- Eric Patrick
Eric Patrick is an independent filmmaker, freelance animator, Guggenheim fellow, musician, and educator. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Radio-TV-Film program at
Northwestern University . [ [http://commweb.soc.northwestern.edu/2006faculty/ School of Communication at Northwestern University :: School of Communication :: New Faculty 2006 ] ]Originally from
Port Arthur, Texas , he played in a band throughout the southern United States before he studied art and film at theUniversity of New Mexico inAlbuquerque . [ [http://www.independentexposure.com/filmmaker/274/Eric_Patrick.html Independent Exposure - Eric Patrick ] ] He completed his MFA in experimental animation atCalifornia Institute of the Arts (1997).Fact|date=February 2008Films
Patrick’s films focus on low-tech, traditional, film-based techniques to explore ideas of consciousness and decay. According to the Southern Arts Federation, his films are "filled with eerily beautiful visuals that evoke a surreal, otherworldly feel which is complemented by the absence of a traditional narrative." [ [http://www.southarts.org/site/c.guIYLaMRJxE/b.2821367/k.840D/September_2 Southern Arts Federation - Supporting Arts in the South Since 1975 | Southern Arts Federation ] ] He has been awarded grants from the
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation [ [http://www.gf.org/06fellow.html Guggenheim Foundation 2006 Fellows Page ] ] , theTexas Filmmakers’ Production Fund [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Archive/search?searchType=archives&Search=Luke%20Savisky&Start=21 The Austin Chronicle: Search Results ] ] , and TheRooftop Film Fund .His films have won awards at The
Black Maria Film Festival , [ [http://www.blackmariafilmfestival.org/films.php?qs1=2007&qs2=jcho Black Maria Film Festival ] ] TheHumboldt International Film Festival ,Semana de Cine Experimental de Madrid ,South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), TheAnn Arbor Film Festival ,U.S.A. Film Festival ,Big Muddy Film Festival , andFestival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona . [ [http://www.southarts.org/site/c.guIYLaMRJxE/b.2821367/k.840D/September_2007__Eric_Patrick.htm September 2007 - Eric Patrick | Southern Arts Federation ] ]His filmwork includes "Stark Film" (1997), "Ablution" (2001), and "Startle Pattern" (2005).
Animation
Patrick has also worked as a commercial animator, most prominently for the Nickelodeon program "
Blue's Clues ". He has taught film and animation production at theUniversity of Texas Austin,University of North Carolina Greensboro , andNorthwestern University . [ [http://1uffakind.com/gallery/ericpatrick/ericpatrick.htm 1uffakind ))) gallery ))) eric patrick ] ] His writing on animated documentaries and on ritual in animation have appeared inAnimac journal. [ [http://animac.info/ANIMAC_2004/ENG/animac_magazine_04.html Animac - Magazine ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.canyoncinema.com/P/PatrickE.html Eric Patrick] at Canyon Cinema
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