Wrote a letter to mark hall saying how much better he can make the characters perform
oscar wild - an is least honest when he talks as himself- give a man a mask and hell tell you the truth
super héros need alter egos to do what they wouldn't do in normal life
whenever you write a story find a device that lets the protagonist talk. like mary poppins and her umbrella
Don't think literally
Plume- about surviving- wanted it to be a ballet crossed with a rugby scrum
textbook 3 act structure. act 1 - man who flies. wings get broken act 2- wants to fly again but someone stops him. act 3- overcomes obstacles and moves on
"eyes in animation are the most important thing you can give a puppet. you can take away his nose you can take away his ears but you can't take away his eyes."
animates everything right to left to create a geography as there is no set. should have really been left to right as that shows good things and moving forward.
uses real duck wings- has to be done through taxidermist. started off with dove wings but they were too small
cg feathers in falling scene
if you cut from a wide shot to a close up, make sure the character is in the same place in the scene
used dragon fame
doesnt like double framing as it gives less detail.
to make a character disturbing make them blink out of sequence
movement can tell the story too. goody was fluid baddy was jagged in movement
single feather with light suggesting hope
used mirror for reflection then rippled it in post
as he goes into he water its all cg and it shows same but different and about barry embracing cg cause he was doing a stop motion in hollywood that god changed to cg
Consider everything- even the smaller thing/ gesture can contribute to your film
cut the character- "theres no point in designing a character if all it does is come on and say hello"
tchaikovsky
wanted a piano but not having it made it more fluid. he actually playd the correct keys for the music with his hands
swan shows trauma rose shows love
colour compostitio lighting music don't be literal.
