温迪·蒂尔比

Edmonton导演、编剧、剪辑

温迪·蒂尔比

Director,Screenwriter,Animator(b.January1,1960Edmonton,Alberta)Inacountrythatisparticularlyadeptatnurturinganimationtalent,WendyTilbystandsoutasanextraordinaryartistwhoseworkhasreceivedinternationalattentionandacclaim.Herfilmsarerich,meaningfulstoriesofeverydaylifedefinedbylongtechnicalprocesses,artisticinventionandbeauty.In1999,Tilbyco-directedwithAmandaForbisWhentheDayBreaks(1999),thetaleofapignamedRuby.ThefilmwonseveralawardsincludingtheFIPRESCIprizeattheVeniceFilmFestivalforthefilm’s“outstandingcinematicwayofportrayinghumanemotions.”TilbywaseducatedattheUniversityofVictoria,whereshestudiedvisualartsandliterature.Shehadaspirationstobeawriter,and,later,tobeadocumentaryfilmmakerbutaneveningcourseinanimationchangedherdirection.SheenrolledattheEmilyCarrInstituteofArtandDesigninVancouver,whereshemajoredinfilmandanimation,graduatingin1986.Insearchofnewtalent,theNationalFilmBoard’sanimationstudioboughtdistributionrightstoTilby’sstudentfilmTablesofContentandTilbywasinvitedtoMontrealtojointhestudio.ShecreatedStringsin1991,whichbecameherfirstinternationalhit.Sheusedstop-actionfilmandimagesshepainteddirectlyonpanesofglass(atechniqueemployedbyotherartistssuchasCarolineLeaf,amentorattheNFB)tocreatearichandmutedtapestry.Thestorysimultaneouslyfollowsawomanpreparingforabathandherupstairsneighbourrehearsingwithhisstringtrio.Tilbyalternatesthefocusofthestorybackandforthbetweenthetwoapartments.Andherstringmotifissuccessfulinsuggestingthebondbetweenthem.ThefilmreceivedanOscar®nominationaswellaGenieforbestanimatedfilm.Tilby’ssecondfilm,WhentheDayBreaks,sharesanumberofcommonelementswithStringsincludingTilby’sinterestinexploringtheconnections,howeverintimateorquotidian,thatconnectstrangerstooneanother.KarenMazurkewichcommentsinCartoonCapers,a1999bookaboutanimationinCanada,abouthowTilbyandForbiscreatedanewtechnique:“Aftermorethanayearofexperimentation,Tilbyandco-directorAmandaForbisdevelopedaninnovativenewmultimediaapproach....ShotentirelyonHi-8withactors,Tilbyfedthefootagethroughavideoprinter.TheartistspulledselectedframesofftheprinterandproceededtoXeroxandmanipulatethecharactersbeyondrecognition.Becausetheyusedphotocopiesofactualfilmfootage,thebackgroundmovedinaweirdpixilatedway.”InWhentheDayBreaks,Rubythepigaccidentallybumpsintoachickenonherwaytothegrocerystore,thenwitnessesatragicaccidentthattakesthechicken’slife.AsRubysitsathomeinshock,sheisdrawnintothesoundsofthekettleandreflectsonthechicken’slife.Alemon,ahalf-eatenpieceoftoastandatinofsoupsymbolizethefrailtyoflife.ThefilmwasnominatedforanAcademyAward®forbestanimatedshortandwentontowinprizesaroundtheworld,includingtheGrandPrixforbestanimatedshortattheinternationalanimationfestivalinAnnecy,France.Inadditiontoherworkintheanimationstudio,TilbyhascontributedanimatedsegmentstosuchNFBdocumentariesasManufacturingConsent:NoamChomskyandtheMedia.Shehasalsoservedonnumerousanimationfestivaljuries,taughtanimationatConcordiaUniversityinMontrealandwasavisitinglectureratHarvardUniversity’sdepartmentofvisualandenvironmentalstudies.FilmandvideoworkincludesIt'sRaining,1984(co-directorwithJillHaras;co-editorwithJillHaras)TablesofContent,1986(director;animator;producer)Strings/Cordes,1991(director;writer;animator)ACaseStudy:CambodiaandEastTimor,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)Concision:NoTimeforNewIdeas,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)HolocaustDenialvsFreedomofSpeech,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)NoamChomsky:PersonalInfluences,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)APropagandaModeloftheMediaPlusExploringAlternativeMedia,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)TowardaVisionofaFutureSociety,1994(co-animatorwithBrianDuchscherer,MarkAchbar,JoanChurchill,KatharineAssals)InsideOut,1995(director)

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