artist research: wonky films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-HVW55XjNU&list=PL11C0E39C1165FE03&index=6

 

WONKY is an award winning animation company based in Bristol that specialises in both 2D and 3D, CG and stop motion animation. Producing commissions for clients such as Nokia, Adidas and the BBC, the company produces quality short films, skits, stories and trailers for various outlets and platforms. WONKY is made up of fifty illustrators and animators who all differ from character designers to set and concept builders.The way in which their pieces are sought after impresses me considerably and I think that working for a company such as WONKY is certainly something I would aspire to achieve.

  

I particularly like the illustrative work that goes alongside WONKY's film production and the array of illustrators in particular that work there, as well as the 2D elements portrayed in their work. For example in the animations for 'The Ministry of Curious Stuff' for the BBC, the artwork is significantly 2D and based around a hand drawn forefront image with a much more textural background. This is of interest to me considerably as I enjoy the illustrative side of animation and           being able to transfer textural elements into character designs to      then see them in film. This is something I think WONKY      manages to do perfectly and with ongoing projects for outlets such as the BBC I think I will be able to take considerable inspiration from further short films and stories.