{"id":2960,"date":"2018-12-03T16:13:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T16:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2024-09-01T04:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:44:13","slug":"bringing-a-2d-touch-to-dreamworks-animation-short-bird-karma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/bringing-a-2d-touch-to-dreamworks-animation-short-bird-karma\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing a 2D Touch to DreamWorks Animation Short \u2018Bird Karma\u2019 | ANIMATIONWorld"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Director William Salazar\u2019s \u2018Bird Karma\u2019 brings a classic 2D look to CG animation. \u00a9 2018 DreamWorks Animation.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

AnimationWorld Magazine<\/em> \u2014 December 3, 2018
Bringing a 2D Touch to DreamWorks Animation Short \u2018Bird Karma\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Salazar\u2019s Bird Karma<\/em>, the first project to emerge from DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Shorts Program, which was formally announced in late 2017, is just one of the studio\u2019s contenders for a nomination in this year\u2019s short film Oscar race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2D-animated short, directed by Salazar and produced by Jeff Hermann, brings a classic hand-drawn look to CG animation. Told over richly toned watercolor textures, the delightfully lyrical tale features a long-legged bird who becomes enamored of a gloriously colored fish. When he finally captures and eats his elusive quarry, the karmic consequences prove highly unfortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five-minute Bird Karma<\/em> had its World Premiere at the 2018 New York Int\u2019l Children\u2019s Film Festival, in February, and went on to open the Annecy Festival in June. Winning the Audience Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the short has also been highly lauded at presentations at CalArts, Gnomon, and the recent CTN eXpo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an exclusive look at how Salazar\u2019s short film was brought to life in a new video, \u201cBird Karma<\/em>: from storyboard to final,\u201d which takes viewers through a sequence starting with storyboards and rough animatics on through the ink & paint process, character and water animation, and finally the completed shot. Watch it in the player below, then scroll down for our interview with director William Salazar detailing Bird Karma<\/em>\u2019s journey from an obscure vinyl record to the screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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