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August 30, 2005
Madcap Recap:
The Grasshopper: A Study in Character
We've seen how Kat Caverly has moved from scientist observing character,
to photographer exposing character via images. And how she wasn't
content with looking at others, so she began to play in front of the
camera herself. When these photographs exposed her own characters, she
took them to the stage.
As Kat Caverly 'discovered' the internet, she learned that there was
something to this medium. Something beyond egreetings and a form of
promotion, the animation technology was going to allow for a form of
entertainment which had always interested her... film.
Caverly remembers “I wanted to make movies. I decided I wanted to make
movies in 1997, when I decided that I wanted to be a star! I love the
camera and I love being in front of the camera too.”
Years ago, her studies on performance lead to discussions with Marcel
Marceau about silent film, her rentals of such films lead to discussions
with the store owner, himself a fan of chop sockey movies. Eventually,
his passion for the genre convinces her to rent some of these films: a
new fan was born. (Little did she know this new film passion would
lead to Quacki Chen!)
Yes, films had always fascinated Kat Caverly, and this new medium would
make them more than possible – they could be, they would be done! But
there was much to learn.
Not just the technology itself, but along the way, she learned much in
the way of business. More than an education in the economy and the
lessons learned from clients that do not pay, she became informed about
copyrights and how to protect her creations. Now she had moved from
creating characters to real lessons about the character of others & the
development of her own.
As in those great chop sockey films, as in the great Eastern traditions,
Kat Caverly seems to have discovered that the path is as
important as the journey. Her path has led her to one of the most
crucial elements of human nature – so necessary in entertainment: the
essence of character.
by DEANNA DAHLSAD
Posted by photocartoonist at August 30, 2005 11:52 PM