Adam Elliot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Adam Elliot

Australian animator

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1972

Place of Birth: Berwick, Victoria, Australia

Profession: screenwriter, animator, film director

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Adam Elliot

  • Adam Elliot (born 2 January 1972) is an independent Australian stop-motion animation writer, director and producer based in Melbourne, Australia.
  • His five films have collectively participated in over seven hundred film festivals and have received over one hundred awards, including an Academy Award for Harvie Krumpet and five Annecy Cristals.
  • Elliot calls himself an auteur filmmaker and each of his films have a bittersweet nature to them.
  • He does not engage with commercial work and works exclusively on his own film projects.
  • Based loosely on his family and friends, Elliot calls each of his works a Clayography – clay animated biography.
  • Each film takes up to five years to complete.
  • He is noted for his use of traditional 'in-camera' techniques, which means every prop set and character is a 'real' miniature handcrafted object.
  • Elliot does not use digital additions or computer generated imagery to enhance his visual aesthetic.
  • His company, Adam Elliot Clayographies, produce the films and Elliot’s work practices adhere to the French auteur methodology.
  • Each film has been voiced by notable actors including, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana, William McInnes , Barry Humphries and John Flaus.
  • Elliot is also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and in 1999 was awarded The Young Achiever of the Year for Victoria.

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