The Paper Theater on PBS!
Posted: March 28, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: animation, animator, Christmas Tree, film, PBS, stop motion Leave a commentDecember 25, 2011
I forgot to let you all know, but ‘Christmas Tree’ aired on PBS in Christmas Eve 2011! It aired with an indie and a documentary sandwiched on both sides as part of ‘Reel 13’s special programming. I was thrilled! If you know about my work, you understand what I meant when I say this film is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
A little note on this clip- My friend Tim Tanner suggested I light the log on fire. It was a great idea, and the log burned properly. So did the tree, who did not know it was across the room from the log! I had to quickly put it out but one limb was badly singed! click the tree for the movie…
About Me
Posted: March 25, 2012 Filed under: About | Tags: animator, Annie Poon, art, BAM, Bio, Brooklyn Museum of Art, cartoonist, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, film, filmmaker, MAD Museum, Museum of Art and Design, Museum of Modern Art, New Museum, Nickelodeon, PBS, San Francisco International Children's Film Festival 1 Comment
Contact Info: annie (at) anniepoon.com, 631-721-5937, 433 W. 34th St. New York, NY 10001
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Hi Friends!
I am a painter-turned-animator, living and working in the city of my dreams, the big apple! I started animating in my last semester of art school at the School of Visual Arts where experimenting was very much encouraged. I am thankful for that!
I’m one of nine kids, (with a twin sister) and grew up in the sticks of Connecticut. I’m now married to a most excellent fashion photographer, Kah Leong Poon. We love to bounce ideas off each other and work on each other’s stuff. All my best gags come from Kah Leong!
Some organizations I’ve worked with include: The Museum of Modern Art, Brigham Young University, The Museum of Art and Design, The National Gallery, the Brooklyn Academy of Art, the Next Wave Festival, PBS, CBS, New York 1, the New Museum, Nickelodeon, the Kidsfilmfest, the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, The Brooklyn Museum, Bonneville Communications, Snow College, Carrot Books, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Fred Flare, Pfizer, and Mormon Artist Group. My animations are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the LDS church.
In addition to exhibiting my work I have taught animation and comics workshops to all ages 8 to 28 and love to give inspirational lectures to students and art aficionados. My favorite goals are to motivate and communicate. To take something small and and make it blow up! The decision to work in film has a lot to do with the fact that you can make a million copies and still always have one for yourself. The more you share, the more you have. I just couldn’t bear to part with my paintings! So video and cartoons are the way for me.
My alter ego is an itty bitty cartoon character named ‘Puppy’ who is the subject of an enormous collection of comics and outside projects. Puppy is naive and passionate, always scheming and crushing on something or someone. He is an idealist like me and doesn’t know the meaning of ‘NO’. My heart always has a suit-case packed for Puppy wherever I go and I love to see the world through his eyes. I am forever thankful to Keith Carollo at Fred Flare.com who invited Puppy to contribute on a weekly basis to that website and really brought the little fellow into the world. Zing!
Annie Poon 