The Gruffalo Short

The Gruffalo, Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, is a children's story book turned into a half an hour short film. I think this short animation works well because because it stays true to the illustrator and author. I think they have brought the book to life successfully







Kariem Saleh - "The Gruffalo" - Compositing Reel from Kariem Saleh on Vimeo.

Compositing isn't anything I know much about but I really enjoyed this little video, it's clear how much work has gone into the colour correcting and backdrop. Every single detail even to the snow adds to the tone of the story. I think this quality and attention to detail has made it award winning because every single element is fine tuned, and I think it's something that relates to being meticulous and thorough with all aspects and is a skill I hope to develop throughout my time at uni.





The above video was taken from Max Lang's (joint director with Jakob Schuh) blog, and shows how close the storyboard is to the actual animation. I think this is an art form in it's own right to have such brilliant storyboards to work from is a skill. And emphasises the importance of storyboarding and animatics.


http://maxlanganimation.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.studiosoi.de/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1461418/