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== Animation Work ==
== Animation Work ==


Lingford began her work in animation when she made ''Baggage'' and ''Crumble'' (both 1992) as part of her [[Master of Arts|MA]]<ref name=":0">Robinson, Chris. "Ruth Lingford: Old Halo Coffins Layered" in ''Unsung Heroes of Animation''. Eastleigh, UK : John Libbey, 2005.</ref>. ''Baggage'' and ''Crumble'' circulated in some film festivals, after their debut at the Royal College of Art's graduation show, including the [[Animafest Zagreb|Animefest Zagred]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animafest.hr/en/2014/film/read_all/baggage|title=animafest.hr|website=www.animafest.hr|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>, [[:nl:Holland_Animation_Film_Festival|Holland Animation Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.haff.nl/en/persons/ruth-lingford?film=baggage|title=Person - Holland Animation Film Festival - HAFF|website=www.haff.nl|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> and the [[Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=131&c=3&id_film=100003470&o=104|title=International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand|website=www.clermont-filmfest.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=130&c=3&id_film=100002926&o=|title=International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand|website=www.clermont-filmfest.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>. After their limited festival run, and struggle to find stability, Lingford made ''What She Wants'' (1994) with funding of a grant from the Animate! project<ref name=":0" /> (co-founded by [[imdbname:0036002|Dick Arnall]] for the [[Arts Council of England]]/[[Channel 4]]). She has worked with the [[Royal College of Art|RCA]], [[National Film and Television School|NFTS]], [http://www.animateprojects.org/ Animate Projects] and [[Shynola]] over the course of her [[Animation]] career.
Lingford began her work in animation when she made ''Baggage'' and ''Crumble'' (both 1992) as part of her [[Master of Arts|MA]]<ref name=":0">Robinson, Chris. "Ruth Lingford: Old Halo Coffins Layered" in ''Unsung Heroes of Animation''. Eastleigh, UK : John Libbey, 2005.</ref>. ''Baggage'' and ''Crumble'' circulated in some film festivals, after their debut at the Royal College of Art's graduation show, including the [[Animafest Zagreb|Animefest Zagred]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animafest.hr/en/2014/film/read_all/baggage|title=animafest.hr|website=www.animafest.hr|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>, [[:nl:Holland_Animation_Film_Festival|Holland Animation Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.haff.nl/en/persons/ruth-lingford?film=baggage|title=Person - Holland Animation Film Festival - HAFF|website=www.haff.nl|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> and the [[Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=131&c=3&id_film=100003470&o=104|title=International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand|website=www.clermont-filmfest.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=130&c=3&id_film=100002926&o=|title=International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand|website=www.clermont-filmfest.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>. After their limited festival run, and struggle to find stability, Lingford made ''What She Wants'' (1994) with funding of a grant from the Animate! project<ref name=":0" /> (co-founded by [[imdbname:0036002|Dick Arnall]] for the [[Arts Council of England]]/[[Channel 4]]). For ''What She Wants'', Lingford resorted to use her Amiga computer – having no access to animation equipments –, doing individual frames on Deluxe Paint. What She Wants ended up saved across approximately 20 floppy disks.
She has worked with the [[Royal College of Art|RCA]], [[National Film and Television School|NFTS]], [http://www.animateprojects.org/ Animate Projects] and [[Shynola]] over the course of her [[Animation]] career.


=== Current Filmography ===
=== Current Filmography ===

Revision as of 03:00, 9 March 2016

Ruth Lingford
Born1953 (age 70–71)
NationalityEnglish
EducationBA in Fine Arts and Art History at Middlesex Polytechnic, MA at the Royal College of Art
Occupation(s)Animator, Senior lecturer, Occupational therapist (Former)

Ruth Lingford is an Independent animator. Since 2005, she has held a position as Faculty member in the Visual and Environmental Studies at the Harvard University, where she is Senior lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies. Before investing herself in Animation, she was an Occupational therapist working with the elders and people suffering from mental disorders. Lingford completed a BA in Fine Arts and Art History at the Middlesex Polytechnic (Middlesex University) from 1987 to 1990 and a MA at the Royal College of Art until 1992.

Animation Work

Lingford began her work in animation when she made Baggage and Crumble (both 1992) as part of her MA[1]. Baggage and Crumble circulated in some film festivals, after their debut at the Royal College of Art's graduation show, including the Animefest Zagred[2], Holland Animation Film Festival[3] and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival[4][5]. After their limited festival run, and struggle to find stability, Lingford made What She Wants (1994) with funding of a grant from the Animate! project[1] (co-founded by Dick Arnall for the Arts Council of England/Channel 4). For What She Wants, Lingford resorted to use her Amiga computer – having no access to animation equipments –, doing individual frames on Deluxe Paint. What She Wants ended up saved across approximately 20 floppy disks.

She has worked with the RCA, NFTS, Animate Projects and Shynola over the course of her Animation career.

Current Filmography

As Director
Title Release Date Based On Runtime
Little Deaths 2010 11:58
Eye for an Eye 2005 6:30
The Old Fools 2002 The Old Fools by Philip Larkin 5:40
Pleasures of War 1998 11:00
Death and the Mother 1997 The Story of a Mother 10:37
What She Wants 1994 5:00
Crumble 1992 4:00
Baggage 1992 4:17
Appeared in
Series Title Episode Title Season Episode Release Date
Animation Nation Visions of Childhood 1 3 2005

References

  1. ^ a b Robinson, Chris. "Ruth Lingford: Old Halo Coffins Layered" in Unsung Heroes of Animation. Eastleigh, UK : John Libbey, 2005.
  2. ^ "animafest.hr". www.animafest.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ^ "Person - Holland Animation Film Festival - HAFF". www.haff.nl. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ^ "International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand". www.clermont-filmfest.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ^ "International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand". www.clermont-filmfest.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

(Old) Sources

Honess Roe, Annabelle. Animated Documentary. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan. 2013. Palgrave Connect. Web.

Kennedy, Sarah Ann. "Has Feminism failed the British Animation Industry?" Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations. March 31 – April 3, 2010. Renaissance Grand Hotel. St. Louis, MO, USA. (Unpublished.) University of Center Lancashire. Web.

Lingford, Ruth. "Revealing Men: The Y Factor." Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality, and Animation. Ed. Pilling, Jayne. London ; New York : Wallflower Press. 2012.

Mitchell, Ben. "Interview: The Films of Ruth Lingform." Skwigly. 2011. Web.

Sabbadani, Andrea. "Contributors." Projected Shadows: Psychoanalytic Reflections on the Representation of Loss in European Cinema. Hove ; New York ; Routledge. 2007.

Pilling, Jayne. "Ruth Lingford: The Pleasures of War - Interview." Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality, and Animation. Ed. Pilling, Jayne. London ; New York : Wallflower Press. 2012.

Pummel, Simon. "Truth Under Impression: The Film of Ruth Lingford." Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality, and Animation. Ed. Pilling, Jayne. London ; New York : Wallflower Press. 2012.

N.a. "Ruth Lingford." Animate Projects. Web.

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