G-AAAH

 

Elizabeth Hobbs
2016, UK, 1’45”

Amy Johnson worked as a typist for a firm of solicitors before her record-breaking solo flight from Croydon to Darwin, Australia in 1930. The number plate of her aeroplane was G-AAAH and the plane can still be seen in the Science Museum in London.

Amy Johnson je pred svojim rekordnim samostojnim poletom iz Croydona v avstralski Darwin leta 1930 delala kot tipkarica v odvetniški pisarni. Registrska oznaka njenega letala je bila G-AAAH, letalo pa je še danes na ogled v Muzeju znanosti v Londonu.

  • Images of Amy Johnson, her aeroplane and her journey were typed onto paper with symbols created by an Underwood 315 typewriter. They were animated frame by frame under a rostrum camera.  The foreground and background are recorded in alternating frames to give the illusion that the aeroplane is travelling in the same frame as the land, clouds or sea.

  • Podobe Amy Johnson, njenega letala in potovanja so bile s simboli pisalnega stroja Underwood 315 natipkane na papir ter animirane sličico po sličico pod animacijsko kamero. Ospredje in ozadje sta posneta v izmeničnih sličicah, kar ustvarja iluzijo, da se letalo premika v istem kadru kot kopno, oblaki ali morje.

Language: English (on-screen text)
Technique: Typewriter animation, cut-out animation, pixilation
Recommended for children under 14 years of age: Yes




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Made by Elizabeth Hobbs

 

Elizabeth Hobbs

is a traditional animator with a background in artist’s books and printmaking.  Her films are made under a rostrum camera, and in the production of her animated films she has used relief print on 35mm film, butterfly prints, images created with a typewriter, paint on a bathroom tile, collage and paint and ink on paper.  The films are often based on historical figures or literary adaptations and they’re sometimes funny or rude.  Elizabeth likes to share her process and techniques through workshops, masterclasses and lecturing.  Elizabeth is senior tutor on the Directing Animation MA at The National Film & Television School, and Associate Lecturer on the MA in Animation at London College of Communication. 

Find more: www.lizzyhobbs.co.uk

 
Natalija Bračko