Although I would love to live and work as an independent animator, the reality is that it will take an indefinite amount of time for me to be able to make a living as such. Even when one day I … Continue reading →

A crucial aspect of being able to make films independently is the funding, which not only is essential to pay for the materials, space and equipment, but also the animator and anyone else involved in the making of the film … Continue reading →

It became apparent to me that it is one of the most helpful ways to create independent animation films, especially at the beginning of one’s career, is to make them in residencies, which could be specifically oriented towards animation or … Continue reading →

“Étreintes” is a pin-screen animation directed by Justine Vuylsteker, and it was by reading about the production of her film that I started understanding how an independent animation director is able to produce their own films. Pin-screen animation is a … Continue reading →

“This Magnificent Cake!” is a stop-motion puppet animation directed by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roel and it’s the film I have analyzed throughout this term in my essay “This Stolen Cake!”. While researching for this film I came … Continue reading →

Out of all the different career pathways, independent animation is the most appealing one for me, but it’s possibly one of the most challenging ones too. On one hand, the animator becomes the director and artist who can give life … Continue reading →

During the past 4 years, since I quitted my career in Fashion as a pattern cutter, I have been reflecting a lot on the mistakes I made in my previous career choice, as well as what steps I should take … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been animating a short film which will introduce one of the categories of short films showcased in the London International Animation Festival (LIAF). I pitched a story about “a group of aliens who are … Continue reading →

Over the last two weeks I was assigned, alongside Cynthia, to work for the final project of the 2nd year student Lee Ricks. Lee is a stop-motion animator and her film is called “Burnout” and is about a “wind-up” candlemaker … Continue reading →

Since I started this course, I have wondered about my “style” and the type of animation that I should specialize in, mostly by comparison with my peers. A lot of them seem to have a very well defined style of … Continue reading →