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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
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'Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 6/9/2012)

Notes

  • Steampunk note: The central devices of airships and steam-powered computers, as well as the overall mise-en-scène and design of the world reflect the core iconography of steampunk.

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      Australia,
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      :       3D Films ,       2004 .
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      Extent: 26 min.p.
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Works about this Work

A Future Victorian Adventure : 'The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello' Marian Quigley , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 54 2009; (p. 125-129)

'"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" (Anthony Lucas, 2005) is a visually stunning and innovative film achieved through a masterful combination of 2D and 3D techniques. The intricate and original animation style, together with a strong, archetypal narrative structure and the classic Gothic elements of death, decay and terror, makes for a compelling tale of adventure that ensures audience engagement and suspension of disbelief.'

Source: Abstract.
A Future Victorian Adventure : 'The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello' Marian Quigley , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 54 2009; (p. 125-129)

'"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" (Anthony Lucas, 2005) is a visually stunning and innovative film achieved through a masterful combination of 2D and 3D techniques. The intricate and original animation style, together with a strong, archetypal narrative structure and the classic Gothic elements of death, decay and terror, makes for a compelling tale of adventure that ensures audience engagement and suspension of disbelief.'

Source: Abstract.
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Awards

2006 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Best Short Animation
2005 winner AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Short Film
2005 won Inside Film Awards — Best Animation
2005 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay in a Short Film
2005 won Australian Film Institute Awards — Outstanding Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature
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