Ian Lumsden


UK resident, Ian commenced his career in the city of Liverpool teaching Drama where he discovered the students were more talented than he was. He is presently Vice Principal of a large specialist performing arts college in the north of England. It was there that he introduced Animation as an examination subject for students aged 14-16. His students and school website have won international awards for their work. In 2006, on a whim, he commenced the Animation Blog in which he reviews animations from around the world. He is also developing a knowledge of animators not only across the globe but through the 20th and 21st centuries. He can as well enjoy Ted Avery as Michael Dudoc de Wit.

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Le Mannequin 3 votes, average: 3.00 out of 53 votes, average: 3.00 out of 53 votes, average: 3.00 out of 53 votes, average: 3.00 out of 53 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5

Dramedy about  Love in  3D Animation
September 5, 2009

A pair of window mannequins play out a calamitous scene of love on a small stage.

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One Nice Family Photo 7 votes, average: 4.29 out of 57 votes, average: 4.29 out of 57 votes, average: 4.29 out of 57 votes, average: 4.29 out of 57 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5

Experimental about  Family in  Animation
July 27, 2009

This student work captures the fluidity and vibrancy of the artist’s own family in conversation through a unique sketch and watercolor animation style.

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Tonnelage 2 votes, average: 2.50 out of 52 votes, average: 2.50 out of 52 votes, average: 2.50 out of 52 votes, average: 2.50 out of 52 votes, average: 2.50 out of 5

Comedy about  Perseverence in  Animation
May 4, 2009

A short film by the acclaimed Ivan Maximov examines imprisonment in cute and humorous ways

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Anna & Bella 5 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 5

Drama about  Growth in  Animation
March 23, 2009

Two elderly women relive their youth with a laugh and a wince as a series of dramatic events unfold in this classic Oscar-winning animation.

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Billy Collins Action Poetry: Budapest 5 votes, average: 4.00 out of 55 votes, average: 4.00 out of 55 votes, average: 4.00 out of 55 votes, average: 4.00 out of 55 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5

Poem about  Inspiration in  Stop-Motion
February 2, 2009

A poem by New York Poet Laureate Billy Collins, with inventive stop-motion and 3d animation. Part of a series.

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From Burger it Came 4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5

Experimental about  Desperation in  Animation
January 22, 2009

Bisignanoanimation uses a multitude of techniques to illustrate a humorous narrative account of one boy’s fear of AIDS circa 80′s America.—A Sundance 10/10 film: now online

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Adjustment 2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 52 votes, average: 4.00 out of 52 votes, average: 4.00 out of 52 votes, average: 4.00 out of 52 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5

Drama about  Loss in  Live-Action
November 24, 2008

Love inspires, but the fear of losing love causes an animator to obsessively record the moments he and his love share. An innovative mix of live-action and flipbook animation.

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Two Sisters 2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 52 votes, average: 3.00 out of 52 votes, average: 3.00 out of 52 votes, average: 3.00 out of 52 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5

Drama about  Family in  Animation
October 13, 2008

The isolated world of two sisters is shattered when a visitor arrives to their island threatening to break their discordant harmony.

cafe

Café 3 votes, average: 2.67 out of 53 votes, average: 2.67 out of 53 votes, average: 2.67 out of 53 votes, average: 2.67 out of 53 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5

Comedy about  Love in  Animation
August 10, 2008

In this minimalistic animation out of the Czech Republic, a young lady indulges in the joys of people-watching at an outdoor café, but she is being watched too.

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Geraldine 4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5

Comedy about  Sexuality in  Animation
June 30, 2008

One day, Gerald wakes up as a woman… The adventures of a man transformed into woman and who discovers a new life in a new body.

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Dad’s Clock 2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5

Documentary about  Loss in  Stop-Motion
May 18, 2008

A moving ode to his dying father, Dik Jarman seeks and finds resolution to the strained relationship they shared by examining his father’s love of clocks—overcoming in the end the specter of his long-lost brother.

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A Journey Across Grandmother 1 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 5

Adventure about  Growth in  Animation
March 29, 2008

Simple ink animation of a child’s imaginative journey across the surreal landscape of her grandmother.

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Father and Daughter 7 votes, average: 4.14 out of 57 votes, average: 4.14 out of 57 votes, average: 4.14 out of 57 votes, average: 4.14 out of 57 votes, average: 4.14 out of 5

Drama about  Loss in  Animation
February 10, 2008

A moving tale of a daughter, an absent father, and the ties we share that surpass time or logic