Liquid Solid
Waves of small coloured glass pieces weave across screen. Shapes appear, merge, and disintegrate. There are patterns in the disorder. From the chaos a form is created.
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Amanda AikenDirector and Animator
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Emma Butler-Cole AikenGlasswork
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental
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Runtime:1 minute 9 seconds
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Completion Date:April 20, 2020
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Production Budget:300 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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FLICKFAIRLos Angeles
United States
July 1, 2020
Official Selection -
DepicT!Bristol
United Kingdom
September 14, 2020
Official Selection -
Encounters Film FestivalBristol
United Kingdom
September 18, 2020
Official Selection -
Sheffield Christian Film FestivalSheffield
United Kingdom
November 7, 2020
Best Film 2020 -
MANIPULATE FestivalEdinburgh
United Kingdom
February 4, 2021 -
Un Festival C'est Trop CourtNice
France
October 13, 2021
Experience Competition Official Selection
Amanda Aiken is a storyboard artist and animator based in Galashiels. She was a storyboard artist on the Scottish BAFTA-winning children's series The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, and on new show Toad & Friends, based on Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. In 2019 she was a clean up artist on the Oscar-nominated animated feature Klaus. Her short film Liquid Solid screened at Encounters in 2020, as well as several other festivals, winning Best Film at the Sheffield Christian Film & Media Festival.
'Liquid Solid' was inspired by the work of Amanda's mother Emma, a stained glass artist. More of Amanda's work can be seen at www.ajaiken.com and more of Emma's at www.ebcaglass.com