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BAF 04, 10-13 November 11th Bradford Animation Festival
Spotlight: Paul Driessen
 
3D animation
 
Sound and music
 
At the Edge of Animation
 
New talent
 
Special events
 
Official Selection
 
Music? Isn’t an animation festival supposed to be about animation?

Before the complaints letters arrive, take another look at your favourite shorts, or rather, listen to them again, because the chances are they rely heavily on sound and music – and more heavily, in some cases, than on the image itself.

Sound is all-important for film, and more so for animation – because, after all, who wants to draw lengthy, tedious linking sequences where you can just as well rely on sound to do the job for you? We’ve rounded up the best composers and sound designers – not to mention Addictive TV, the guys who approach image and audio simultaneously – for your aural pleasure, so ditch the image for a moment and crank up the volume...



Larry Sider Larry Sider, NFTS and Annabelle Pangborn introduce this special masterclass.
Keith Hopwood Composer Keith Hopwood talks about how to approach music for animated films, more...
Addictive TV BAF showcases a dynamic selection of Addictive's cutting-edge work.
What should act as the creative spark for a film project - the image or the sound? Should the music come after the image, or vice versa? Or is there a third way - can both be approached simultaneously? More...
 
The Addictive TV crew light up the night with cinematic visuals & wired optics alongside leftfield breaks, intelligent house and funky electro in this special VJ/DJ session.
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