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The Art of Animation
Why is it that creative people, like artists, writers and filmmakers, often treat the question; “Where do you get your ideas from?”, with a certain amount of contempt? Is it a silly question, or do they just not want to think about it, in case the magic goes away?
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Snail and the Whale -technical challenge of water
Making Animation - Overcoming the technical challenge of using cgi water in the short film The Snail and the Whale (2019)