Amateur animator praised for entry in national film competition
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An amateur animator from Canterbury has been
highly commended for his entry in a high-profile film
competition.
David Hutter, 26, who lives in Wincheap, made it to the final 10
of new national film competion 'Enter the Pitch' after the public
voted in favour of his animation, entitled 'Strawinsky and the City
of Prisoners'.
The brief for the competition was to create a short film based
around a verse or theme from the Bible, something David is already
engaged in through his spare-time project, Hope Animation.
He hopes one day to be able to work in animation full-time.
"I'd most like to make something like the classic Walt Disney
films like Snow White and The Little Mermaid, where the focus was
on the story and the songs rather than just what the technology,"
he said.
David, who is originally from Germany, came to the UK seven
years ago as a Christian Youth worker. He attended Canterbury
Christ Church University and now lives and works in Canterbury.
"I studied Business and Marketing at Christ Church but used a
lot of my free time at uni to teach myself the media, design and
animation skills," he said.
Although David did not win the competition, he was praised by
the judges for his ideas.
"David showed real talent, clarity and competency and did very
well. He was highly commended by the panel, which included Poirot
actor David Suchet and animator Nick Park," said Luke Walton,
director of the competition.
See David’s video at the Enter the Pitch
website.
Thursday, January 21 2010
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