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Graduation film at The Glasgow School of Art, MDes Communication Design, Illustration
A part of graduation projects
Completion Date: September, 2014.
Running Time: 4 mins
Technique: Traditional animation, Hand-drawing, Stop-motion
Direction & Animation: Shuangshuang Hao
Sound Design & Music: Kaj Mäki-Ullakko
Voiceover: Alasdair Hankinson
A part of graduation projects
Completion Date: September, 2014.
Running Time: 4 mins
Technique: Traditional animation, Hand-drawing, Stop-motion
Direction & Animation: Shuangshuang Hao
Sound Design & Music: Kaj Mäki-Ullakko
Voiceover: Alasdair Hankinson
Synopsis:
The animation film 'Gerascophobia' is about a boy called 'Mo' who has fears for growing up and ageing. Mo does many ridiculous things to avoid growing up. The animation describes his mundane life moments, shows his fears of separation, mortality, taking responsibility, and standing out as an independent individual.
The ideas were mainly from personal life experience and childhood memories. The theme of my works is mostly about children’s fears and anxieties, and self-identity. I focus on childhood anxieties as a means of gaining insight to the anxieties of adults. As we mature, rationality and social pressures inhibit our instinctive responses as we learn to conceal our fears.
The animation film 'Gerascophobia' is about a boy called 'Mo' who has fears for growing up and ageing. Mo does many ridiculous things to avoid growing up. The animation describes his mundane life moments, shows his fears of separation, mortality, taking responsibility, and standing out as an independent individual.
The ideas were mainly from personal life experience and childhood memories. The theme of my works is mostly about children’s fears and anxieties, and self-identity. I focus on childhood anxieties as a means of gaining insight to the anxieties of adults. As we mature, rationality and social pressures inhibit our instinctive responses as we learn to conceal our fears.
Awards & Nominations:
BAFTA Scotland 2015 Nomination
Encounters Animation Award Nomination, 2015, UK
Best New British Animation, (Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015), UK
Lillien Gilbert Kid-Friendly Award, 2015, US
Langley Marie Award for Best Student Film Award, 2015, US
Festival & Exhibition:
SPARK Animation 2014, Vancouver, Canada.
London Short Film Festival 2015, London, UK.
Bay Area International Children's Film Festival 2015, Oakland, US.
Tricky Women Festival 2015, Vienna, Austria
Richmond Diversity Film Festival 2015, Richmond, US
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2015, Třeboň, Czech Republic
Animatricks 2015, Helsinki, Finland
Pictoplasma 2015, Berlin, Germany
Northwest Animation Festival 2015, Portland / Eugene, US
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015, Edinburgh, UK
London International Animation Festival 2015, London, UK
Cine:Land, Edinburgh Hogmanay 15/16, Edinburgh, UK
Black Movie Film Festival 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
British Shorts Film Festival 2016, Berlin, Germany
(tbc)
SPARK Animation 2014, Vancouver, Canada.
London Short Film Festival 2015, London, UK.
Bay Area International Children's Film Festival 2015, Oakland, US.
Tricky Women Festival 2015, Vienna, Austria
Richmond Diversity Film Festival 2015, Richmond, US
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2015, Třeboň, Czech Republic
Animatricks 2015, Helsinki, Finland
Pictoplasma 2015, Berlin, Germany
Northwest Animation Festival 2015, Portland / Eugene, US
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015, Edinburgh, UK
London International Animation Festival 2015, London, UK
Cine:Land, Edinburgh Hogmanay 15/16, Edinburgh, UK
Black Movie Film Festival 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
British Shorts Film Festival 2016, Berlin, Germany
(tbc)
Festival Screenings and Exhibitions:
