Old-Time Film by Triangular Press
"This letterpress-printed animation short was printed entirely from antique news cuts, printer's ornaments, hand-set type and bell wire on a Vandercook SP-15 at Triangular Press. The pages were scanned, arranged and synced to the music at Zornado Productions." - Container blurb
"Hand-set type, printer's ornaments, and antique engravings come to life in this animated short created entirely through letterpress printing. Includes behind-the-scenes showing letterpress animation techniques on the Vandercook. Handsomely packaged, the first 300 DVDs come with an actual handprinted image used in the film. A three-minute film suitable for all ages."- www.marilynz.com
The soundtrack for the animation is the tune "Wild Bill Jones" sung by the Macrae Sisters, an old-time stringband based in Portland, Oregon. Behind-the-Scenes shows the making of Old-Time Film.
Tetenbaum and Zornado have dubbed their process of combining letterpress techniques and animation "Vander-Mation." In this production using Vander-Mation shoes tap, sheep jump an ornamental enclosure, and words expand and contract in time with the music.
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
By Barbara Tetenbaum & Marilyn Zornado
Portland, Oregon: 2011, Triangular Press & Zornado Productions. Limited edition [limitation unstated].
5.25 x 7.5" lightweight cardstock enclosure containing a DVD and (for the first 300) a folded letterpress print (8.5 x 10.75") on composition paper, showing a single design element used in the movie. DVD contents: Old-Time Film (2 min, 58 sec) and Behind-the-Scenes (2 min, 48 sec). Animated, directed, and printed by Barbara Tetenbaum and Marilyn Zornado.