newscaster/dragon/maggots
This is a rotoscoped piece of animation created from three randomly selected pieces of found footage. The foundation of this piece is based in mathematics, chance and montage editing measured in increments of triangular numbers. After the Formalist groundwork was laid, elements of Surrealism were employed to take the film beyond the initial framework of the metric and rhythmic editing process. The pixels were playfully manipulated and melded together into an entirely new form, backed by a noise composition set into place without regard for pacing, only duration.
Domestic Film Festivals
2014 ASIFA International Animation Day Showcase;
Grand Rapids & Detroit, MI – ASIFA Central
St. Louis, MO – ASIFA Central
2013 St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
2013 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, St. Louis, MO
2013 Contamination Defcon 4 Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
2013 Fall Faculty Institute Showcase, Grafton, IL
International Film Festivals
2013 ASIFA Se-ma-for Muzeum Animacji, Lodz, Poland
2013 UNDER-the-RADAR Animation Symposium, Vienna, Austria
2013 Cornwall Film Festival, Newquay, United Kingdom
Press“Gateway Cinefile,”Andrew Wyatt, St. Louis, MO, http://gatewaycinephile.com/blog/2013/7/10/interview-with-chris-sagovac