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In the 21st animago year, 962 entries from 58 countries reached the animago competition, of which 368 were stills and 594 films.
You can find more information on all 33 nominees in the 11 categories and much more background information in the animago special issue. You can read the detailed, English-language making-ofs of the 11 award-winning projects in DP 06 : 17, which will be published on 20 October. Simply click through the page numbers of the news to get to the individual winner information.
Best Motion Design
Dust my Shoulders
Studio: Grass Jelly Studio – VFX-Supervisor: Weiting Chen – Client: Beijing Showcitytimes – Country: Taiwan – Software: 3ds Max, Maya, V-Ray, After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator
For the first English-language song “Dust my Shoulders off” by Asian singer Jane Zhang, Studio Grass Jelly created an original music video with scenes that breathe new life into famous works of art history. The jury was particularly impressed by the successful transitions between these scenes, which give the video a long-take impression. Before shooting, a precisely elaborated pre-visualisation had to be worked out, as everything in the original plates had to be right for the demanding post-production.
Here is a behind-the-scenes clip of the filming:
