Eric Leiser

Eric Leiser
Born Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation artist, filmmaker, animator
Years active 1997 – present

Eric Leiser is an American, Christian[1][2] filmmaker and animator who also creates holographic art.[3]

Born in California, Leiser earned a bachelor's degree in animation at the California Institute of the Arts[3][4] while developing the stop-motion series Twilight Park.[5] During its conception, Leiser worked props on SpongeBob SquarePants.[6] Leiser's holograms have been shown at a number of galleries.[7] He has made 20 short films, eight of which appear in the DVD release Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser, and three features: Faustbook, Imagination,[3] and Glitch in the Grid.[8]

Leiser conceived Glitch in the Grid in response to a fallout with a producer over a film Leiser wrote that was set in Iceland.[9] On June 6, 2011, Glitch in the Grid premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[10]

After Leiser married Jenny Colville on October 31, 2009, he and his wife lived briefly in Hastings, England,[11] and by February 2010 were residing in New York City.[12]

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."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Angela (March 2, 2010). "Christian Filmmakers Create a Glitch in the Grid". ChristianCinema.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Priebe, Ken (2008, n.d.). "Into the Eyes of a Child". HollywoodJesus.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help) Jeffrey Leiser: "Eric and I are both Christians, but a lot of other Christians don't understand us."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Belanger, Joseph (February 26, 2008). "Interview: Eric Leiser (Imagination)". Ion Cinema. Retrieved August 25, 2009. WebCitation archive.
  4. ↑ Amidi, Amid (July 4, 2007). "Imagination by Eric Leiser". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved August 25, 2009.. WebCitation archive.
  5. ↑ Exhibition Detail: Eric Leiser, "A Puppet Show", ArtSlant.com, April 12, 2008. WebCitation archive.
  6. ↑ Johans, Jen (December 8, 2007). "Imagination". (review) FilmIntuition.com.
  7. ↑ Exhibition Detail: Eric Leiser, "Aleph-Null", ArtSlant.com, April 19, 2008. WebCitation archive.
  8. ↑ Brown, Todd. "Experimental Animator Eric Leiser Returns with 'Glitch in the Grid'", TwitchFilm.com February 25, 2010. WebCitation archive.
  9. ↑ Leiser, Jeffrey, and Eric Leiser. "Glitch In The Grid: Young Artists in the New American Recession", Campus Circle, April 15, 2010
  10. ↑ Annecy 2011. "Annecy 2011 Programme", Annecy 2011, June 6, 2011
  11. ↑ "Alunae & Alumni:, Foote Prints (The Foote School alumni newsletter), vol. 37, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2010, p. 40
  12. ↑ 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. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

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