TCM brings Edward Hopper’s art to life! Have you ever seen those “Sunny Side Of Life,” promos on TCM? My favorite is one of a couple having coffee at an all night diner circa 1940; you can almost hear the conversation and noises in the diner. The short 30-second promo just takes you back. When I first saw this, I thought it looked like an animated Hopper art print, but had no idea that that is exactly what it is.
TCM has a company named Exopolis work on these. The most recent one, which aired for the first time in April features a populated, and run-down city, lonely subway platforms, trains in which people sit sadly, and thinking of their troubles, the camera quickly pans across buildings, revealing more people going about their lives, man reading, woman dressing. The closing shot moves to a nostalgic coffee shop window, and the TCM logo “Now Showing” appear on the coffee shop glass. It is just another busy day in a Hopper-esque city and we get to see it in motion for 30 seconds. Amazing how modern-day animation techniques can do this.
If you have not seen the newest one yet visit expolis.com and click on “Turner Classic Movie,” (4/14/07 News) to view it.
One Response to “Vintage Art In Motion”
I’ve always liked those teasers & noticed how they changed slightly recently. Thanks for the link!