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Music gets animated
Some of the UK’s most exciting animation is being produced for music Videos. Richard Kenworthy’s Shynola operation leads the way with its animated films for the likes of Grooverider, Quannum Project and Morgan. Want to know how Shynola produces those fantastic images? Well, Kenworthy and his crew are coming to Edinburgh to reveal all in a Mirrorball Reel Life masterclass (Filmhouse l, 23 Aug, 7pm). There’s also a retrospective of Shynola’s work, Mirrorball: Animated (Filmhouse 2, 22 Aug, 5.30pm). Other Mirrorball events in the same week include the best of lo-fi filmmaking, Shots (programme 1, Filmhouse 2, 17 Aug, 10.30pm, programme 2, Filmhouse 2, 18 Aug, 8pm), and films by the top stills photographers of New York and Paris-based outfit Lighthouse (programme 1, Filmhouse 3, 19 Aug, 6pm; programme 2, Filmhouse 2,20 Aug, 8.30pm). Pure sound and Vision.
Quannum
Top acts
Not without a spot of huffing and puffing from the local council, Edinburgh’s Garden Party has brought the first big top into Princes Street Gardens in 25 years. And if you've got a big top, you've got to have a circus. There is the flea circus for those who like their , entertainment small and itchy, of course, and on a larger scale, there is Swamp Circus. The company, which was formed in 1986 in a
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- * presenting Moto, a 'rocking ride into the future' (daily, 4.30pm), as
well as children’s workshops (daily, Ham-12.30pm).
Swamp Circus
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