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“This is a terrible group project, we are fucked up!”
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LogLine:This is a terrible group project, we are fucked up!
Synopsis: It is a short story about ‘young animators arguing which animation technique is worth using in a group project'. Three animation loops presented as Augmented-Reality methods, while experimenting with collage, mixed media, pixillation, 3D and 2D animation, and creating rich visual effects in the same canvas.
Credits:
Director: Manyu Zhao, Yuhan Zhang, Shuhui Zhang, Wenjun Zhang, Dengyun Zhang
Animator: Manyu Zhao, Yuhan Zhang, Shuhui Zhang, Wenjun Zhang, Dengyun Zhang
Music: Josh Curtis
Videography：Shuhui Zhang
Sound: Manyu Zhao, Yuhan Zhang, Shuhui Zhang, Wenjun Zhang, Dengyun Zhang
Edit: Dengyun Zhang, Shuihui Zhang, Yuhan Zhang
Biography：
Yuhan Zhang is a young animator from China. She likes to create experimental animation in different interdisciplinary fields and create emotional works based on her own experience.
Manyu Zhao is an illustrator and animator. She is trying to combine vibrant colour with handmade textures from 2D screen to various methods in wide context.
Wenjun Zhang is a new media artist from China who used to work in graphic and interactive design. She is now working on animation and concept art.
Dengyun Zhang is a young animator from China who is currently studying the many possibilities and cross-media communication of animation art in London.
Shuhui Zhang is an animator and illustrator from China, currently studying at UAL. She specializes in experimental animation and has recently won several awards for projects she joined on female themes.
Artist/ Director statement：
During this project, we encountered many different problems especially in the creative process, because everyone is talented, ambitious, and has creative ideas waiting to come true. We had arguments about the animation technique, when everyone has a beloved animation style they prefer and wish to demonstrate. Considering that no one technique can surpass the others, we decided to let young animators explore their preferred and comfortable way of animating and push the boundaries of themselves further. Finally, we agreed to present our animation though Agumented-Reality methods, while experimenting with collage, mixed media, pixillation, 3D and 2D painting, creating rich visual effects. The content is focussing on the process of the argument itself with an open ending. We left the question to the audience, ‘which technique you think is best and worth trying in a group project?’ In fact, the ending is a response to industry demands for diversity and proves the overcomplication of discussing major or minor genres of artistic style. Overall, every types of artistic style and technique could show together in a same canvas and looking great! As audience viewing our animation through Artvive, they can tuning their phone to see details of each one’s work clearly indifferent angle.
Contact details：
Manyu Zhao
Yuhan Zhang zhang
Shuhui Zhang
Dengyun Zhang
Wenjun Zhang
Technical info：
Length : 03:39
Size: 1920x1080
HD 16:9
Sound: Stereo