Eric Leiser

Eric Leiser
Born Los Angeles, USA
Occupation filmmaker, animator
Years active 1997 - present

Eric Leiser is a Christian[1] filmmaker and animator who also creates holographic art.[2]

Born in California, Leiser earned a bachelor's degree in animation at the California Institute of the Arts[2][3] while developing the stop-motion series Twilight Park.[4] During its conception, Leiser worked props on SpongeBob SquarePants.[5] Leiser's holograms have been shown at a number of galleries.[6] He has made 20 short films, eight of which appear in the DVD release Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser, and three features: Faustbook, Imagination,[2] and Glitch in the Grid.[7]

Leiser conceived Glitch in the Grid in response to a fallout with a producer over a film Leiser wrote that was set in Iceland.[8] On June 6, 2011, Glitch in the Grid premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[9]

After Leiser married Jenny Colville on October 31, 2009, he and his wife lived briefly in Hastings, England,[10] and by February 2010 were residing in New York City.[11]

Leiser in 2008 said of his work, "I don't really want to make 'Christian film' necessarily, like the things you find in Christian bookstores. I prefer to explore experimental film techniques that still glorify God without being blatant or preachy. I do like to leave much of the symbolism to the audience's own interpretations."[12]

References

  1. ^ Walker, Angela. "Christian Filmmakers Create a Glitch in the Grid". ChristianCinema.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/newsdesk_info.php?newsdesk_id=1280. Retrieved October 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Belanger, Joseph (February 26, 2008). "Interview: Eric Leiser (Imagination)". Ion Cinema. http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/1395/interview_eric_leiser_imagination. Retrieved 2009-08-25.  WebCitation archive.
  3. ^ Amidi, Amid (July 4, 2007). "Imagination by Eric Leiser". CartoonBrew.com. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/imagination-by-eric-leiser.html. Retrieved 2009-08-25. . WebCitation archive.
  4. ^ Exhibition Detail: Eric Leiser, "A Puppet Show", ArtSlant.com, April 12, 2008. WebCitation archive.
  5. ^ Johans, Jen (December 8, 2007). "Imagination". (review) FilmIntuition.com. http://reviews.filmintuition.com/2007/12/imagination.html. 
  6. ^ Exhibition Detail: Eric Leiser, "Aleph-Null", ArtSlant.com, April 19, 2008. WebCitation archive.
  7. ^ Brown, Todd. "Experimental Animator Eric Leiser Returns with 'Glitch in the Grid'", TwitchFilm.com February 25, 2010. WebCitation archive.
  8. ^ Leiser, Jeffrey, and Eric Leiser. "Glitch In The Grid: Young Artists in the New American Recession", Campus Circle, April 15, 2010
  9. ^ Annecy 2011. "Annecy 2011 Programme", Annecy 2011, June 6, 2011
  10. ^ "Alunae & Alumni:, Foote Prints (The Foote School alumni newsletter), vol. 37, #1, Winter/Spring 2010, p. 40
  11. ^ Leiser, Eric (February 11, 2010). "Catching Up-December-February Blessings". Glitch in the Grid (Eric Leiser blog). Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. http://glitchinthegrid.blogspot.com/2010/02/catching-up-december-february-blessings_11.html. Retrieved October 11, 2011. 
  12. ^ Priebe, Ken. "Into the Eyes of a Child" (Imagination review), HollywoodJesus.com, 2008.

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