Known For
Directing
Credits
32 titles
George Griffin
Biography
Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He apprenticed in commercial studios while also experimenting with design influenced by Saul Steinberg and animation techniques in the spirit of Robert Breer. Griffin has made over 30 films, 10 seconds to 30 minutes long, cartoon narratives and self-referential documations, melding abstraction and figuration. He also makes viewer-activated, animated objects such as mutoscopes and flipbooks. He received Guggenheim, New York State Council, and National Endowment grants, and published FRAMES and FLIP-PACK. Griffin taught courses at Harvard, Parsons, Pratt, and through his studio, Metropolis Graphics, produced educational, commercial, and public service spots for TV. He has served on numerous international film festival panels and written essays for academic journals and books.
Known For
Filmography
Losing the Thread
Title Designer
Coal Creek
Director
CORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
Animation
The Bather
Director
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Himself
Telepattes
Title Graphics
Ice/Sea
Special Effects
Nikita Kino
Animation
A Little Routine
Director
New Fangled
Director
The Reading Room
Thanks
Zelly & Me
Title Designer
Ko-Ko
Director
The Ten-Year Lunch
Animation
Academy Leader Variations
Director
The Soldier's Tale
Associate Producer
Flying Fur
Director
It's an O.K. Life
Director
Lineage
BLOCK PRINT
Director
Thumbnail Sketches
Director
Viewmaster
Director
L'Age Door
Director
Head
Director
The Club
Director
The Meadows Green
Director
Trikfilm 1
Director
Trikfilm 3
Director
The Candy Machine
Director
Rapid Transit
Director
Displacement
Director