Film animation has been a great source of inspiration for much of my college/university work. The laborious process of stop-motion animation could be considered an almost archaic form of media production however this process,in my opinion, only adds to the sense of nostalgia and intimacy of content these animation project to their audiences.
One particular animation that utterly charmed and inspired me was an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' by Czech short film maker Jan Svankmejer. However, any preconceptions of this traditional children's fairy tale have been shattered and rearranged into an uncomfortable and slightly macabre interpretation of Alice's imagination.
Taking inspiration from this film, I produced a sketchbook and a series of Dickensian style neck-ruffs fashioned from the pages of children's fairy tale books. I highly recommend watching the whole film but this short extract encompasses the ideology and essence of the animation.
