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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:

Degas's 'Ballet Dancers' was the springboard for my project. The thing that struck me most about the painting was the gracefulness of the movements. This influenced each stage of the project, from character designs to animation techniques. The scenario is set inside a ballet studio, with the teacher giving a brief lesson to an eager, but slightly overweight student. The story for the animation is not directly based on the painting.

Daniel Sulleiman

A piece inspired by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Ballet Dancers, about 1890-1900