- Edison and Leo
Edison and Leo is a
stop-motion animated feature film that developed its own unique work-flow system to undertake the enormous task of creating an 80 minute film, frame by individual frame. [ [http://www.filmmakingcentral.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=1 ‘Edison and Leo,’ and Automatic Duck Solve Impossible Workflow for Canada’s First Stop Motion Animat - filmmakingcentral.com - Filmmaking Central Podcast - filmmakingcentral.c... ] ]The film is Canada's first stop-motion animated feature and is produced by Perfect Circle Production and Infinity Entertainment with TVA Film distributing the film in Canada.
Powers Boothe ,Gregory Smith andCarly Pope voice the main characters of Edison, Leo and Zella. [www.imdb.com/title/tt0907678/ - 36k ] Of interest is that it is one of the first stop-motion feature films to not target the family audience.The film's world premier will be on September 4th, 2008, as the Opening Film of the Canada First section at the
Toronto International Film Festival . Those who have seen it, like Toronto International Film Festival Programmer Jesse Wente, have said things like,"The animation is so gorgeous it almost made me vomit - in a good way - when you see the scene you’ll know what I mean"
[http://www.tiff08.ca/Blogs/blog/default.aspx?blg=0&id=531&t=After-watching-200-or-so-movies]ee also
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List of stop-motion films References
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