Movements of the Body

by Wayne Traudt

1995 Selection

CANADA 1995 05′

Short Film

A trilogy consisting of three distinct movements (three “movements” of music and three “movements” of animation). This first movement is entitled “The Gesture”. The word, gesture, refers to a style of figure drawing that captures the essence or feel of a pose. The film explores a variety of approachs towards animated motion using the potential movement inherent in the pose o f the individual drawings.