Archive for March, 2004

Monday, March 8th, 2004

Jonathan Nix: Fumbling Around, Trying to Communicate

Interview by Meredith Badger

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The central character in Jonathan Nix’s student animation Hello is a guy with an ancient tape deck for a head. This is a distinct disadvantage when he attempts to chat up the chick with the CD-player head who lives in the flat across the hall. When Nix undertook the Post Graduate diploma […]

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5 Comments » - Posted in Animation, Melbourne, Interviews by Meredith Badger

Monday, March 1st, 2004

Melanie Coombs: Pathological Optimism

Over the past year, a sweet little film about a strange little man has been getting a lot of attention. Harvie Krumpet, director Adam Elliot’s 23-minute claymation, is up for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. And right beside Elliot on Oscar night will be his producer Melanie Coombs. Elliot speaks highly of Coombs, […]

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3 Comments » - Posted in Film, Melbourne, Interviews by Simon Sellars