corrupted as a man recalls his affair with a beautiful circus contortionist in this stop-motion animation of wooden manikins.[2][3]
Short of the Week's Serafima Serafimova describes Magda as "A love story so beautiful and incredibly touching in its simplicity… it’s a real gem of untarnished beauty."[4]
Visually, the film explores the use of extreme telephoto lenses, creating enigmatic scenes that reveal themselves over time, and ghostly figures drifting in-and-out of focus.[5] Animation World Network describes the aesthetic as "swimming in the rack-focus sea of a telephoto lens with an extremely shallow depth of field. This can feel like the equivalent of driving through a thick fog, but it is also a very efficient means of directing the eye to the relevant action in some very busy sets."[6] The characters in the film are derived from basic, pose-able wooden manikins found in any art supply store, but extensively redesigned and rigged to be usable as stop motion puppets.
Awards/film Festivals
[edit]- Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short - 2004 Florida Film Festival[7]
- World Premiere - Rotterdam International Film Festival[8]
- Gold Hugo Nominee - Chicago International Film Festival[9]
Compilation
[edit]- The Animation Show, Volume 1 and 2, DVD, MTV Home Entertainment/Paramount (2007)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fresh from the Festivals: December 2004's Reviews".
- ^ "Watch Magda | Prime Video". www.amazon.com.
- ^ "Magda (Short 2004) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Magda by Chel White | Animated Short Film". Static.shortoftheweek.com. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Magda • FILMFEST HAMBURG". www.filmfesthamburg.de. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Fresh from the Festivals: December 2004's Reviews".
- ^ "FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL 2004 ANNOUNCES WINNERS | Film Threat". 22 March 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Magda | IFFR".
- ^ "Magda - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The animation show. Volume 1 and 2". 2007.