BUILD YOUR OWN ANIMATED SHORT
“THE IDEA FOR VIA FORMED FROM A SIMPLE WISH TO MAKE A SHORT FILM THAT HIGHLIGHTED MY LOVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ART”
Izzy Burton, director, Via
The world of animated short films is a rich corner of the 3D community, presenting viewers with short bursts of creativity, while granting the individuals behind them an opportunity to experiment with visual styles and storytelling techniques. Such is the value of animated shorts as a medium that London-based studio Blue Zoo Animation has a programme that allows its artists to direct their own, and bring it to life with the help of their colleagues. 3D World spoke to three such artists to find out how you can create your own animated short. Elsewhere, 3D generalist Rok won Hwang will share insights from the process of creating Bruised, the short film he worked on with Samantha Tu.
LIGHT-BULB MOMENT
Every animated short begins with an idea that forms the initial concept, and it’s from this moment of inspiration that the film takes shape. For Hwang and his short film , it began in the winter of 2017, at Ringling College of Art & Design in Florida. “I watched a video on YouTube about domestic violence and child abuse by. “In the video, it told me that around a quarter of children under 18 in America experience child abuse, whether it’s physical, psychological or verbal.” These shocking statistics inspired Hwang and his thesis partner Samantha Tu to work on a film about child abuse.
