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. The views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Gallery.
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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