I came across The Pearce Sisters when reading Cracking Animation. I had never seen this Aardman short before and was impressed to discover the way the short had combined CGI with 2D animation.
In The Pearce Sisters the characters were first modeled in clay as a basis for CGI characters, which were then animated. The CGI was then used as a basis for 2D animation. This combination of the two techniques isn't something that is seen regularly. Having looked at a lot of experimental animations recently, I found The Pearce Sisters particularly inspiring. The CG models were animated without faces and these were drawn on over the top. This 'roughing up' of the CG is definitely something I'd like to look in to further.
I also found an interesting interview with the director Luis Cook on Short of the Week (http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/03/03/qa-with-luis-cook/), which describes some of the decisions made to combine the two media. Luis Cook states that ‘So it was 2D and 3D computers, ugly and macabre. I also knew that I wanted to rough up CGI somehow—personalize it. The story was about a sailor being washed up, and I wanted the film itself to feel as if it had been washed up by the sea.’ I particularly like the concept of giving the story emphasis on the entire design of the animation.
The directors website also features an introduction to the film by the director himself, I found this particularly informative. (http://www.pearcesisters.co.uk)
References
Lord, P and Sibley, B (2010) Cracking Animation. 3rd Edition. United Kingdom, Thames & Hudson Ltd.
http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/03/03/qa-with-luis-cook
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