Paul Bush
Paul Bush (born 1956, north London) is a British experimental film director and animator. The son of classical composer Geoffrey Bush, Paul Bush studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College under Michael Craig-Martin. He later taught himself how to make films while a member of the London Film-Makers' Co-op. He has since made numerous short and medium length films including The Cows Drama (1984), His Comedy (1994), Rumour of True Things (1996), Furniture Poetry (1999), While Darwin Sleeps (2004), and many others. He has won prizes at animation festivals in the Netherlands, Barcelona, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Bombay, Chicago and other places throughout the world. His website contains extracts of many of his films. His films "Furniture Poetry"(1999) and 'While Darwin Sleeps' (2004) closely resemble Jan Švankmajer's animation 'Historia Naturae, Suita' (1967) In addition to directing and animating, Bush pioneered a technique seen in a number of his films, including The Albatross. The technique involves scratching frame by frame directly into the surface of colour filmstock over live action footage, creating an animated sequence which resembles traditional wood engraving. Since 2002 Bush has increasingly focused on time lapse portraits of people and more conventional animation including a collaboration with artist Lisa Milroy which produced Geisha Grooming (2003).
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 1, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
27Place of birth
North London, England, UKCast credits
Crew credits
The Albatross
Writer, Animation, Producer, Editor, DirectorOrgiastic Hyper-Plastic
Producer, DirectorLay Bare
DirectorBabeldom
DirectorThe Nazi Plan to Bomb New York
Executive ProducerFurniture Poetry
DirectorStill Life with Small Cup
DirectorThe Five Minute Museum
Director, Cinematography, WriterSecret Love
Director, Editor, AnimationThe Rumour of True Things
Director