Manchester Animation Festival:
Masterclass: Studio AKA
Studio AKA showreel:https://vimeo.com/204385299
This was one of the most memorable panels of the trip for me, I thought that I wasn't aware of the Studio prior to the panel but I soon discovered that I am very familiar with a lot of their work. Studio AKA are multi-BAFTA winning, Emmy awarded and Oscar- nominated; yet you could not link all their extensive pieces of work back to the studio and I think this is indicative of their work ethic. The talk was led by AKA partner and director Philip Hunt, who talked about the fact that the Studio do not maintain a house style, and as he mentioned with a somewhat dry but amusing humour, they take commissions wholeheartedly without prejudice often to fund their personal projects. This results in an awe inspiring range of work, all showing character and narrative, flexibility and adaptability, undeniable talent in a way to approach any brief. Hunt also enlightened us that in every Lloyds TSB advert, one of the head animators made it their mission to include a trainspotter, which can be seen in the montage below:
Trainspotter Spotting: https://vimeo.com/75868029
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