on the edge.

old haunts.

for what it's worth...

still feeling' the bern...darn this indirect democracy.

intro monster, 2004.

Jr F04 Intro Monster from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

Old thing.

dreaming thomas

seeking like-footed musicians.

dreamingthomas.com

dreams tonight.

Dreams Tonight_2016_03_17_720 from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

Demo of original song.

a few more images...

...thanks to Bob Lee for documenting this year's Philadelphia Independents screening:

Plastic Club President Cynthia Arkin makes introductory remarks...

The audience...a mix of animators, Plastic Clubbers, and friends.

Q & A after the screening, with the animators fielding questions from the curious.

Philadelphia Independents 2016 recap

Hey, great show! There's always a good feeling coming out of the screening, with welcoming and knowledgeable Plastic Clubbers, a new cast of animators, and folks from outside either of those two worlds. A lot of variety in tonight's playlist, ranging from experimental collage music videos to humorous cartoons, and several new faces in the mix.

Here's a list of the artists, in the order of the evening, with links to their online presences:

Day Job, Etc. (Sean Dooley & Hugo Marmugi): UArts alum working the night shift with their personality-driven animated shorts.

Tulipomania (Cheryl Gelover, Mitch Smith, Tom Murray): experimental animators and band combined into one.

Ross Bollinger : a veteran of the screening now, master of comic timing and character exaggeration.

Ellen Marcus, assisted by Janelle Smith: two of my former teammates, professional painter, illustrator, and animator, and UArts alum, animator and multimedia fine artist, with an animated sequence for a live-action film project, and also pitching her (Ellen's) new adult coloring book.

Chris Ferrantello: illustrator-turned-animator, UArts (PCA) alum, mixing collage animation with found soundtracks.

Runaku Salhi: an original and compelling take on Nietzsche's "The Madman".

Christopher Magee: wandering musician, UArts professor, and independent animator.

Sarah Schwartz, Claire Fouquet, Patty Smith: excellent "making of" film documenting the collaboration between French animator and professor and UArts printmaker and professor for a dance/music/visual art performance piece. Film by UArts alumna.

Chris De Pew: UArts alum with an elegantly minimalist, experimental thesis film.

 John Serpentelli, assisted by Ben Howell: UArts professor and independent animator and alumnus animator telling a serious story through the sound and images of children.

Annelise Williams: UArts alum with a wonderfully heartfelt thesis film that gets you "right here".

Karl Staven: UArts professor and independent animator with a surreal stop-motion tale of music composition and its side-effects.

And here is the program.

animation 101, spring 2016: object choreography

Animation 101, S16: Object Choreography from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

freshman animation, music by yours truly.

3rd year in a row!

Philadelphia Independents, screening of local animators' work at the Plastic Club, 247 S. Camac St, Philadelphia, on Saturday, February 27th, 6:30pm. *limited seating, so e-mail me in advance for one of the 10 spots I have available!