I have now finished
my animation to accompany "The Carnival of the Animals"
by Camille Saint-Saëns. It's a wonderful work to bring together
classical music and animation.
It has already had some wonderful feedback and audience response in
live concert.
Below is a video with some example film scenes:
You can also watch my animation to accompany "The Aquarium"
below:
This
page shows some of my original design work and animation stills for
the project.
Theatre (set design)
Aquarium (animation still)
Wild Asses
(animation still)
Hens
& Roosters (animation
still)
Tortoises (animation still)
The Elephant (animation still)
THE SWAN (animation still)
Pianists (animation still)
Aviary (animation still)
Royal March of the Lion (animation still)
The full animated film has fourteen animated movements:
1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
2. Hens and Roosters
3. Wild Asses
4. Tortoises
5. The Elephant
6. Kangaroos
7. Aquarium
8. Personages with long ears
9. The Cuckoo in the deep woods
10. Aviary
11. Pianists
12. Fossils
13. The Swan
14. Finale
I
will be performing alongside this animation live in concert over the
next few years with
Scott Brothers Duo.
Scott Brothers
Duo can perform alongside this animation in versions for
piano duet, two pianos, piano & organ, two pianos and chamber group,
or two pianos and orchestra.