The Monster of Nix and other animations - BAF (Friday)

A range of Professional films were screened at the Bradford Animation Festival:

The Monster of Nix, Brandt Rhapsodie, A morning Stroll, Plume, Captain Hu (Kapitan Hu), The Girl and The Hunter (Le Fille & le Chasseur).

I was very impressed by The Monster of Nix, though at first was a little sceptical of the animation style, which seems to incorporate live action and 3D animation - sometimes causing characters (especially Willy) to seem like humans wearing a form of costume (e.g a massive head). 

However soon I became captivated by the film and narrative, as it is rich in texture and detail, having  a dark 'Tim Burton - esque' and illustrative feel.
The sound is extremely well crafted - incorporating music and song into the overall soundtrack (though at some points this seemed a little too loud and drowned out lyrics/speech etc) and creating brilliant atmosphere. I thought the voice acting especially was brilliant, giving raw and believable performances.


Quite a few of the other animations also impressed me, they illustrate how imagery can communicate to the audience (especially in The Girl and The Hunter) without the need of speech - a trait I think is important for animations.