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‘Wild Robot,’ ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Transformers One’ Directors Talk Creating Authentic Animated Features at SCAD


This year’s top Oscar contenders for an animated feature shared their insights on creating emotionally authentic animated features at SCAD.

All filmmakers on stage agreed with the sentiment that in order to successfully communicate an idea with the audience, it must be honed down through a specific feeling. Since animation requires multiple drastically different departments, the skills and techniques each team possesses are difficult to master alone. He explained how he initially came very prepared with a specific vision for the characters, but then someone on the team said was best if he just communicated what emotions he wanted to portray with each scene and then the animators could work from there.

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