Category Archives: Research
Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
I was lucky enough to attend Cardiff Animation festival this year and it has been a great experience. It was my first proper animation festival and I think what made it even better was having a film I had worked … Continue reading
Researching some studios Part 2
Cartoon Saloon, Ireland. I came across Cartoon Saloon’s work during my second year of my bachelor’s degree (at the time when Song of the Sea was first released) and was fascinated by the way they are constantly pushing the boundaries … Continue reading
Researching Animation Studios Part 1
As I’m coming towards the end of my course I am starting to research for studios producing 2D work so that I could start contacting them once my showreel is done. These are a handful I have discovered over the … Continue reading
Research Into the industry: Assistant Animator/Clean Up Artist
I have been researching the role of assistant animator and clean up artist as it’s something I am strongly leaning on to start my career. I have briefly covered the role for a student film abroad, but at the time … Continue reading
Research into the Industry: Producer/ Runner
I started to have a look at the producer role in animation. Producers overlook and manage the whole animation production, making sure it stays within a fixed budget and delivers a production on time. Those working in smaller studios (which … Continue reading
Research into the Industry: Animation Editor and Edit Assistant
I’ve been researching the role of animation editor to better understand how I could relate it to my role in the group project. I have been helping out creating an animatic but our process has been a little bit unconventional … Continue reading
Michel Fuzellier’s Animation Sequence
I have always hesitated between illustration and animated films, and dedicated long periods of my professional life to one or the other, which are two sides of the same passion: to tell stories through drawings Michel Fuzellier When I was … Continue reading
Thoughts on The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
I was able to finally watch this beautifully animated film and the aspect I was interested the most was how the animal characters would be portrayed and animated. Having animated few different animals during my previous years at university, I’m … Continue reading
Some Research
I’m in the process of finalising the research for my upcoming presentation. I was struggling to find an Italian animator I admired or at least felt close to. There is a movie I’m really fond of but couldn’t find much … Continue reading