THE SIREN – Using new possibilities in animation to tell a compelling anti-war story
March 29: Masterclass will focus on the production of the film THE SIREN and a description of using the Motion Capture Technology.
The focus of this masterclass will be on the feature-length animated film THE SIREN, on which a large part of the animation of the 3D characters was realised using Motion Capture technology through the Slovak company Artichoke and the animation studio Blue Faces. This is the first ever project of this size to be realised using this technology in Slovakia. During the Masterclass, the director Sepideh Farsi will present the concept of the work. The Motion Capture technology and its concrete use in the animation process will be presented by animation supervisor Tomáš Danay (Blue Faces). The masterclass will be moderated by Juraj Krasnohorský (Artichoke).
The event is co-organised by the Association of Producers of Animated Film (APAF), Visegrad Film Forum and the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. The event is supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, International Visegrad Fund and Creative Europe MEDIA through the support of CEE Animation activities.