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SUMMARY:Infinite Animation: The Work of Adam Beckett
DESCRIPTION:Adam Beckett (1950–1979) was an influential animator and
  visual effects artist whose career straddled the line between art fil
 m and the special effects industry. Well known for his unique use of t
 he optical printer in conjunction with the animation stand, Beckett’
 s technical achievements ranged from his work on highly experimental a
 rt films to commercial films including “Star Wars” (1977), for whi
 ch he was recruited to head the rotoscope and animation department, an
 d the 1978 horror film “Piranha,” on which he worked as an animato
 r.\n\nBetween 1970 and 1975, while still a student in Jules Engel’s 
 then newly-formed experimental animation program at the California Ins
 titute of the Arts, Beckett completed six groundbreaking films. His co
 mplex, intense work, which has been described as “a masterful visual
  universe,” had a great impact on his peers and won awards at numero
 us film festivals. In 1975, Beckett started his own studio, Infinite A
 nimation, while simultaneously pursuing his MFA and teaching at CalArt
 s. Tragically, he died in a fire in 1979 at the age of 29.\n\nHosted b
 y Richard Winn Taylor and Beckett biographer Pamela Turner, this speci
 al program will including a screening of several of Beckett’s remark
 able short films, all recently restored by the iotaCenter and the Acad
 emy Film Archive: “Dear Janice” (1972), “Heavy-Light” (1973), 
 “Evolution of the Red Star” (1973), “Flesh Flows” (1974), “S
 ausage City” (1974) and “Kitsch in Synch” (1975). The evening wi
 ll also feature a screening of one of Beckett’s last films, “Life 
 in the Atom,” which remained unfinished at his death.\n\nAn onstage 
 panel of friends and colleagues will discuss Beckett’s life and work
 . Scheduled guests include Oscar-winning visual effects artists David 
 Berry and Richard Edlund, animator Chris Cassady, and filmmakers Beth 
 Block, Roberta Friedman and Pat O’Neill.\n\nFor more information vis
 it https://visualmusic.ning.com/events/infinite-animation-the-work-of
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CATEGORIES:screening
LOCATION:Linwood Dunn Theater
WEBSITE:http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2009/beckett.h
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URL:http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2009/beckett.html
CONTACT:310-247-3600
ORGANIZER:The iotaCenter and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc
 iences' Science and Technology Council
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