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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Liz Charky Directs a Playful and Reflective Video For Henry Hall’s “Tiny Door”
Directed by Liz Charky, the music video for Henry Hall’s ‘Tiny Door’ is a playful and profound exploration of the song’s intriguing perspective on love. Silly moments and serious heartbreak are skillfully weaved together in a series of cheeky, dreamy, profound, and sometimes psychedelic scenes. “I am a huge fan of love songs that have an unusual, hyper-specific perspective on love,” says Hall. “That’s what I wanted to do with ‘Tiny Door.’ It’s about loving someone unconditionally while recognizing that love is something that isn’t always straightforward — I think that’s something we all attempt to come to terms with in our lives. I thought it was a unique yet universal detail about love and therefore an intriguing subject matter for a song. Even though the song is a ballad at its core, it still has a lighthearted sense of humor to it — that’s really portrayed well by Liz, and Ellin Aldana, our cinematographer.” Charky explains, “When I first listened to the song, I felt it was a love song full of longing with a kind of wishful melancholy. As I spoke with Henry about his intention behind the lyrics and sound, I was assured that I'd need to explore heartbreak in a nuanced way – with a degree of levity and playfulness. For me, falling in and out of love runs the full course of human expression. Love and heartbreak can be so emotionally intense and sometimes lonely, other times quite goofy or liberating. In developing the concept, I focused on both the literal and figurative ways that falling in and out of love might look like. So, you see Henry and co-star Franny Arnautou falling, flying, dancing, raging, winking, smiling, and... Read More