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. 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,[1] and sections of Peter Gabriel’s music video "Big Time." 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 over a decade later. His industry awards include an AICP award, a Clio, Mobius awards and a Daytime Emmy. His clients include Hewlett Packard, Fox, MTV, NBC, Pepsi, Nabisco, Mars, Sesame Street, Tinactin (featuring John Madden), and Kelloggs.
Stratacut
Daniels invented a technique he termed Strata-cut animation,[2] 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.[3] The technique of strata-cut was 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). His www.stratacut.com website [4] offers a complete 'how to' course for those who wish to learn, and countless examples of the technique in action.
At Bent Image Lab
In 2008, David Daniels and Bent co-founder Ray Di Carlo co-directed "Hidden Formula,[5]" a Coca-Cola television commercial created for the advertising agency Santo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Screenings
Daniels' experimental animated film, "Buzz Box Remix" premiered at the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[6] His Masterclass presentations in person at Anima Mundi 2011[7] in Rio and São Paulo, and at Chilemonos 2012[8] in Santiago introduced a whole new generation of animators firsthand to this unconventional artform.
References
- ^ "Freaked (1993) — Art of the Title". artofthetitle.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ http://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/david-daniels-talks-about-stratacut.html
- ^ "Clay Animation: Strata-Cut". stopmotionworks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ "stratacut.com". stratacut.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ "Motionographer Bent Image Lab and Santo: Coke “Hidden Formula”". motionographer.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/eng/film.aspx?ID=be32f94a-30cb-401b-b4e8-f1d8637edcd6
- ^ http://www.animamundi.com.br/pt/animemoria/2011/
- ^ http://festivalchilemonos.cl/web/
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