Films : 3 Ways to Go : all
animate! synopsis
A trinity of dying, as hand exposure of film, drawing, live action and stop-motion conspire to probe the mystery of the final moments. Potent and disquieting as it seeks answers to the great question.
short synopsis
3 Ways to Go presents three people approaching seperate, untimely deaths. A variety of techniques, such as hand-exposed film, drawing on film, conventional animation, and live-action are employed to extend the filmic experience of their imagined last moments.
key credits
- director
- Sarah Cox
- lighting camera
- Keiran McGuigan
- rostrum camera
- Jeremy Moorshead
- editor
- Rod Main
- sound designer
- Justin Adams
Sarah Cox
short biography
Sarah Cox studied at the Royal College of Art. She teaches animation and has worked in commercial animation as director at Picasso Pictures.
animate! films by this artist
artist’s website
The production company run by directors Sally Arthur and Sarah Cox
a film by Sarah Cox
direction
- director
- Sarah Cox
live-action personnel
- lighting camera
- Keiran McGuigan
image personnel
- rostrum camera
- Jeremy Moorshead
- editor
- Rod Main
sound personnel
- sound designer
- Justin Adams
support
- thanks
Picasso Pictures, Peerless, Soho Images, Trucut, TVC, 2P Films, John Parry, Ian Davies, Roy Williams, Martin Dray
- primary funding
Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award
© Sarah Cox 1997
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technical
process summary
Hand-exposed film, drawing on film, conventional animation, and live-action.
master copy format
- format
- 35mm
- colour or black & white
- colour
video distribution format
- video format
- BetaSP
- screen aspect ratio
- 4:3
- video standard
- PAL
- sound type
- stereo
distributor
LUX
info@lux.org.uk
+44 (0)20 7503 3980
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