Adam Beckett
Adam Beckett (born 1950, Los Angeles, California, died 1979, Val Verde, California) was an animator, special effects artist and teacher, most notable for his work on Star Wars.
Work
Beckett developed a unique technique that involved creating a loop of images that continued to evolve with each loop cycle. In this way a series of drawings, say 12, would be shot, modified and re-shot.[1] So while the final artefacts of the film would amount to only a handful of images, the film itself appears as a growing and expanding abstract loop. This was augmented with phasing of the imagery, changing the area of view, and other sophisticated uses of the optical printer.
He attended the California Institute of the Arts from 1970-75 as part of the first class of the Experimental Animation program.[2] While there, he learned from instructors such as Jules Engel and Pat O'Neill, and worked alongside animators including Kathy Rose and Sky David.
In 1974 he began his independent animation company, Infinite Animation, where he continued to produce his own work. In addition to his animation, he taught at CalArts and worked in the film industry, most notably at ILM, as head of Animation and Rotoscoping on Star Wars.
He died in 1979 as the result of a house fire.
His work has been restored by the iotaCenter and the Academy Film Archive. His films are distributed by Canyon Cinema.
References
- ↑ Pamela Turner, "Adam Beckett", 3/10/10
- ↑ "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," "Infinite Animation: The Work of Adam Beckett", 3/10/10
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