Film: Ten Thousand Pictures of You

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Written, Directed, Animated & Edited by Robin King

Liner Notes

The idea was to do all the effects ‘on camera’. We would make one stop-motion animation; then print every frame of that onto photo paper; then make a second animation of a character looking at the photo – in each frame of this, the photo is replaced with the next one on the pile. This meant the film had to be shot in a very specific order.

Development was intensive: the script went through ten drafts. What started as a heartfelt tragedy ended up as a comedy!

The exteriors were filmed during a bitterly cold winter: the actors had to sit still for extended periods, and the limited light meant we had to work like crazy. Whole scenes had to be changed or re-shot, and sets collapsed in the middle of the night.

Post was the biggest challenge: thousands of frames had to be Photoshopped by hand, and I had to write several pieces of new software. I realized how much it was taking over my life when Denise called me at midnight on New Year’s Eve. I hadn’t even realized it was 2006 as I was hunched over my computer!

It really started to come alive when sound was added. Neil did a fantastic job and worked and reworked the score and Foley effects with us to get just the right tone.

Production took about a year – three months each for development, prep, shoot and post.

Director Biography

Robin’s first film ‘Ten Thousand Pictures of You’ won Best Film at the Super Shorts Film Festival, Best Editing at Leicester International Short Film Festival and came Runner-Up for the Newcomer Award at Rushes Soho Shorts Festival; and has played at over 40 international festivals. His second short film ‘Unpossible’ won the London Short Film Festival Fortean Times Award.

Robin trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has acted on television and stage. He is currently in development on his first feature film.

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