"We used TVPaint as our backbone for animation and the colouring process. She was very specific about when and how a texture should move. "It was very important to understand the level of detail Elena wanted to achieve. Matthias Bäuerle, who worked as comp lead on the film, was determined to help Walf achieve her vision. It was very important for me that everything looks kind of hand-drawn," she says. "I guess that's why the compositions resemble the style of children's books. Originally, Walf conceived Some Thing – about a mountain with a strange object – as a fairy tale-like children's book. Some Thing's director, Elena Walf, wrote and animated the film, and although she didn't have much experience of making short films, her illustration background helped her with the design. His advice for budding 3D filmmakers? "Be daring, then work and work again." 02. Now working at Mikros Animation, he still sees the student project Sur Sa Trace as one of his most satisfying to work on as a director "because I was alone to make the decisions, and it was very clear in my head".
However, De Lafforest is proud of his work, "I'm very glad my film was shown in festivals like Très Court, Tournez Court and soon the Filmets Badalona Film Festival." "I don't think the animation is very good in my film… There's nothing technically impressive about it," he says. "I had to create everything for this film, the hardest part was managing my time," he recalls.ĭe Lafforest used 3ds Max to create the 3D characters and 2D background and is refreshingly modest about the film, despite it being one of Page's picks. "I had created another short film before, but this was my first film in 3D so it was technically very difficult," he says. This charming student film, inspired by Robin Joseph's A Seagull on Mud illustration, was a challenge for then student film-maker Axel De Lafforest, and took six months to put together. She also finds out how they were made, and shares advice for budding animators.
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Page talks about the story of the making of each film before screening it, particularly when addressing student groups, as she admits she is is "always curious about the process behind the creation of these amazing works."Ībout to set off for the latest series of graduation juries and screenings in the UK, Europe and further afield, Page says she is "excited about the great new films I know I will discover for my next Eye Candy selection!"įrom student projects to films voiced by Oscar-nominated actors, Page reveals eight of her favourite shorts.
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