Monday, March 13, 2006

Des Moines Theater on Grand, 1930

Watch the clip: Des Moines Theater, 1930

A short animation I created, using 4 still photographs from the collection of Bill Volkmer, who graciously consented to let me use them. (Much of his collection of trolley photos can be seen online at: Des Moines Railway) The marquee headliner, All Quiet On The Western Front, dates the view as 1930.

I especially am proud of the little guy on the other side of the avenue, walking up the street with his shadow!

2 comments:

Mark said...

This added up to about a day and a half of work--cutting apart elements in the photographs, and rotoscoping the little man on the street. It was a whole bunch of fun!

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

I finally found time to look at all this, and it's so cool! You're talented/skilled without being utterly inarticulate--a rarity!
Karen