The Big Job
“The Big Job” is an experimental action/adventure film made with found footage and direct camera less animation. It has the look and feel of a coming attraction, TV opening for a cheap spy/cop show or a cheesy action film. Lots of color, texture, motion and action in this one. This short film is 100% hand made on found footage and is a one man production made in 2022. Drawing, painting and scratching directly onto 16mm and super 8 footage is the way that this film was produced. The music comes from Bensound.com. Norman McLaren, Len Ley and Steve Woloshen were all great influences and inspiration for this work.
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John DawsonDirectorJam It, Soup Mix, Image Dance
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John DawsonWriterJam It, Soup Mix, Image Dance
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John DawsonProducerJam It, Soup Mix, Image Dance
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Genres:Animation, Experimental, Arthouse, Art, Short, Short Subject
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Runtime:2 minutes
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Completion Date:October 1, 2022
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Production Budget:250 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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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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DIAMOND BELL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALTamil Nadu
India
October 9, 2022
World Wide Premiere
Award Best Experimental Short Film -
Mokkho International Film FestivalPondicherry
India
November 8, 2022
Award Best Experimental Short Film -
Stockholm City Film FestivalStockholm
Sweden
November 16, 2022
Sweden Premiere -
Boden International Film FestivalBoden
Sweden
November 20, 2022
Official Selection -
Global Independent Film Festival of IndiaKolkata, West Bengal
India
November 25, 2022
Official Selection -
Knight of the Reel AwardsHyderabad, Telangana
India
November 25, 2022
Award Experimental Film -
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture AwardsKolkata, West Bengal
India
December 12, 2022
Award Experimental Film -
The Golden Short Film FestivalAbruzzo
Italy
January 20, 2023
Italy Premiere
Official Selection -
Druk International Film FestivalParo
Bhutan
January 23, 2023
Bhutan
Experimental Film Outstanding Achievment -
Geneve AwardsGeneve
Switzerland
January 20, 2023
Switzerland Premiere
Official Selection -
The Continental Film FestivalCannes
France
March 25, 2023
Award Winner -
Bizarrya Short Film FestivalPorto
Portugal
March 15, 2023
Portugal Premiere
Official Selection -
Sipontum Arthouse International Film FestivalPuglia
Italy
March 31, 2023 -
Film Language IFFParis
France
April 18, 2023
Official Selection -
Lyons Internation Film FestivalLyons, Colorado
United States
April 29, 2023
Awarded animation best color and sound -
Pune Short Film FestivalPune
India
May 26, 2023
Official Selection -
Vancouver Independent - International Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
September 12, 2023
Canada Premire
Official Selection -
Mosaic World Film FestivalRockford, IL
United States
September 15, 2023
Official Selection -
Istanbul International Experimental Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
May 8, 2024
Turkey Premiere
Official Selection
John Dawson lives just outside of Boulder, Colorado and is the son of Colorado watercolor artist Milly Dawson. His fine artworks have been shown and sold in galleries in Colorado and online as well. He worked on and off for a small commercial animation studio in Denver for seven years in the late 70’s and early 80’s. His film “Jam It” from 2022 has screened and won awards in film festivals all over the world.
This short film is 100% hand made on found footage and is a one man production made in 2022. Drawing, painting and scratching directly onto 16mm and super 8 footage is the way that this film was produced. Norman McLaren, Len Ley and Steve Woloshen were all great influences and inspiration for this work.