Eric Leiser is an American filmmaker, animator, puppeteer, writer, holographer and artist working in a variety of media. Born in California, Eric Leiser earned a degree in experimental animation at the California Institute of the Arts while also working in prop animation for the Nickelodeon cable television series Spongebob Squarepants[1] and developing the stop-motion series Twilight Park.[2][3]
His holograms have been shown at Fringe Exhibitions[4] in Los Angeles, California; Goldsmiths, University of London;[5] School of the Arts Institute of Chicago;[5] and the Ruben H. Fleet Space Center[2] in San Diego, California. His art has also been shown at Live With Animals in New York City[6] and Mandrake in Culver City, California.[7]
He has made 20 short films, eight of which appear in the DVD release Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser, and two features: Faustbook, released April 25, 2006 by Vanguard Cinema, and Imagination, released theatrically in the U.S. in summer 2007. Imagination was featured in the May 2008 issue of Animation Magazine.[8] His film work is in the collections of the (BFI) British Film Institute, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Istanbul Modern Museum of Art.
His holograms have been shown at Fringe Exhibitions[4] in Los Angeles, California; Goldsmiths, University of London;[5] School of the Arts Institute of Chicago;[5] and the Ruben H. Fleet Space Center[2] in San Diego, California. His art has also been shown at Live With Animals in New York City[6] and Mandrake in Culver City, California.[7]
He has made 20 short films, eight of which appear in the DVD release Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser, and two features: Faustbook, released April 25, 2006 by Vanguard Cinema, and Imagination, released theatrically in the U.S. in summer 2007. Imagination was featured in the May 2008 issue of Animation Magazine.[8] His film work is in the collections of the (BFI) British Film Institute, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Istanbul Modern Museum of Art.
