Concept and creative process
‘Zodiac’ was a monthly themed arts show based on the ascendant astrological sign of the month. This programme sequence was made by designer Colin Cheesman with photographer Michael Sanders using the technique of pixellation to create a humorous balletic fight sequence, animated under the rostrum film camera, from stills shot on a motorised camera.
Photographer – Michael Sanders.
Designer/Director – Colin Cheesman.
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Zodiac location stills
Choreographer Peter Darrell rehearses the dancers.
Location stills from a ‘Zodiac’ programme insert sequence designed by Colin Cheesman and photographed by Mike Sanders, showing the sequence in rehearsal. The final sequence was shot with a motorised stills camera using the pixelation technique to create a humorous balletic fight sequence. The sequence of still frames were printed, registered by means of an animation peg-bar and re-filmed on the rostrum camera to create the pixelated motion.
Producer Margaret Dale watches the rehearsal.
Location stills from a ‘Zodiac’ programme insert sequence designed by Colin Cheesman and photographed by Mike Sanders, showing the sequence in rehearsal. The final sequence was shot with a motorised stills camera using the pixelation technique to create a humorous balletic fight sequence. The sequence of still frames were printed, registered by means of an animation peg-bar and re-filmed on the rostrum camera to create the pixelated motion.