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George Griffin
Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He…
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Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He apprenticed in commercial studios while also experimenting with design influenced by Saul Steinberg and animation techniques in the spirit of Robert Breer. Griffin has made over 30 films, 10 seconds to 30 minutes long, cartoon narratives and self-referential documations, melding abstraction and figuration. He also makes viewer-activated, animated objects such as mutoscopes and flipbooks. He received Guggenheim, New York State Council, and National Endowment grants, and published FRAMES and FLIP-PACK. Griffin taught courses at Harvard, Parsons, Pratt, and through his studio, Metropolis Graphics, produced educational, commercial, and public service spots for TV. He has served on numerous international film festival panels and written essays for academic journals and books.
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2015
Losing the Thread
Movie Title Designer
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2015
Coal Creek
Movie Director
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2013
CORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
Movie Animation
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2009
The Bather
Movie Director
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2007
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Movie Himself
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2007
Telepattes
Movie Title Graphics
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2005
Ice/Sea
Movie Special Effects
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2003
Nikita Kino
Movie Animation
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1994
A Little Routine
Movie Director
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1990
New Fangled
Movie Director
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1990
The Reading Room
Movie Thanks
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1988
Zelly & Me
Movie Title Designer
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1988
Ko-Ko
Movie Director
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1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
Movie Animation
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1987
Academy Leader Variations
Movie Director
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1984
The Soldier's Tale
Movie Associate Producer
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1981
Flying Fur
Movie Director
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1980
It's an O.K. Life
Movie Director
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1979
Lineage
Movie
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1978
BLOCK PRINT
Movie Director
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1977
Thumbnail Sketches
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1976
Viewmaster
Movie Director
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1975
L'Age Door
Movie Director
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1975
Head
Movie Director
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1975
The Club
Movie Director
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1975
The Meadows Green
Movie Director
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1973
Trikfilm 1
Movie Director
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1973
Trikfilm 3
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1972
The Candy Machine
Movie Director
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1969
Rapid Transit
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1969
Displacement
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