Fall 2007 Artist's Lecture
Bob Sabiston
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, Langford Center C-105, 5:30 pm

Bob Sabiston is an independent filmmaker in Austin, TX. In recent years his interpolated rotoscoping technique--for which he wrote the software--has made waves in films like Richard Linklater’s “Waking Life”, "A Scanner Darkly", and Lars von Trier’s “The Five Obstructions.” Since 1997 he and his Austin based company Flat Black Films have created a string of rotoscoped short films, including “Grasshopper”, “Snack and Drink”, and “Roadhead,” which have helped popularize animation as a medium for documentaries. Bob's work stands out by bringing a painterly, hand-done approach to the traditionally mechanized and sterile world of computer graphics. He will be showing his new 22 min film, "The Even More Fun Trip", and talking about his venture into the gaming world with a Nintendo DS paint/animation program.

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The Artist in Residence program is supported by the Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, the College of Architecture, and the Vizlab