The Eagleman Stag

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The Eagleman Stag
Directed byMichael Please
Release date
  • 19 June 2011 (2011-06-19)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Eagleman Stag is a 9-minute-long stop motion animated film by Michael Please. It is a darkly comic take on a man's obsession with the quickening perception of time that faces us as we age and his attempts to counter this effect. It won the BAFTA for the Best Short Animation (2011). [1] [2] [3] [4]

The score was composed for a string section by Ben Please and was recorded by Beth Porter, Emma Hooper and Ian Vorley. Ben also played harpsichord on the recordings and produced the sound design for the film. The voice of Peter Eagleman, the main character in the animation, was performed by actor David Cann. [5]

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References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi778279193/ IMDB (Accessed 13 Feb 2011) [ user-generated source ]
  2. http://www.agilefilms.com/director/83/the-eagleman-stag Adile Films (Accessed 13 Feb 2011)
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9380000/9380245.stm BBC News:Animator's graduation films gets BAFTA nod (Accessed 13 Feb 2011)
  4. http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/2011-film-awards,1572,BA.html#jump21 Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine BAFTA (Accessed 13 Feb 2011)
  5. "Eagleman Stag Press Release" (PDF). www.agilefilms.com. Agile Films. Retrieved 6 October 2011.