Forks and Other Weapons: A Propmaker's World
- Time
- Feb 23rd 2020
- Location
- HAU3 - Top Floor
- Guests
- Simon Weisse moderated by Andrew Amondson
- Topics
Lay down your arms! Simon Weisse moves props from his Berlin-based workshop into sight for a peek into his niche art. Simon’s notable career has seen him create model cities populated by dogs and futuristic weapons for detail-obsessed directors like Wes Anderson and the Wachowskis. From brainstorming to the painful hours of precisiongluing, Simon invites us into his creative process. Keen to counter the regime of waste that shadows a propmaker’s work, Simon battles it out in pursuit of sustainability in the world of cinematic miniatures.
Simon Weisse
The prop maker, production designer and model builder Simon Weisse represents an increasingly rare profession in the world of film production – the craft of miniature stage construction.
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Andrew Amondson
Andrew Amondson is an artist and filmmaker whose work includes Emmy award-winning nonfiction series and documentary films for Netflix Originals and Criterion Collection. As an artist, Andrew creates large-scale living installations, exploring nature connectedness and collective creativity. He was the recipient of the Inspiring Future Generations Award in London, 2022. His current project, Walks in the Garden, is based on a creative ideation practice he uses while walking with Berlinale Talents, Netflix Germany and Studio Olafur Eliasson.
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