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George Griffin
Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He apprenticed in commercial studios while also experimenting with design influenced by Saul Steinberg and animation techniques in the spirit of Robert Breer. Griffin has made over 30 films, 10 seconds to 30 minutes long, cartoon narratives and self-referential documations, melding abstraction and figuration. He also makes viewer-activated, animated objects such as mutoscopes and flipbooks. He received Guggenheim, New York State Council, and National Endowment grants, and published FRAMES and FLIP-PACK. Griffin taught courses at Harvard, Parsons, Pratt, and through his studio, Metropolis Graphics, produced educational, commercial, and public service spots for TV. He has served on numerous international film festiv…
Filmography
movieLosing the Thread
2015 · Title Designer
Coal Creek
movieCoal Creek
2015 · Director
movieCORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
2013 · Animation
movieThe Bather
2009 · Director
movieForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
movieForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Telepattes
movieTelepattes
2007 · Title Graphics
movieIce/Sea
2005 · Special Effects
movieNikita Kino
2003 · Animation
A Little Routine
movieA Little Routine
1994 · Director
movieNew Fangled
1990 · Director
movieThe Reading Room
1990 · Thanks
movieZelly & Me
1988 · Title Designer
movieKo-Ko
1988 · Director
movieThe Ten-Year Lunch
1987 · Animation
movieAcademy Leader Variations
1987 · Director
movieThe Soldier's Tale
1984 · Associate Producer
movieFlying Fur
1981 · Director
It's an O.K. Life
movieIt's an O.K. Life
1980 · Director
Lineage
movieLineage
1979 · , Director, Writer
movieBLOCK PRINT
1978 · Director
Thumbnail Sketches
movieThumbnail Sketches
1977 · Director
movieViewmaster
1976 · Director
movieL'Age Door
1975 · Director
movieHead
1975 · Director
movieThe Club
1975 · Director
movieThe Meadows Green
1975 · Director
movieTrikfilm 3
1973 · Director
movieTrikfilm 1
1973 · Director
movieThe Candy Machine
1972 · Director
movieDisplacement
1969 · Director
movieRapid Transit
1969 · Director