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DramaComedyDocumentaryAnimationExperimentalMusic
I Turn My Face To The Forest Floor
Thomas Hicks
average rating from 12 members 
       
music | 2005 | London | 5 min
Published 07 Nov 05
A film about a dark and twisted filmmaking community.
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‘I turn my face to the forest floor’ is a film about the processes of filmmaking. It is based around my experiences of Soho in London, a place crammed with animation studios, post production facilities, film labs etc.

I aimed to combine animation, film and 3D elements to make something unusual, eccentric, dark and twisted.
short fact
The project started when I won a commission with Warp Records to make a video for one of their artist's called Gravenhurst. The animation is inspired by the beautiful music of the band. I had six weeks to make the work so I had to find some very fast ways of making the animation.

I have just finished a new video and album artwork for the Band which can be found on www.warprecords.com/gravenhurst
crew
festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • Edinburgh Film Festival 2005
  • BFI London Film Festival 2005
  • Bristol Brief Encounters 2005
  • Portobello Film Festival 2005
  • Leipzig Film Festival, Germany 2005
  • Vasarelly Foundation, France 2005
    • format
    digital
    budget
    £200
    © 2005 Thomas Hicks

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    comment by Gerard  Dobbin
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    posted Jan 1, 2006

    beautifully haunting music,I have only just discovered this site,and I am by no means an authority on short film,but I am excited at the prospect of discovering more gems like this.
    comment by Aaron  Young
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    posted Nov 17, 2005

    Mesmerising. Very good and beautifully constructed.
    Aaron  Young is Research, Devt & Production at Maya Vision International and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
    comment by Robert  Kenny
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    posted Nov 11, 2005

    Impressive for the small budget.
    Robert  Kenny is General Manager of Curzon Soho and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
    comment by jonathan  fairbairn
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    posted Nov 11, 2005

    Beautiful film, inspiring and original. Loved it.
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    This film was part of the WARP Records VS Creative Review competition and features on the Creative Review DVD10.

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