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Annecy 2017 Impressions
Annecy always reminds me how thriving the animation community is and this year's edition was no exception. In the end, I may not have seen as many films as I would have liked but the combination of...
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Introduction to SUNSET SONG and Terence Davies
Terence Davies is one of those masters of cinema who is still struggling to find the audience he deserves. Even such a beautiful literary adaptation like SUNSET SONG (2015) did not make it to cinemas...
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Locarno Film Festival #movieofmylife
On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the Locarno (Film) Festival launched a competition called #movieofmylife:Tell us about the movie that changed your life, the one that got under your skin the...
View ArticleShowreel and Video Essays
A few weeks ago I have finally come around to compile a new animation showreel. These are mostly scenes from films I have been working on. The music is by Christian Wallner and performed by his band...
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STRANGER THINGS 2: First Impressions (SPOILERS GALORE)
After finishing STRANGER THINGS 2 last Saturday, there was so much on my mind that I immediately felt the urge to blog about why I liked this "Sequel" so much and why even Chapter Seven made sense to...
View ArticleMusical Patterns in the Films of Christopher Nolan
Never say never... There were three filmmakers (Christopher Nolan, Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson) I vowed never to do a video essay about - not because I wouldn't admire them, on the contrary, but...
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Favorite Films of 2017
At last, in 2017 I have managed to see more films in cinemas than at home. But what used to be "normal" up until three years ago was now only possible because I saw a record 43 films/screenings at the...
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ISLE OF DOGS Exhibition in London
The three quarter view we never get in an Anderson film.If you happen to be in London, try to squeeze in a visit to The Store, 180 The Strand to see and feel the sets of Wes Anderson's glorious new...
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10 Years of Blogging and 30 Years of Fireflies
I've just realized that I started this blog ten years ago! The very first post appeared April 9, 2008. I have certainly been more productive during the first half of this decade. Nevertheless, colorful...
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The Colors of GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
About two weeks ago, I completed the following video essay on colors as a storytelling tool in GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (HOTARU NO HAKA, Takahata, 1988):Video Essay: The Colors of GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES...
View ArticleAnimation for Triag International
I have recently had the opportunity to work on this advertisement for a modular workholding system for CNC machines. Concept and 3D-models of tools by TRIAG International. I did the character design...
View ArticleSound Effects in David Lean's Cineguild Features
Over the past few months, I have kept myself busy analyzing several aspects of two of my favorite David Lean films: THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS (1949) and BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945).In two video essays, I focus...
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Looking in the Rearview Mirror - Favorite Films of 2018
HEREDITARYThere is one moment from the first half of HEREDITARY that ingrained itself deeply into my mind. Not wanting to believe what just happened (my own initial reaction was "have I really just...
View ArticleMy Year in Film: 2019 Works
Since I have not posted anything all year, here is a collection of animated shorts and video essays I made in 2019:All animation, no sound: this is my contribution to this year's animated advent...
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My Year in Film - 2019 Favorites
When the object of desire looks back and becomes a subject...As I wrote before, this end of year post serves primarily to organize the glorious mess of cinematic impressions inside my head. The usual...
View ArticleThe Age Of Emptiness
My contribution to lockdown culture:The Age Of Emptiness - Video Essay from Oswald Iten on Vimeo.Video essay based on Martin Scorsese's 1993 adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel "The Age Of Innocence"...
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Lockdown Paintings
Since I've never managed to commit to challenges like Inktober for more than three or four drawings, I challenged myself to post a double feature movie recommendation (available on VOD in Switzerland)...
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Color Analysis: The Stag Fight
When Christian Renaut (author of „Les héroïnes Disney“) asked me for a comment on color in the stag fight scene in BAMBI (Hand, 1942), I felt the need to illustrate it with screenshots. Hence, my first...
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My Year in Film - 2020 Favourites
In 2020, a lot of things were different. And so was my end of year review of films. Instead of the usual lengthy blog post, I did a series of instagram posts (reproduced here more or less unchanged)...
View ArticleBeyond the Catchy Tunes: George Bruns and Craft of Transparent Underscoring
Video essay about George Bruns and the craft of transparent underscoring within Walt Disney's music department during the Wolfgang Reitherman era (Sleeping Beauty 1959, Goliath II 1960, One Hundred and...
View Article[SAFE] and THE NEON DEMON in Dialogue
Despite their obvious differences in story, theme and era, in my mind, Todd Haynes‘ [SAFE] and Nicolas Winding Refn’s THE NEON DEMON have somehow become tethered to each other. And I still do not know...
View ArticleSilence in THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS
Silence in The Passionate Friends from Oswald Iten on Vimeo.Audiovisual soundtrack analysis. [Spoiler alert: reveals important plot points and ending]David Lean's 1949 melodrama THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS...
View ArticleTwo New Audiovisual Essays
"Berlin Alexanderplatz" in one word. For the TV Dictionary Collection by Ariel Avissar: TV Dictionary CollectionSwitching channels between definitions in English (Merriam-Webster / Collins Dictionary)...
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TV Dictionary - Heidi, Girl Of The Alps from Oswald Iten on Vimeo."Arupusu no shôjo Haiji" in one word. For the TV Dictionary Collection by Ariel Avissar: TV DictionaryDefinitions adapted from...
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My Year in Film 2023
The ten new releases that either impressed me the most or stayed with me the longest in no particular order:TÁR (Field)R.M.N. (Mungiu)PAST LIVES (Song)AFTERSUN (Wells)LA CHIMERA (Rohrwacher)ANATOMIE...
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