David Daniels (filmmaker)
David Daniels is an American commercial director, filmmaker, and co-founder (along with Ray Di Carlo and Chel White) of the Portland, Oregon based animation studio Bent Image Lab.[1]
With a master's degree in Animation from The California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts), Daniels' expertise includes computer (or CG), clay, foam, character, and mixed-media animation.
History
Early in his career, Daniels animated parts of Pee-wee's Playhouse,[2] and sections of Peter Gabriel's music video "Big Time." [3] David later directed the original twelve M&M's spots, helping define the CGI designs of Yellow, Blue, Red and Green personalities that are still being used decades later. His industry awards include an AICP award, a Clio, Mobius awards and a Daytime Emmy. His clients include Hewlett Packard, Fox, MTV, NBC, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nabisco, Mars, Sesame Street,[4] Tinactin (featuring John Madden), and Kelloggs.[5]
Stratacut
David Daniels invented a technique he termed Strata-cut animation,[6][7][8] a form of clay animation in which internally packed "loaves" of clay are animated in thin slices, revealing the movement of the pre-sculpted images within.[9] Daniels first used the technique of strata-cut in his 1985 film, Buzz Box.[10] Strata-cut was later used in animated segments of the Pee-wee's Playhouse series during the mid-80s, and in the music video for "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel (1986).
At Bent Image Lab
In 2008, David Daniels and Bent co-founder Ray Di Carlo co-directed "Hidden Formula",[11] a Coca-Cola television commercial created for the advertising agency Santo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since 2014, Daniels has also been developing augmented reality.[12][13]
Screenings
Daniels' experimental animated film, "Buzz Box Remix" premiered at the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[14] His Masterclass presentations in person at Santiago, introduced a new generation of animators firsthand to this unconventional art form. In 2017, David Daniels gave a one-man show at the historic Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Guests not only got to see his legacy of work but Daniels also gave an in-person demonstration.[15]
References
- ^ David Daniels Strata Cuts New York – Animation Scoop
- ^ "Freaked (1993) — Art of the Title". artofthetitle.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ Peter Gabriel: Big Time (Video 1986)- Full Cast & Crew - IMDB
- ^ Daniels' canes sculpt time|Polymer Clay Daily
- ^ David Daniels Strata Cuts New York – Animation Scoop
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Anthology Film Archives: Film Screenings
- ^ David Daniels Talks About Stratacut|Cartoon Brew
- ^ "Clay Animation: Strata-Cut". stopmotionworks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ What are all those paint men digging? - 'Buzz Box'|Animation World Network
- ^ "Motionographer Bent Image Lab and Santo: Coke "Hidden Formula"". motionographer.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ youAR Unveils Secret Augmented Reality Tech Demo|AWN
- ^ Post Magazine - Bent Image Lab reveals new AR technology
- ^ Buzz Box (Re-Mix)|IFFR
- ^ Anthology Film Archives: Film Screenings