Networking Breakfast
After the joy of last night Myself, Tommy and Gareth got up
nice and early and went over to a filmmaker’s breakfast networking event. We
sat down at a table and many different people went around the room and came
over to talk to use. We got to the meet and chat to some very interesting
people, some were fellow animation students, resent university graduates and
the film and animation advisers from the British Council. I learnt a lot from
these people and found out some interesting ways to help you get finding for
animation and short film ideas. These are something I will most defiantly be
keeping in mind for when I leve university next year.
The Lighter side
This is the last of the short animation screenings, and this
one felt much more like a bigger mix of short and longer studio animated
shorts. I had seen some of these shorts screened on TV over last year and it
was fantastic to see them on the big screen were every detail looked amazing. My
highlights from this screening were: Much Better Now, Phone Home,
Pythagasaurus, Stopover, A Different Perspective, Chop Chop and The Gruffalo’s
Child.
Nexus Studio Focus
Nexus Productions are an independent production company and
animation studio based in London check them out here! This one was grate a mix
of a show and tell presentation with the screenings, 4 people from the studio
sat there speaking about the company; they would show a short then talk about the
making of that short. This was a very different way to screen the shorts and I
have to say I really enjoyed it, this is exactly how in my eyes the 2 Aardman
screening should have been like. My highlights from this screening were: Back
to the Start, Invade all of the Humans!!!, The Chase, Speed of Light and This
Way Up. But if I was to pick one it would have to be Invade all of the Humans!!
Hands down!
Trip to the Aardman Lobby
After the last screening Tommy and myself decided to go for
a little walk around Bristol and hopefully find The Aardman animations Studio.
To cut the tale short we ended up finding the studio, and after about 5 minutes
standing outside saying should we or should we not ring the bell, we rang bell.
The very nice chap behind the desk let us in and very kindly
let us have a look around the amazing props, Puppets, sets and life size
Wallace they have on display in the Lobby. To say that this was an amazing and
very overwhelming felling to be standing in the middle of Aardman is a big
understatement. One day it would be fantastic to get any form of Work experience
there, or even the full on tour would keep me happy, but until then I have got
theses pitchers to remind me of just how amazing it was.
Late Lounge
Still buzzing from are trip to Aardman we then mad are way
over the Late Lounge. This screening was a mix of live action and animated
shorts that are a little to adult themed to show in the day screenings. There
were some that were very funny and some that were a tad disturbing, but the
quality of shorts was fantastic. My highlights from this screening were: Tram,
The Bob shorts, Curiosity Kills and Umshini Wam (Bring Me My Machine Gum)
Day 4:
Aardman Kids Animation Workshop
This was my last day in Bristol and a brilliant way to end
it was to go to a build your own Gromit work shop with the very awesome Aardman
model maker Jim Parkyn. Although me and Tommy were some of the oldest in the
room this was a cracking work shop that lasted just over an hour. Using a sheet
of basic shapes we used these to build are very own Gromit, and I have to say I
was very happy with the way mine came out. And thank you Jim for letting me
keep the modelling tool with the Aardman logo on it I will use it with
pride!
Once the workshop was over we stayed back and had a very
nice chat with Jim about most things animation, I then handed him one of my
cards and a Viv & Mandy badges. Once out of the workshop Tommy and I said a
jolly good bye, parted ways and i got the train back to Sunny Stoke.
Now I am back into the full swing of university life I can
say that all in all this festival has been one hell of an amazing experience
and I’d like to say a massive thank you to all the truly amazing people that I
got to meet, chat to and spend time with. I very much hope that I can make it over
to the festival again next year, so until then buy buy Bristol!
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