Oscar 2012: Patrick Doyon Talks Sunday/Dimanche

The director of the NFB's Oscar-nominated short discusses his design challenges and personal inspiration.
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Awards, People, Short Films

PD: About the palette of color, in the beginning of this production, I wanted a lot of high contrast, but since this is more melancholy in tone, I changed the color and it was more gray or blue or faded colors.

 

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BD: What has been your take away from this short and what are you working on next?

PD: Right now I'm doing illustrations for a children's book, and after that, later in the year, I will begin a new script for an animated short. I don't know the story yet but I have some ideas and concepts.

BD: What is the theme?

PD: I want to explore the theme of generational conflict because, in Sunday, there is the boy, the father and the grandfather, and I want to explore that kind of link between the three generations.

BD: Yeah, it's fascinating how certain traits get carried on when you least expect it.

PD: Yes, since I've been a father for two years, I've realized in doing some stuff my father did, it's hard to escape from patterns. This is the kind of story I want to explore.

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Bill Desowitz is former senior editor of AWN and editor of VFXWorld. He has a new blog, Immersed in Movies (www.billdesowitz.com), and is currently writing a book about the evolution of James Bond from Connery to Craig, scheduled for publication this year, which is the 50th anniversary of the franchise.







Comments


Wonderful animation! beautiful design of characters! The crows rules! Very funny!

: )

I love the bear

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