Lear Settings
The Films
THE JUMBLIES
Director: Lee Tsang
Animation Coordinator: Rozi Fuller
Screenwriter: Lee Tsang
One of three short films in the Lear Settings trilogy. The film sets still and animated sequences to Alastair Borthwick's striking musical setting of Edward Lear's poem 'The Jumblies'.
A JUMBLY GIRL
Directors: Lee Tsang
Animation Coordinator: Rozi Fuller
Screenwriter: Lee Tsang
An animated bridge passage to the films The Jumblies and The Dong with a luminous nose. Screened at BAF '09 as a separate short.
This film is best experienced in its original context as part of the full trilogy.
THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE
Director: Lee Tsang
Animation Coordinator: Rozi Fuller
Screenwriter: Lee Tsang
The third film in the Lear Settings trilogy. This film sets still and animated sequences to Alastair Borthwick's musical setting of Edward Lear's poem 'The Dong with a luminous nose' and recalls material from the film The Jumblies
Director: Lee Tsang
Animation Coordinator: Rozi Fuller
Screenwriter: Lee Tsang
The final version of the project presented all three films under the title Lear Settings. The film explores fragmentation, memory, love, loss and difference.
Audio-visual materials available:
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Fixed soundtrack version in three parts (with music by Alastair Borthwick)
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Fixed soundtrack version (with mute outer-sections for live performance)
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You can use this version for your own performances of the work with Borthwick’s music or as a stimulus to create new live soundtracks of your own design. For tips on usage, please contact us.
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Photographs of the premiere with live orchestra: March 2009
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Live version at Beverley Minster, July 2012
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Live version at Albemarle Music Centre, Hull, July 2012
LEAR SETTINGS
FILM TRAINING EXERCISES
Directors: Pupils from AMBEC
Screenwriter: Pupils from AMBEC
Animation Coordinator: Rozi Fuller
Sound and Music Coordinator: Lee Tsang
Genre: Various
As part of the training for the project, a number of short films were produced by AMBEC students, helping them to understand the different stages of the film-making process.