Jan Lachauer and Max Lang: Here’s some of Manu Arenas‘ magnificent concept art for Room on the Broom. Burkersroda, two good friends of ours who had previously worked on The Gruffalo. This sequence was animated by Waldemar Fast and animation supervisor Tobias v. All of it told visually, without dialogue or narration. It’s the lowpoint of the film, when the group falls apart and reunites. Jan Lachauer and Max Lang: This was one of the most challenging sequences to board and animate. We wanted their broom not just to be a flying broomstick but a multifunctional tool and essentially their home. In these early thumbnail sketches we tried to explore the Witch’s and Cat’s relationship with each other and with their broom. While the Cat is a bit more conservative and doesn’t want things to change, the Witch stands for progress and welcomes the new and the unknown. The friendly Witch, an explorer who travels the land and helps others, is a character we are particularly proud of. Jan Lachauer and Max Lang: For about six months we focused on the development of story and characters.

We’re very proud and grateful that we got to work with such an amazing team. Many very talented artists at studio soi and all across Europe contributed to its making.

Like in the story, the film itself was a group effort. Together they create a world where no one gets left behind. And it’s not the size of the broom that should define a group, but the size of the group that should define a broom.

Even if you are much faster on your own, you get much further as a group. With each new member, their journey gets harder and harder.īut in the end it turns out that even if it’s harder to travel together, there are obstacles that you don’t want to face alone. More and more characters join the well-balanced team of Witch and Cat on their magic broom. Jan Lachauer and Max Lang: Room on the Broom is a story of change and company. Explore the artwork of the other short nominees: Possessions, Feral, Mr. (Click on any of the images for a closer view. The 27-minute film originally debuted on BBC One on December 25th, 2012. Today we continue this exclusive look at the short contenders with Room on the Broom, a UK/German Magic Light Pictures (UK)/ Studio Soi (Germany) co-production directed by Jan Lachauer and Max Lang. In this special Cartoon Brew series, we asked the five nominees of the 2013 Best Animated Short Academy Award to discuss the artwork of their films.

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