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Isaiah Saxon
American film and music video director (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isaiah Saxon (born 1983)[1] is an American film and music video director. He co-founded the animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura, and the online community DIY.org.
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Early life and education
Saxon was born and raised in Aptos, California.[2] He majored in film directing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.[1]
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Encyclopedia Pictura
Saxon and Sean Hellfritsch founded Encyclopedia Pictura as a directing duo in 2004, before expanding into a trio when Daren Rabinovitch joined in 2007,[1] and ultimately transforming into an animation studio.[3] Through Encyclopedia Pictura, Saxon has directed music videos, short films and commercials.[2] The studio is known for creating ambitious music videos and short films with an organic, handmade quality.[4]
In 2007, Saxon and Hellfritsch directed the music video for the Grizzly Bear single "Knife".[4] The video was filmed in Death Valley, CA and Brooklyn, NY. Their first major video,[3] it was listed at #26 on Pitchfork's list of the top 50 music videos of the 2000s.[5]
Following the "Knife" video, Saxon got a call from Björk, asking Encyclopedia Pictura to direct a music video for her single "Wanderlust". Their concept was inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki, Stanley Kubrick, and Walt Disney's work from the 1930s.[3] The video was shot at Matthew Barney's studio in New York City,[3] in stereoscopic 3-D using a 3-D camera rig they designed and built.[1] Combining handmade puppetry, scale modeling, CGI and live action,[1] it took over nine months to complete.[6] The "Wanderlust" video premiered at the Deitch Projects gallery in Long Island City, Queens,[6] and was shown in 3-D at Saatchi & Saatchi's 2008 New Directors Showcase.[7] It won three D&AD Yellow Pencil awards[8] and the UK Music Video Award for Video of the Year.[9] Spin magazine named it the best music video of 2008,[10] and Pitchfork ranked it #21 on its list of the top 50 music videos of the 2000s.[5]
Saxon directed the animated music video for the Panda Bear song "Boys Latin", which premiered on Adult Swim in 2015.[11] It was nominated for the UK Music Video Award for Best Animation in a Video.[12]
DIY.org
In 2011, Saxon began developing a feature film titled DIY, about a group of kids that rebuild their town after a flood.[2][13] The following year, Saxon, Zach Klein, Andrew Sliwinski and Daren Rabinovitch founded DIY.org, an online educational community for kids, with a storefront in San Francisco. Saxon served as chief creative officer from the company's founding in 2012 through 2014.[13][14] He creates the skill patches that are sent out to community members.[15][16]
Trout Gulch
Starting in 2008, Saxon, Hellfritsch and Rabinovitch transformed 10 acres in the wooded hills in Aptos, California, into Trout Gulch, a community where they built their own houses, farmed, and produced digital animation. The intent was to blend technology with nature.[1][2][17] At its peak, 18 people lived at Trout Gulch.[18]
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Honors and awards
- Named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker magazine, 2008[4]
- D&AD Yellow Pencil for Best Music Video, Music Video Art Direction and Music Video Special Effects ("Wanderlust"), 2009[8]
- Named one of 25 "Best and Brightest" by Esquire magazine, 2009[19]
- UK Music Video Awards Video of the Year (for "Wanderlust"), 2008[9]
- #1 on Spin magazine's 20 Best Music Videos of 2008 (for "Wanderlust")[10]
- #21, Pitchfork's Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s (for "Wanderlust")[5]
- #26, Pitchfork's Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s (for "Knife")[5]
- Nominee, UK Music Video Awards Best Animation in a Video (for "Boys Latin"), 2015[12]
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