"Kindness can be a survival strategy" - The Wild Robot

The Animashow - Episode 3 - Season 4

In a special partnership with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the global event dedicated to animation! For an entire week, the event gathers together the biggest names in the sector and celebrates the creative and diverse animation styles and techniques.

SUMMARY

Today's conversation with Chris Sanders, director of the last movie by Dreamworks "The Wild Robot" - released today in theaters in the United States - explores the themes of kindness as a survival strategy, the visual style of the film, the process of adapting a best-selling novel into a movie, and the importance of storytelling in animation. Chris discusses with Sabry O. how the visual style of the movie was critical to its emotional resonance and how they aimed to make it look more like a painting. He also emphasizes the importance of simplicity in storytelling and the role of kindness in the film. Sanders shares his methodology for adapting the novel into a movie, which involves storyboarding and refining the story through trial and error. He concludes by offering advice to young directors and animators, emphasizing the importance of focusing on "storytelling".

Enjoy the conversation! 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction: Kindness as a Survival Strategy

06:21 The Importance of Visual Style for Emotional Resonance

11:17 Adapting a Best-Selling Novel into a Movie

12:40 The Role of Storyboarding and Trial and Error

15:25 The Power of Storytelling in Animation

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