Title | HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? |
Brand | POLLY NOR FILM |
Product/Service | POLLY NOR FIM |
Category |
B04. Animation |
Entrant
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WETRANSFER Amsterdam, UNITED KINGDOM
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Idea Creation
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ANDY BAKER STUDIOS London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Media Placement
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WETRANSFER Amsterdam, UNITED KINGDOM
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Media Placement 2
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ANDY BAKER STUDIOS London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Production
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ANDY BAKER STUDIOS London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Credits
Polly Nor |
Polly Nor |
Writer, Designer, Director |
Andy Baker |
Andy Baker Studios |
Director, Animator, Producer |
Lucia Davies |
Andy Baker Studios |
Executive Producer |
Campbell Hartley |
Andy Baker Studios |
Animator |
Sami Healy |
Andy Baker Studios |
Animator |
Charlie Lane-Bush |
Andy Baker Studios |
Animator |
Olly Montagu |
Andy Baker Studios |
Animator |
Maki Yoshikura |
Andy Baker Studios |
Animator |
Alejandra Anguita |
Andy Baker Studios |
Colour & Clean Up Animator |
Emma Ehrling |
Andy Baker Studios |
Colour & Clean Up Animator |
Jamie Hobbs |
Andy Baker Studios |
Colour & Clean Up Animator |
Ned Mackness |
Andy Baker Studios |
Colour & Clean Up Animator |
Carlos De Faria |
Andy Baker Studios |
Lead Animator - Dance Scene |
Frankie Swan |
Andy Baker Studios |
FX Animator |
Eve Archer |
Andy Baker Studios |
Design Assistant |
Tom Fisher |
Andy Baker Studios |
Compositing |
Nisa Kelly |
Andy Baker Studios |
Voice Over Artist |
Phoebe Argent |
Andy Baker Studios |
Voice Over Artist |
Rhondi Brown |
Andy Baker Studios |
Voice Over Artist |
Tom Adcock |
Andy Baker Studios |
Voice Over Artist |
Nick Ainsworth |
Nick Ainsworth |
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mix |
Andrea Gard |
Andrea Gard |
Foley Artist |
Suzanne Tromp |
WeTransfer |
Commissioning Editor |
Danielle Boelling |
WeTransfer |
Managing Editor |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
The short animated film How Have You Been? by Polly Nor and Andy Baker touches on loss, grieving, and finding comfort amid the company and friendship of a slug-turned-demon creature. It details the story of a woman in her apartment alone. It’s clear she’s feeling lonely, so when a slug appears in her food delivery, she decides to feed it, unknowingly turning it into a demon that follows her around the house. At first, she’s horrified and annoyed, but towards the end of the film she and the demon form some kind of bond. It’s as if the woman begins to accept the grief she’s experiencing, rather than fight it. In this way, How Have You Been? takes a sensitive approach to examining the many aspects of our current world, and the loneliness that comes with tremendous loss and grief.
Tell the jury about type(s) of animation used and summarise any relevant challenges or techniques.
We used a digital 2D cel technique for the animation. This involved hand drawing the character animation frame by frame and then digitally compositing with the hand drawn backgrounds in the computer.
Particular time and attention was spent researching and animating the dancing scene. Inspiration was taken from the track and various historical paintings namely Paula Rego's The Dance and Francisco Goya's The Burial of the Sardine.
One of the challenges that arose was co-ordinating the production during the beginning of the first lockdown which spanned three continents – Europe, Japan and America – and numerous time zones including London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.