Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 6089 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| ARRIVAL OF THE IRON EGG | 1976 | 1976-01-01 |
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Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Colour Sound: Sound Duration: 6 mins 50 secs Credits: Cell animation Brodnax Moore Actors: Di Davies, Steve Gumbley, Hannah Fox, Boris Howarth Musicians: Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill,Lou Glandfield, Iron Egg: Pierre Schwartz Model: Di Davies Camera and sound: Brodnax Moore, John Chapman, Lou Glandfield Editing: Annette Kuhn Funding Welfare State, North West Arts Equipment and editing facilitated by Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art and Design, and Yorkshire Arts AV Unit |
| Summary A surrealist, theatrical piece by Brodnax Moore, this film uses live action and animation to depict the arrival of an iron egg from outer space. The film is intended to be strange, colourful, and bizarre. Animation was used to link four live action cameos specially created for the film by the performers, and the musicians composed special pieces t ... |
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Description
A surrealist, theatrical piece by Brodnax Moore, this film uses live action and animation to depict the arrival of an iron egg from outer space. The film is intended to be strange, colourful, and bizarre. Animation was used to link four live action cameos specially created for the film by the performers, and the musicians composed special pieces to add a particular atmosphere to each section. Live action outdoor scenes were shot on location near Ingleborough, North Yorkshire in April,...
A surrealist, theatrical piece by Brodnax Moore, this film uses live action and animation to depict the arrival of an iron egg from outer space. The film is intended to be strange, colourful, and bizarre. Animation was used to link four live action cameos specially created for the film by the performers, and the musicians composed special pieces to add a particular atmosphere to each section. Live action outdoor scenes were shot on location near Ingleborough, North Yorkshire in April, 1976.
Opening Titles:
Welfare State
Brodnax Cartoonz
Presents
Arrival of the Iron Egg!
The film uses live action and animation to depict the arrival of an iron egg from outer space. There is an aerial collision and dance with the Birdchild, splash down, and a discovery on the marshes of Southport by Barnacle Bill who is stimulated to dream of alligators. The Warrior, aided by his fungoid slave, finds the egg in the limestone hills. There is a hatching ceremony on the fire plain which is attended by three Reincarnations.
End Credits:
Di Davies
Hannah Fox
Steve Gumbley
Boris Howarth
Lou Glandfield
Phil Minton
Lol Coxhill
John Chapman
Brodnax
Annette Kuhn
P. Heywood
B. Callaghan
Made with assistance from
Welfare State
North West Arts
Sheffield Polytechnic
Copyright 1976 Brodnax
The End
First shown in Hebden Bridge at IOU's pantomime Captain Goat's Parrot 1976
Cardiff's Chapter with IOU's Rape of the Tea Goose opera 1977
Screened in experimental section of Athens Film International 1978
Distributed by NWA 1979
Shown at Hebden Bridge Festival 1980
Context
ARRIVAL OF THE IRON EGG – Brodnax Moore
Ingleborough shoot 1976
Arrival of the Iron Egg 1976 16mm colour, optical sound, length 300ft
My first film work with Welfare State & IOU personnel
Cell animation (Brodnax Moore) and live action Outdoor scenes shot on location near Ingleborough April 1976
Actors: Di Davies, Steve Gumbley, Hannah Fox, Boris Howarth Musicians: Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill (music from Fleas in Custard? LP), Lou Glandfield, Di Davies Iron Egg: Pierre Schwartz Model: Di...
ARRIVAL OF THE IRON EGG – Brodnax Moore
Ingleborough shoot 1976 Arrival of the Iron Egg 1976 16mm colour, optical sound, length 300ft My first film work with Welfare State & IOU personnel Cell animation (Brodnax Moore) and live action Outdoor scenes shot on location near Ingleborough April 1976 Actors: Di Davies, Steve Gumbley, Hannah Fox, Boris Howarth Musicians: Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill (music from Fleas in Custard? LP), Lou Glandfield, Di Davies Iron Egg: Pierre Schwartz Model: Di Davies Camera and sound: Brodnax Moore, John Chapman, Lou Glandfield Editing: Annette Kuhn, Brodnax Moore Funding Welfare State, North West Arts Equipment and editing facilitated by Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art and Design, and Yorkshire Arts AV Unit First shown in Hebden Bridge at IOU's pantomime Captain Goat's Parrot 1976 then at Cardiff's Chapter with IOU's Rape of the Tea Goose opera 1977 Screened in experimental section of Athens Film International 1978 Distributed by NWA 1979. Shown at Hebden Bridge Festival 1980 The film uses live action and animation to depict the arrival of an iron egg from outer space, an aerial collision and dance with the Birdchild, splash down, a discovery on the marshes of Southport by Barnacle Bill who is stimulated to dream of alligators, the Warrior who aided by his fungoid slave, finds the egg, in the limestone hills, a hatching ceremony on the fire plain which is attended by three Reincarnations The film is intended to be strange, colourful, and bizarre. Animation was used to link four live action cameos specially created for the film by the performers. The musicians composed special pieces to add a particular atmosphere to each section. |
