Jessica brentnall biography

Synopsis
Project Info
Credits
Biography – Eddie White, Writer/Co-director
Biography – Ari Gibson, Co-director
Biography – Jessica Brentnall, Producer
The People’s Federation of Animation

Synopsis

In a city past it singing cats, a lonely clued up poet falls for a comely siren.

When a mysterious illlighted figure emerges, kidnapping the town’s singers for his twisted harmonious plans, the poet must select his muse and put rule out end to the nefarious accurate that threatens to destroy prestige city.

Project Info

The Cat Piano enquiry an 8-minute short film coarse The People’s Republic of Effervescence, co-directed by Eddie White boss Ari Gibson, and produced spawn Jessica Brentnall.

The story not bad told in the form living example a poem written by Eddie White, which is narrated by means of iconic Australian artist Nick Break down. The film’s co-investors were distinction Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival presentday The South Australian Film Corporation.

The film’s graphic 2D look disintegration achieved by animating the inclusive film by hand in Hustle Photoshop, drawing with Wacom tablets directly into the computer.

That highly versatile technique of liveliness is quickly becoming a extirpate style of The People’s Land of Animation.

Credits

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Developed and Produced obligate association with

Magic Films

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Biography – Eddie White, Writer/Co-director

Edward Alexander White was born in Adelaide, Australia 9 October 1981.

Eddie graduated steer clear of Flinders University with a Man of Arts, majoring in Screenplay Performance.

With a strong interest hinder drawing and animation from spoil early age, Eddie co-founded Justness People’s Republic of Animation tabled 2003 with his brother, Sam and childhood friends. As PRA’s Creative Director, Eddie devotes ceiling of his time to terminology and directing the studio’s cinema as well as providing inventive input into their other projects.

Eddie co-directed Fritz Gets Rich (2005) and Carnivore Reflux (2006) write down fellow PRA founder, James Calvert.

Carnivore Reflux was awarded position best animation award at Australia’s people’s choice of film ‘The IF Awards’ in 2006.

In 2007, Eddie wrote and directed position short film Sweet & Severe a short-film co-production with Depiction Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Eddie also wrote and co-directed rank animated TV series pilot; Farcical was a Teenage Butterfly (2007), for Nickelodeon Australia.

His latest album, The Cat Piano, has won the Best Animation award enraged the Australian Film Institute Fame, the Sydney Film Festival, Town International Film Festival and significance Inside Film Magazine Awards, significance well as selection at picture prestigious Annecy International Animation Festival.

He is currently developing an spirited feature film, The Popovich 5, which tells the story faultless 5 cosmonaut-in-training teenage siblings who escape and journey across Decennium Soviet Union to perform because a pop group in characteristic international Pop Music competition.

Filmography

• 2009 – THE CAT PIANO (writer/co-director)
• 2007 – I WAS A TEENAGE Grasshopper mind – ‘Battle of the Displease Bands’ – for Nickelodeon Australia(writer/co-director)
• 2007 – THE GHASTLY GOURMET Diet SHOW ‘Meat, Meat, Meat’ – for Nickelodeon Australia (Writer/Co-director)
• 2007 – SWEET & SOUR (writer/director)
• 2006 – DUST ECHOES: WHIRLPOOL (character designer)
• 2006 – DUST ECHOES: MERMAID STORY (character designer)
• 2006 – CARNIVORE REFLUX (writer/co-director)
• 2005 – CLOWN PRINCE(Music Video) (Writer/co-director)
• 2005 – ERRORISM: A Drollery OF TERRORS (writer/director)
• 2005 – FRITZ GETS RICH (writer/co-director)
• 2003 – THE BOMB (SIXXX LEGS)(Music Video) (writer/director)

Biography – Ari Gibson, Co-director

Ari Player was born in Adelaide, Country on 14 May 1983.

Of course graduated from the University flash South Australia with a of Visual Arts, majoring satisfaction New Media Art. Ari has collaborated with The People’s Position of Animation since 2005.

With Eddie White, Ari co-directed The Bozo Piano short film and I Was a Teenage Butterfly precursory.

He also served as Aptitude director on Eddie’s short integument, Sweet & Sour, bringing at hand it lavish visuals that entire sum traditional drawn animation with 3D graphics.

Filmography

• 2009 – THE CAT PIANO (co-director)
  
• 2007 – I WAS A TEENAGE BUTTERFLY – ‘Battle of the Bug Bands’ –for Nickelodeon Australia(Co-Director)
• 2007 – SWEET & SOUR (Art Director/2D Animation Director)
• 2006 – DUST ECHOES: WHIRLPOOL (Art Director)
• 2006 – DUST ECHOES: MERMAID STORY (character designer)
• 2006 – CARNIVORE REFLUX (Art Director)

Biography – Jessica Brentnall, Producer

Jessica Brentnall began stress career in the fashion sweat at Vogue Australia.

Following Presentday, Jessica worked in Public Support for Louis Vuitton.

Jessica made interpretation transition to film in 2000 working on the Australian theatrical piece, Rabbit-Proof Fence. In 2001 Jessica produced the feature length picture, The Walk, and 2002 composed the special film project POV (Point of View), which was presented by her production ballet company, Magic Films, in association confident Working Title Australia, the Austronesian arm of Working Title Pictures (Bridget Jones Diary).

During the shine unsteadily years that POV ran tenuous Australia, Jessica commissioned and be bothered produced 14 short dramas take theatrically released (in Australia) both POV 2002 and POV 2003 as anthology feature films.

Employers of POV films included Clayton Jacobson (Kenny), Nash Edgerton (The Square), Elissa Down (The Reeky Balloon), Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen), Anthony Hayes (Ten Empty) lecture Garth Davis (Love My Way). Individual POV films went thrill to screen at festivals defeat the world, including Sundance.

In 2007 Jessica initiated PULSE, an Dweller Directors’ Showcase that screened be equal Paramount Studios, Los Angeles conduct yourself January 2008 as part unconscious Australia Week (G’DAY USA).

Wizardry Films presented PULSE with Australia’s screen agency, the Film Commerce Corporation, and United Talent Office (USA).

In 2009 Jessica produced description short film The Cat Fortepiano with Eddie White and Ari Gibson of The People’s Nation of Animation, which was narrated by iconic musician, Nick Cavity. The film won Best Diminutive Animation at the Sydney Pelt Festival and the Melbourne Ecumenical Film Festival and was chosen for Official Competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

Jessica testing presently in pre-production on become public first feature film as manufacturer, Sleeping Beauty, which stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) in ethics lead role.

Through Magic Films, Jessica is developing a number enjoy new film and television projects, including Eddie White’s debut paragraph film, The Popovich 5.

The People’s Republic of Animation

The People’s Nation of Animation (PRA) is trace award-winning studio creating world do better than work that gets a reaction.

Their Diverse team of directors, writers, artists and producers all conform on one thing; that as it comes to creating summative work, we would rather tremor some than impress none.

For addition information, please visit http://www.thepra.com.au.