The Incredible Gideon Baws will be missed
This morning, just before boarding a flight back to LA, a friend called to share the saddest of news.
Gideon Baws the talented English director/animator/designer/lllustrator died. He was only 33.
As part of the Shynola collective he helped create an amazing body of work including music videos for Radiohead, Beck, UNKLE, Rapture and Queens of the Stone Age. Gideon and college mates Chris Harding, Richard (Kenny) Kenworthy and Jason Groves formed Shynola in the late 90’s upon moving to London.
I saw Kenny’s Royal College of Art final project, The Littlest Robo, which they all collaborated on and Gideon co-wrote and helped animate, and immediately programmed it to premiere on the RESFEST 1999 tour.
Most recently Shynola had taken a break from music video and commercials to concentrate on developing their first feature film script.
Below are a few favorites of Shynola’s extensive archive of innovative films.
You’ll be missed Gideon.
The Littlest Robo | short film
Radiohead | Pyramid Song | music video
Athlete | You Got the Style (directors cut) | music video
We miss you fella xxx
Dave Ladd at October 13th, 2008, 2:58 am
From PromoNews
“Gideon, 33, died on Saturday night in Los Angeles, where he was attending a wedding together with Shynola colleague Richard Kenworthy and his wife.”
While Promo said Gideon’s death could be attributed to a head injury, in fact there may be no direct cause.
Jonathan Wells at October 13th, 2008, 9:53 am
damn that is sad news. Gideon was a great guy, talented director and once prepared me a most excellent bacon sandwich. condolences to all of his family and friends and the rest of the shynola guys.
sandy at October 14th, 2008, 6:31 am
gideon was a one off original - that rare thing of huge talent, generosity of spirit, enormous fun and a totally nice man. the world needs more souls like him and his loss has robbed us off someone very special who was loved by so many. my thoughts and condolences go out to his family, friends and shynola. i was lucky to have know him and the guys early in their careers and see their work rightly reach stellar acclaim. the great work lives on and so does his remarkable spirit. may it burn bright in all our memories. he will never be forgotten. from us all at onedotzero past and present it was an honour to have known and spent time in his company.
shane walter at October 16th, 2008, 2:14 pm