The Geometrical Fascinations of an Impaired Gentleman

In a quest to conquer writer's block, an artist spends a drunken sleep dreaming about the interactions and emotional relationships formed between geometrical shapes as they go about their symmetrical or asymmetrical personal lives.

  • James Woodward
    Director
  • James Woodward
    Writer
  • James Woodward
    Producer
  • Carmine Di Biase
    Key Cast
    "The Circle"
  • Clarissa Smart
    Key Cast
    "The Rhombus"
  • Wendy Freeland
    Key Cast
    "The Heart"
  • Randy Naruto
    Key Cast
    "The Pentagon"
  • Nathan Wight
    Key Cast
    "The Parallelogram"
  • Mark Du Pont
    Key Cast
    "The Weather Gang"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 19, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital and Animation
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Amazon Video Direct
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand
Director Biography - James Woodward

As Director of Vintage Sweater Records and the JSU Mason Hall Recording Studio, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Jacksonville State University, and award winning author, Dr. James Woodward has written and performed in concerts, films, commissions, and musicals. He was the recipient of the 2006 BMI Pete Carpenter Film Scoring Fellowship, a Meet the Composer Grant, an ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop participant, and a Fellowship at the Virginia Arts Festival John Duffy Composers Institute. His concert works are published by Daehn Publications, GIA Publications, and Cimarron Music Press. Recordings of his works are available on Vintage Sweater Records, Cedille Records, Mark Records, and Baer Tracks Music. His previous film music credits include Gentry Smith's "Unwelcome", Soo Hugh's "Static", and Brandon Wilson's "The Man Who Couldn't".

Established in 2017, Vintage Sweater Records is the creative and production branch of the Jacksonville State University Mason Hall Recording Studio directed by James Woodward. While producing independent, creative projects focusing especially on new, instrumental tracks, VSR provides recording and educational services for JSU faculty, students, and staff. Vintage Sweater Records is the home of "Eryn Oft: Out of the Box" featuring world music arranged for the bassoon in many styles and "The Geometrical Fascinations of an Impaired Gentleman", a spoken word album and short, animated film.

An Opal level YouTuber, James Woodward founded and manages the Aural Skills Guru YouTube Channel. With over 400 videos of helpful videos for aural skills students, the channel is approaching 500,000 minutes watched.

As a composer for musicals, James has collaborated with playwrights Melanie Martin Long and April-Dawn Gladu to create two children's musicals at the Georgia Shakespeare Company, The Frog Prince (text and lyrics by Melanie Martin Long) and The Emperor and the Nightingale (text and lyrics by April-Dawn Gladu).

Dr. James Woodward received his degrees from Arizona State University, University of Southern California, and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. His principal music composition teachers were Stephen Hartke, Jody Rockmaker, John Downey, and Ronald Foster.

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Director Statement

Our interactions with geometrical shapes in everyday life have already given us an impression of a character or personality. I greatly enjoyed amplifying those personalities in this short film. And this film would not have been possible without the limitless and unquestioning support of my family, colleagues and friends.