By Daily Press staff
Combining some of the earliest animated shorts ever produced with a live acoustic chamber quartet, the Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment & Technology continues its tradition of presenting a unique alternative to the usual Halloween experience.
The special free event — “Silent Animation, Live Musicians: Vintage Silent Cartoons with a Live Classical Chamber Ensemble” — will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in room 235 at the college’s Academy of Entertainment & Technology, located at 1660 Stewart St. Parking is free. This is the fourth year in a row the academy has held its “Halloween Technology Salon.”
The event will feature vintage original silent animated shorts from 1912 to 1930, curated by entertainment technology professor Jim Keeshan. The selection will highlight some of the earliest pioneers in the art form.
Accompanying the silent films will be a live acoustic chamber quartet, arranged and directed by interactive media professor David Javelosa. The ensemble will include Peter Ludwig on cello; Evelyn Mann on flute; Jill Flomenthoff on harp, and entertainment technology adjunct professor Jeannie Novak on piano. The music will feature several movements of structured improvisations, each based on the visual themes of the animation and focusing on each of the musical instruments as a soloist.
For information, call (310) 434-3763.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 19, 2005. Read the original PDF.