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George Griffin

Overview

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.

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Acting
2008 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 Actor Himself N/A
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2007 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 Actor Himself N/A
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1979 Lineage Actor N/A
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Directing
2015 Coal Creek Directing Director N/A
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1994 A Little Routine Directing Director N/A
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1990 New Fangled Directing Director N/A
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1988 Ko-Ko Directing Director 59
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1987 Academy Leader Variations Directing Director 59
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1981 Flying Fur Directing Director N/A
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1980 It's an O.K. Life Directing Director 59
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1979 Lineage Directing Director N/A
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1978 BLOCK PRINT Directing Director N/A
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1976 Viewmaster Directing Director N/A
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1975 Head Directing Director N/A
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1975 The Club Directing Director 59
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1975 The Meadows Green Directing Director N/A
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1973 Trikfilm 1 Directing Director N/A
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1973 Trikfilm 3 Directing Director N/A
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1972 The Candy Machine Directing Director N/A
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1969 Rapid Transit Directing Director N/A
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1969 Displacement Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1979 Lineage Writing Writer N/A
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Art
1988 Zelly & Me Art Title Designer 58
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Crew
2007 Telepattes Crew Title Graphics N/A
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2005 Ice/Sea Crew Special Effects N/A
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1990 The Reading Room Crew Thanks N/A
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Visual Effects
2003 Nikita Kino Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1987 The Ten-Year Lunch Visual Effects Animation 59
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