About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1956-01-01
Place of birth:
North London, England, UK
Website:
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Paul Bush

Overview

Paul Bush (born 1956, north London) is a British experimental film director and animator. The son of classical composer Geoffrey Bush, Paul Bush studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College under Michael Craig-Martin. He later taught himself how to make films while a member of the London Film-Makers' Co-op.

He has since made numerous short and medium length films including The Cows Drama (1984), His Comedy (1994), Rumour of True Things (1996), Furniture Poetry (1999), While Darwin Sleeps (2004), and many others. He has won prizes at animation festivals in the Netherlands, Barcelona, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Bombay, Chicago and other places throughout the world. His website contains extracts of many of his films.

His films "Furniture Poetry"(1999) and 'While Darwin Sleeps' (2004) closely resemble Jan Švankmajer's animation 'Historia Naturae, Suita' (1967)

In addition to directing and animating, Bush pioneered a technique seen in a number of his films, including The Albatross. The technique involves scratching frame by frame directly into the surface of colour filmstock over live action footage, creating an animated sequence which resembles traditional wood engraving. Since 2002 Bush has increasingly focused on time lapse portraits of people and more conventional animation including a collaboration with artist Lisa Milroy which produced Geisha Grooming (2003).

Known for

Acting
2006 Central Swiss Actor director N/A
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Directing
2021 Kidomania Directing Director N/A
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2020 Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic Directing Director N/A
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2018 Ride Directing Director 59
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2017 Elegy Directing Director N/A
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2016 Good Friends Directing Director N/A
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2015 The Five Minute Museum Directing Director 59
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2013 Babeldom Directing Director N/A
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2012 Lay Bare Directing Director N/A
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2006 Paul Bush Talks Directing Director N/A
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2004 Shinjuku Samurai Directing Director N/A
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2004 While Darwin Sleeps... Directing Director 59
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2003 Secret Love Directing Director N/A
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2003 Geisha Grooming Directing Director N/A
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2002 Busby Berkeley's Tribute to Mae West Directing Director N/A
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2001 Jekyll and Hyde Directing Director N/A
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2001 Lie Detector Directing Director N/A
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2001 Pas de Deux de Deux Directing Director N/A
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2000 Furniture Poetry Directing Director N/A
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2000 Flik Flak Directing Director N/A
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2000 Flik Flak 2 Directing Director N/A
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1998 The Albatross Directing Director N/A
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1997 The Rumour of True Things Directing Director N/A
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1995 Still Life with Small Cup Directing Director N/A
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1994 His Comedy Directing Director N/A
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1984 The Cow's Drama Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Ride Writing Writer 59
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2015 The Five Minute Museum Writing Writer 59
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1998 The Albatross Writing Writer N/A
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1984 The Cow's Drama Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2020 Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic Production Producer N/A
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2002 The Nazi Plan to Bomb New York Production Executive Producer N/A
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2002 Busby Berkeley's Tribute to Mae West Production Producer N/A
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1998 The Albatross Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2002 Busby Berkeley's Tribute to Mae West Sound Sound N/A
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Camera
2017 Elegy Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew
2015 The Five Minute Museum Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2017 Elegy Editing Editor N/A
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2003 Secret Love Editing Editor N/A
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2002 Busby Berkeley's Tribute to Mae West Editing Editor N/A
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1998 The Albatross Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
2003 Secret Love Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1998 The Albatross Visual Effects Animation N/A
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