BBC Ideas
BBC Ideas produce short films for curious minds, covering a range of interesting topics.
Below are two that I’ve had the pleasure of making.
What’s the Point of Pain?
We all know what pain is. But why does it exist? And what's it like to live with chronic pain?
This animation was made using a mixture of plasticine animation with 2d digital and animation of real objects. and bold written titles. To choose the colour palette I looked at the psychology of colour and colours associated with pain.
This video was made in partnership with the Royal Society.
“Pain itself is a hidden disability. And I think it's really difficult to get that across, because you can't see somebody else’s pain”
Here I used UV light on the characters that represented hidden pain.
”It also feels as if there are people with drills on the soles of my feet, and there are lots and lots and lots of people, and they're just drilling into my feet. And my legs feel really tight, as if someone has got giant hands that are just really, really squeezing”
This is where animation is able to help illustrate things that can’t be captured with footage.
How to solve the world's plastic problem
Plastic is one of the most incredible materials in the modern world - but the way we use it damages the environment.
What’s the solution? This video was made in partnership with The Open University.
The animation was made using a mixture of 2d digital animation, stop motion and collage.
