Dir: Jakob Schuh & Max Lang
United Kingdom, 2009, 27'
CGI and model animation, English
Prod: Magic Light Pictures (in association with Studio Soi)
Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's best-selling children's book of the same name, "The Gruffalo" tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut…
Jakob Schuh & Max Lang
Jakob Schuh is an award-winning director and co-founder of the celebrated German production company Studio Soi. His short film "Angel afoot" won Best TV Special at the 2008 Annecy Festival. Jakob has worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for the Süddeutsche Zeitung and also lectures part time at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Max Lang is an Oscar and BAFTA-nominated animation director, story artist and character designer. He recently served as assistant director on the Cartoon Network series "The Amazing World of Gumball" and is currently in development on a new TV special. Trained in 2D and CG, Max is a graduate of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and the animation-school-hamburg.
The decision to make the film using a combination of computer animation and miniature sets had a lot to do with creating a film that was faithful to the original book, and also allowed us to explore new territory visually. Although we are both traditionally trained animators, we really wanted to offer the millions of fans of the book something completely new and different.
Building the sets in miniature helped create a three-dimensional feel, allowing for rich detail and a charming, tactile quality to the deep, dark wood. We chose to animate the characters in CG because the medium allows for tremendous freedom of expression and acting.
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