During November our course attended the Bradford Animation Festival. It was a great opportunity to see a range of work and hear directly from people in the industry.
A lot of time was spent watching short animations, some which grabbed my attention over others:
The painted quality of the above animation was lovely and gave the film a really organic look, causing the animation to flow quickly. It was like watching a painting come to life which helped draw you into the story easily.
Like the previous animation this one ( in full here: http://jefflebars.com/videos/ ) is also dark in theme. The style seems to be 3D masquerading as 2D (though probably has aspects of both) and uses colours (black and red etc) effectively. Especially with the child, who is often silhouetted highlighting blood. I found this visually stunning and really enjoyed the short.
We were also shown this short by Jonathan Gales, which I found very impressive and eerily beautiful.
Another aspect of BAF that was of interest and use was a panel held directed at students, specifically 'Student Film'. This gave an insight into what industry professionals were looking for in showreels and potential candidates. Key points I took from this talk was to articulate my strengths honestly and bare in mind what I may be lacking. It also gave a lot of useful tips as to what to include in a showreel. Making it specific to our 'specialism' (if we have one) or our interests. However the most important thing that I took from this panel was to 'maintain interests in other things' as it will in a way, effect our work.
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