MAF trip

In the last three days I've been at Manchester attending Home for MAF (Manchester animation festival) during that time I watched many animation that were constructed really well, for example one of my favorite animation was fresh cut grass. The animation's narrative showcases a brother travelling to the city to find his older sister, the animation style was great because of the 3d elements and lighting used in each scene, also the character design really appealed to the audience because they looked adorable. It's a very nice story and I loved it.

I enjoyed the various different lectures from many animators who have worked in industry or have made their own established studio, each animator explained the difficulties of being an animator and how they produce their short films. They explained how they start with an idea which then becomes a rough storyboard, it undergoes many storyboards that gives everyone a main understanding of what is happening in the scene. All this then gets given to the animator teams which all animate various things at different departments such as the environmental animators do background animations.

I enjoyed the whole trip and would love to go back next year, and go through the experience again of watching short films that inspire me to make my own short film which I'm aiming for. By summer next year I'm hoping to make a short film before coming back for 2nd year of animation!