George Stankevich
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New York New York USA |
Contact Type: Artist |
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Bio:
Stenkevich is a Washingston State based graphic artist and computer animator. Filmography/Awards Info: 1. Why did you make this film? I had gotten so sick of hearing about traditional values. What got to me the most was the assumption that because something was traditional it was necessarily good. I decided to make a film about the negitive effects of tradition, about the how blindly following tradition is not always a good thing. Of course, the film is a bit over the top... but thats me. How long did it take to make this film? About 2 years. 3. What was the biggest challenge you faced in making this film? My two biggest challanges were making sure the story communicated and making it visually apealing. It was a struggle to make sure the idea was clear ( even at the end of the project some people were confused about the message). This is because the plot is unintuitive, and there is no recognizable dialog in the film. 4. Do you have any "war stories" that you would like to tell us about the making of this film? “A thousand mile journey begins with a single step” is my motto for this film. 5. What can you tell us about the technology/equipment that you used?Camera? Editing? Software? Hardware? Film stock? Video tape stock? Sound equipment? Etc. Uhg... I used a Silicon Graphics Indigo running Alias Wavefront 8.5 Power Animator. ( Why do so many “high tech” and “high powered” things sound like rip offs from the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” cartoon series? “He-Man” aired on Saturday mornings when I was a kid.) 6. Do you enjoy one aspect of filmmaking more than any others? I enjoy making the art for the animation, I enjoy playing with different styles of representation. That and telling stories visually. 7. In what country or region do you live? Is it important to your art? If so, in what way? A) New York, B) Lottsa good paying temp jobs here, You can maintain a positive cash flow IF you can find a (relatively) cheap place to live. C) Well, as I don’t own any real estate, I would say that location is not that important to animated film making. But, as soon as I get enough money to speculate on real estate, living in my neighborhood will be esential to producing good art and my apartments will start at well over a Grand a month, thank you very much. 8. What does "Microcinema" mean to you? It means cinema made by people who have more to gain by taking risks than by not taking them. People who have to take risks to get momentum rather than people who are afraid to take risks and disrupt what theyve aready got going. 9. What does "Independent" mean to you? I don’t really know. “adj. not affiliated with larger more powerful organizations.” Actually “Independant Film” has become a bit like “Alternative Music” to me. Its slowly being lifted from its original location / meaning and transported to another location / meaning, Like a tree in a sidewalk planter, or an animal in a zoo. It now belongs more to the City / zoo keeper than to mother nature. Thats OK. The frontier has moved on and we’ll use another word like... “Microcinema”. 10. What are a few tips you can give to other filmmakers? I’m not a role model. 11. Do you have ideas for another film? If so, will you share them with us? I have another short Animated film in the can. I just need a soundtrack. Its the story of a pig who finds his oink. Check it out at http://www.yummyshow.homepage.com 12. Who is your favorite film director? Zak Margolis 13. What is your favorite film? Titus. 14. What else would you like to tell us? Visit my web site at http:/www.yummyshow.homepage.com. I’ve decided that film is passe’ video is passe’ and the internet is gOd. This is mainly do to the fact that I can publish on the internet for virtually nothing, wich is not true for video. And film?... Forget About It. This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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