done - & not a moment too soon!

A Day in the Life, Angoulême 2010 from Christopher Magee on Vimeo.

paper cutout by students from UArts, EESI, and Glyndwr schools, some of whom were animating for the very first time. Instructors Claire Fouquet, Dan Berry, and Chris Magee coordinated this intensive effort at l'Ecole Européene Supérieure de l'Image, at Angoulême, France, during the summer of 2010.

the goal was to share a day in the life of three students, one French, one British, and one American, as they try to make it on time for a shared dinner date. different cultures, different habits, and different end results!

a day in the life

this year's workshop, held in Angoulême, Claire's stomping grounds, treated the theme of cultural difference through the daily lives of three students, one French, one British, one American, who attempt to get together for an evening dinner but who are thwarted in this endeavor by cultural differences...

annecy

a view of the glacier lake, Annecy's pristine setting.

Asel & Julia on the Champs de Mars, Annecy.

Nicolas & Matthieu, who later came to UArts.

Asel, Christine, & Julia in the Vieille Ville.

Julia on the canal.

french sailor time.

on the Champs de Mars with Raimund, my CalArts prof.

Christine trying on the cap at dinner, with Claire & Julia.

extra accessory.

Chris, Christine, Claire, Julia, Asel, Matthieu, & Asuka.

after the festival, time to go home...

workshop in angoulême

Dan, delicately expressive, with Aidan in background.

Nadine & Nicholas.

Julie at the picnic.

Starting out in Paris, we drove down to Angoulême for the workshop and to meet up with our Welsh and French counterparts at EESI.