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ContinuumThe Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-18957808435756882272010-02-06T23:32:00.000-08:002010-02-06T23:42:52.103-08:00<object id="livestreamPlayer" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=stopmotionmagicchat&clip=pla_b1527ae5-77fd-43c0-b01f-2ce5cd693f5f&autoPlay=false"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed id="livestreamPlayer" src="http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=stopmotionmagicchat&clip=pla_b1527ae5-77fd-43c0-b01f-2ce5cd693f5f&autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 560px;">this was an interview with brian prosser. He spoke all over the place but does talk about his time spent with Bruce Bickford.<br />Watch <a href="http://www.livestream.com/?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks" title="live streaming video">live streaming video</a> from <a href="http://www.livestream.com/stopmotionmagicchat?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks" title="Watch stopmotionmagicchat at livestream.com">stopmotionmagicchat</a> at livestream.com<br />there are images and links hinted at after a little while into the feed.<br /><br /></div>this is what got done when he lived at bickford's over 13 years ago<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qi0ViUMvBG8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qi0ViUMvBG8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br><br /><br />this shows why he doesn't live at bickford's any more.<br /><br /><br><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CbvSBwTaYHg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CbvSBwTaYHg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-57348206247101499602009-12-17T16:05:00.000-08:002009-12-17T16:06:04.470-08:00watch The Comic That Frenches Your Mind now!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LEG6YMtOh5w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LEG6YMtOh5w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;">thanks -ryan</span></span></div>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-3710096795168189602009-12-15T12:58:00.000-08:002009-12-15T13:00:26.611-08:00color line animation from Baby Snakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OaAfIHOaHkk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OaAfIHOaHkk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span><br /><br />-rzThe Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-37249113448356628902009-12-15T12:50:00.001-08:002009-12-15T12:50:31.345-08:00at Bickford's...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B8paNLGtAxc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B8paNLGtAxc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-67853637759953679812009-12-15T12:46:00.000-08:002009-12-15T12:47:24.445-08:00Visiting Bickford<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/84pfSCIgpPg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/84pfSCIgpPg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-18646376772347899502009-11-29T14:11:00.000-08:002009-11-29T14:13:25.947-08:00Really old work .<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oO4PlvIE6bk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oO4PlvIE6bk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-50876546172109065782009-10-01T20:29:00.000-07:002009-10-01T20:35:26.986-07:00Fairly new interview with Bruce from the Silent Movie Theater in LA<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8-swPbNGzA"></a><br />Part 1<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_wBF4q164"></a><br />Part 2The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-15748599398240134592009-04-03T19:35:00.000-07:002009-05-06T01:32:34.875-07:00more recent Mr.B. interactionsMr.B had some help getting better shots together here.<br />(^ some he may disagree with. some he won't even notice.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vIZ_xIenQQg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vIZ_xIenQQg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />(^ pony up some content or just sit back and relax.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=" 425="" height="344"></a><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WEUF2kcOQ5g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=" 425="" height="344"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WEUF2kcOQ5g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed>">GusR2shot</a>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-23705011619360060412009-01-26T16:00:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:03:47.163-08:00help bruce with his drawingsdo you know how to google image search?<br /><br />bruce bickford is writing a story about talk show hosts who have secret double lives as pirates and he needs you to send him your ideas.<br /><br />so send him pictures of talk show hosts, pirates and indonesian natives!The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-15398927094771328862009-01-25T22:21:00.001-08:002009-05-14T09:28:23.014-07:00do you remember this?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/50Aybqumh_A&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/50Aybqumh_A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PuPPrGUF_w0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PuPPrGUF_w0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-76157844482351388392009-01-22T15:10:00.000-08:002009-01-22T15:38:20.087-08:00picture of me<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3218223865_036b371336.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3218223865_036b371336.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />photo by carrie robinson<br />i have many more pictures but i need some help converting my raw camera files (cr2) into jpg files.The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-45564362133647494432009-01-22T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:02:12.486-08:00this is what i did the other day<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SViXHg1BXI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3SViXHg1BXI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-54230291990829111102009-01-19T17:44:00.000-08:002009-01-19T17:49:44.751-08:00the vlog that frenches youi am j.d. sallinger and i have come out of hiding<br />coming soon: video blog<br />high definition video blogging<br />you thought monster road was over?<br />well it is not<br />this road will wrap figure eights around your brain<br /><br />vroom vroom <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/uploandos">vroom</a> vroomThe Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-33410533576434971832009-01-12T17:27:00.000-08:002009-04-03T19:52:27.153-07:00bruce bio by gus<div style="text-align: justify;">in early 1973, bickford went to la looking for work. when he showed<br />frank zappa his early works, including the bar room scene from 'the amazing mr. bickford'<br /><br />frank was impressed with the number of clay figures bickford could sustain in<br />animation simultaneously. he commented, "must be a world record!"<br /><br /><br />within a few weeks, bickford was showing his animation to a group<br />headed by legendary film buff bob greenberg, who said that he had<br />always been a fanatic about camera moves and that weather or not<br />bickford's camera moves were appropriate was besides the point.<br /><br />"he has some of the most ambitious camera movements" said bob greenbeg<br /><br />hey, thats pretty good. two world records in the same month.<br /><br />later in the 70s, when bickford was working for frank zappa, he<br />developed many techniques of morphing with clay animation, turning one<br />object or face into something different. the slowest and smoothest<br />way.<br /><br />these techniques did not become feasible or even approachable with<br />digital technology for another ten years.<br /><br />after the zappa employment was over, bickford moved back to seattle.<br />in the 80s, he continued animating and to this day is probably<br />unrivaled in his ability to animate multiple clay figures in the same<br />scene without the use of any tracking devices or monitoring.<br />everything being done by instinct.<br /><br />he has also used other materials in animation such as hot red wax on<br />glass, lit from beneath to simulate glowing hot lava flows. and a<br />flowing river of water can be simulated by layers of blue textured<br />cellophane with other materials beneith to give it depth. all of the<br />effects he achieves with hands on technology and without computers.<br /><br />manipulating physical material, bickford has no computer skills and<br />would find it impossible to do computer animation but he sees no<br />reason why he couldn't work with computer animators, designing the<br />images that they could create directly directing the flow of<br />complicated events. and finding ways to depict any particular nuance<br />necessary.<br /><br />fantastic imagry could be concocted, combing live action, clay<br />animation and computer generated imagery. and lets not forget, the<br />pencil drawn animation.<br /><br />starting in 1970, he developed a graphic style depicting vocanic lava<br />bursting from the earth, cloud forms, liquid splashing with droplets<br />finally delineated, ect...<br /><br />ancient galley ship can be depicted on a clay ocean with attention to<br />each individual oar connecting with the water. such detail work can be<br />applied to a multitude of images.<br /><br />since the early 70s, he has produced a considerable amount of drawn<br />animation. usualy, involving complex transformations and morphing.<br />many scenes being complex enough that when filming the sequence, the<br />camera can be brought in closer onto various images to isolate them<br />from the whole scene hereby expanding the length of a particular work<br />enormously.<br /><br />in many scenes, there are ten or more different things happening all<br />at once and by showing the close ups of every particular part, the<br />emphasis can fall on just the overall pattern.<br /><br />in the summer of 2008, while watching 'the comic that frenches your<br />mind' a local artist jim woodring commented that bickford has the most<br />untrammeled animation of anyone.<br /><br />trammeled: a hindrance, a net, blocks the flow of water or an object<br />so that when you're drawing, you can only draw that design.<br /><br />bickford's animation is unpredictable and unrestrained.<br /><br />in the industry, animations are ofted scripted and tightly controled<br />in every way. bickford usually only has a rough estimation of<br />continuity and story line so that unexpected events can take the<br />imagery in startling directions.<br /><br />over the years, bickford also devoted an enormous amount of time to<br />writing. most of it would be movie oriented stories which could be<br />animation or live action features with animated effects. the story is<br />actually the easiest part of any project. transferring that to actual<br />visual imagery is where the real work comes in.<br /><br />bickford has been working out story ideas for so many years that it<br />has become second nature to him. if anybody in the industry had<br />problems with a script, bickford would be the best script doctor<br />available. *laughs<br /><br />in his story files, there are at least 180 different folders, each one<br />is a story in development. there are so many scenes and images<br />available to him that any of them could be adapted to some one else's<br />script if they needed help.<br /><br />nothing to it. the ideas come easy to him. and fitted into an<br />already existing story material or creating whole new story angles<br />which would take things in a much more logical and fulfilling<br />direction.<br /><br />you might say he has a talent for seeing the obvious and going for it.<br /><br />bickfords double garage contains a multitude of clay figures and<br />miniature sets constructed of clay cardboard and other materials and<br />whole scenes with landscapes and trees houses and a special kind of<br />grass which is a signature item in much of his work. many of these<br />models have potential for merchandising. they can be sold as<br />individuals in clay or cast in a more permanent material. the<br />potential is enormous.<br /><br />also, there is the art gallery scene. there are drawings paintings<br />and full dimensional scenes already constructed and ready to be<br />installed in galleries or art museums.</div>The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-54842425363454529912007-05-09T20:52:00.000-07:002007-05-09T21:20:55.279-07:00Intern for Bruce Bickford<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6PPlZ-401vNntjz4AeHM79rQCWq-5JLFQCt6n_-aezjPAPc2ujroyqh-S1uT7fKAurgBo8-4KoHWRs2eusmNyUW1EG0E6Ytkj1CC8ChD16zX4R0BqZaDMvFtYpYFlvzsNUWIaaGReFOT/s1600-h/publicist-Gus-Reeves.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6PPlZ-401vNntjz4AeHM79rQCWq-5JLFQCt6n_-aezjPAPc2ujroyqh-S1uT7fKAurgBo8-4KoHWRs2eusmNyUW1EG0E6Ytkj1CC8ChD16zX4R0BqZaDMvFtYpYFlvzsNUWIaaGReFOT/s400/publicist-Gus-Reeves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062775311148576818" />Publicist Gus Reeves</a><br><br /><br />Hello, young animators! I'm world-renowned publicist Gus Reeves with some fantastic news:<br /><br />HERE IS A ONCE-IN-A-MILLENNIUM OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY WITH A MASTER! LEGENDARY ANIMATION MAVERICK BRUCE BICKFORD IS LOOKING FOR AN INTERN TO HELP EDIT NEW AND EXISTING ANIMATION!<br /><br />Yes, Bruce is looking for a sympatico, ambitious and talented young animator with good computer skills to intern- that means no pay, folks- with the man himself on projects too numerous and varied to mention here. Interested? Leave a note in the comments section with your contact info and may fortune favor us all!The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-56549586121274411522007-04-25T20:18:00.000-07:002007-04-25T20:24:21.425-07:00BICKFORD IN GEORGETOWN APRIL 28Read all about it here!<br /><br /> http://www.fantagraphics.com/blog/archive/2007_04_01_fantagraphics_archive.html#6353522278181631127The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-65613748496281888372007-04-25T20:03:00.000-07:002007-04-25T20:11:41.233-07:00MONSTER ROAD BLUES RAP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxMNE4ATUT7iwN8MkqV0QRLuJmcpiOeNTGW63HENim157CwZNDIkoMIBLELvlSDMAhmTNYD6JPWbr8wetr8mktaAflNtzpQvxHUcv7c1c9nyFXNbMGMkSuZrH0NmzJdTZChgK_xPE0lGK/s1600-h/brucebickford1664.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxMNE4ATUT7iwN8MkqV0QRLuJmcpiOeNTGW63HENim157CwZNDIkoMIBLELvlSDMAhmTNYD6JPWbr8wetr8mktaAflNtzpQvxHUcv7c1c9nyFXNbMGMkSuZrH0NmzJdTZChgK_xPE0lGK/s400/brucebickford1664.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057567306819891234" /></a><br /><br />"Lemme tell yuh a li'l story<br />'bout a place called Monster Road.<br />Now you might think there couldn't be a road named that.<br />The road was named for the first people who lived in that area.<br />But that's another story..."<br /><br />Performing with the group Project Object.The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248728836246231461.post-87425621929345532452007-04-18T20:00:00.000-07:002007-04-18T20:22:39.632-07:00WATCH THIS SPACEBRUCE BICKFORD intends to keep you apprised of various events and circumstances.The Amazing Mr. Bickfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07450996480671859922noreply@blogger.com1