Jason's prior training as a painter brings an expressive, organic quality to his film “The Renter.” He recently received his MFA from CalArts in Experimental Animation. There he further developed this story, which is inspired by events from his childhood. While Jason continues to develop his own projects he collaborates with his brother, Michael, the second half of Carpenter Bros. Animation.
“The Renter” is Jason’s first film.
With the exception of a few early drawings, “The Renter” was an all digital paperless production. The storyboards, layouts, and character animation were drawn in Flash using a Wacom tablet. The backgrounds were painted by hand in Photoshop. Compositing and final color correction was done in After Effects.
A young boy is dropped off at an elderly woman's home for the day. Her house sits amongst fields of weeds and rotting pears. A lone man, who rents a room, adds to the unsettling atmosphere. The savage slaughter of a chicken makes this daycare a harsh and confusing world for the boy, who learns caring can be shown in unexpected ways.
“The Renter” is based on memories from my time in daycare.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS, 2011:
Edinburgh Int’l Film Festival, Cordoba Animation Festival, DOK Leipzig 2011, Chicago Int’l Film Festival, Seattle Int’l Film Festival, Krakow Int’l Film Festival, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, Athens Int’l Film/Video Festival, Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest, Melbourne Int’l Animation Festival, Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival, Anima Mundi, Atlanta FF, Bradford Animation Festival, Animation Festival Tindirindis, AniFest ROZAFA, Computer Space 2011, Savannah Film Festival, St. Louis Int’l Film Festival, Anifest, Vilnius Film Shorts, Anima Anima, Animated Dreams, Traverse City Film Festival, Shnit Short Film Festival, Animator 2011,
Mediawave 2011, Anibar Int’l Animation Festival, Jerusalem Int’l Film Festival, Wiesbaden Weekend of Animation, Sommets Du Cinema D’ Animation, London Int’l Animation Festival, Etiuda & Anima, Animacursed, Citrus Cel Animation Festival, Fargo Film Festival, Dokufest, Burbank Int’l Film Festival, MR Shorts, Cabbagetown Film Festival, Hardacre Film Festival, Short and Sweet Weekly Film Festival, Per Se Visioni, 3D Wire 2011, Animpact MAX, Anirmau, 38th Annual Annie Awards, Glasgow Film Festival, 2011 Student Academy Awards, Fest Anca, 2D or not 2D Animation Festival, Zerkalo Int’l Film Festival, Athens Int’l Film Festival, CromaFest, Anima (Brussels), Holland Animation Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Jaipur Int’l Film Festival, ANIWOW, Cortoons,
0110 Int’l Digital Film Festival, Corfu Animation Festival, Festival MONSTRA
GRAND PRIX / Cinanima, 2011
GRAND PRIZE, BEST STUDENT ANIMATION / Ottawa, 2011
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE/ Bradford Animation Festival, 2011
GRAND JURY AWARD, BEST ANIMATED SHORT/ Atlanta FF, 2011
BEST ANIMATED SHORT, NOMINEE / Annie Awards, 2011
BEST STUDENT FILM/ Tindirindis, 2011
BEST STUDENT FILM / AniFest ROZAFA, 2011
The beautifully dark sound of “The Renter” was designed and composed by Jeff Shiffman. You can find more of Jeff’s work here:
BRONZE JABBERWOCKY / Etiuda & Anima, 2011
FINALIST, ANIMATION / Student Academy Awards, 2011
2ND PLACE, COMPUTER ANIMATION / Computer Space, 2011
BEST ANIMATION / Cabbagetown FF, 2011
RUNNER UP, BEST ANIMATION / Hardacre FF, 2011
BEST SHORT FILM / RIFF, 2011
ITINERANT AWARD / Anima Mundi, 2011
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© Jason Carpenter 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Direction, Design, and Animation - Jason Carpenter
Music and Sound - Jeff Shiffman,
Re-recording Mixer - Carlos Sanches
Voices - Corey Shiffman, Taylor Sanches
