2D Animation
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The National Gallery is collaborating with Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design on 'Transcriptions: Animation’, an innovative new project which involves postgraduate animation students producing short films inspired by the Gallery’s collection.
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From the film-maker:
As there's so much going on in the painting I wondered what the story behind just one of the characters is. Taking inspiration from monologues, movies, television shows and arguably a piece of my own character, I decided to tell the tale of a man going home to his loved one.
Alexander King
A piece inspired by Joseph Mallord William Turner: Calais Pier, 1803
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN