Added: Mar 25, 2008
From: edmondalexander
Duration: 10:28
So, here we are for the conclusion of my short "History" movie. I had to edit my twenty minute, fifty seconds and twelve frame History movie to post the second half. I hope you enjoy the journey. My entire life changed in the early 1980's. For me, nothing was going right and I was just plain burned out. I was working at a media production company in Dallas whose wheels were about to fall off, and I was yet again trying to decide what I was going to do with the rest of my career. I formed Alexander and Turner with Cynthia Turner in 1984. Cynthia wanted to move into art for print while I remained stuck to the silver screen creating art, animation and special effect for film, video and multi-image presentations. We both felt that we needed inspiration outside the medical illustration community and at her request, we went to the last and most famous of the Illustrator's Workshops, in St. Martin. The Workshop was put on by a number of the hottest names in commercial illustration of the era. I agreed to go along as a spouse but was quickly involved in one of the most emotional weeks I have ever spent. The work they presented was astounding and their stories were from the soul. My professional life changed. Returning home after a week of watching amazing presentations by these illustrators I decided that I wanted to be a real illustrator. I accepted an assignment for a medical magazine and began the most painful assignment I had ever worked on. For film I had always worked on 10x12 inch animation cels usually inked and back painted and sometime front painted. They streamed past the viewers eyes at 24 frames per second and left little time critical observation. They moved fast and looked good. For print I needed to work much larger and spend a little more time with the finishing touches as the art was going to sit there for everyone to critique. Life started over again. Today (3/25/08), Cynthia has been my partner for more than half of my adult life. Turner the student became Turner the teacher and together we carved out our special niche in the world of medical art. For almost twenty five years we have worked side by side in our home studio. The atmosphere has been creative, highly competitive and always compassionate. Twenty four hours a day for twenty five years is a lot of bonding. Her influence has allowed me to reach a level of competency in my illustration that I never thought possible. It has been an amazing journey for a young guy from Mississippi who showed up at a Galveston Medical School with a handful of drawing of shrimp stomachs looking for a portal into a profession he had just discovered. It was a long and lonely road. Turner is not fond of this second half of the movie because I have placed the focus on her as well as her art. Well, Turner and her work have been the focus of the second half of my life. It is my movie and my life so I thought I should portray it as I see it. Each picture and every illustration has a special story in my life and they bring back many joyful memories to me. It has always been about the art. Special thanks to Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and Elton John. You make history sound so sweet. Movie by Edmond Alexander Illustrations © Cynthia Turner Alexander & Turner Medical Illustration studio 850 231-4112
Channel: Film
Tags: animation art digital illustration in medical motion
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