Ace & Son Moving Picture Company Launches
Ace & Son Moving Picture Company, LLC – open for business!nnOperating out of a 1500 square foot studio space in Chelsea, the firm, under the direction of veteran animation producer Richard O’Connor will special in animation and motion graphics for all media with added capacity for documentary editorial.nnO’Connor will act as Executive Producer/Creative Director working with a staff which includes Producer Gail Levin, Associate Creative Director Liesje Kraai, and Animator/Designers DeAndria Mackey and Kelsey Stark.nnOut of the gate, the studio has produced a suite of reel opening signal films for the Ottawa International Animation Festival -North America’s largest film festival of its kind. Other recent projects include spots for Web.com through Fly Communications, effects and animation for a breast cancer awareness PSA directed by Alicia Arinella of On the Leesh Productions, Inc., an animated segment for PBS’ “Need to Know” and work for several other documentaries and films.nnnAce & Son Sample Reel Fall 2011nnRichard O’Connor has been producing and directing animation since the late 20th Century while working under R. O. Blechman at his legendary studio, The Ink Tank. In 2003, he co-founded Asterisk Animation, LLC where he was producer/director on animation for feature films including The Stepford Wives, White Countess and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, documentaries Nursery University, Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On? and Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as well as spots for Mercedes Benz, Infor and Maybelline. nnIn addition to film production, he is an adjunct at Parsons School of Design, a frequent blogger and at one time had a regular advice column in Jane Magazine.nnBlognFacebooknTwitter
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“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
With a string of festival appearances across the globe, including CineGlobe at CERN (Switzerland/France), Oscar®... Read More