Student Showcase: But She’s Nice… by Tomek Pilarski

But She’s Nice… by Tomek Pilarski

University

Poznań University of Fine Arts

Who

Written Directed and Animated by – Tomek Pilarski
Music & Sound Design by – Damian Czajka
Aditional Digital Ink & Paint by – Anna Chrzanowska

What

In a world full of gray flows peacefully a monotonous life, light is gently drawing a story about unexpectedly sprouting feeling. However, sometimes the thought of being with someone can be dangerous if you are stuck too long in solitude. Will the hero manage to get out from his thick crust, which was created in fear of the society? What role in all of this play Shadow? “But she’s nice …” is the story of the attempt to break out of the cage of loneliness, a desire to overcome yourself to be able to open up to new possibilities, world and feelings.

How

I wanted to enrich the flat surface and make the whole thing look as it was hand made. I prepared loop of paper texture (which also caused slight flickering), at the top, of course I added a layer of grain etc .. Grain adds a lot of charm. It’s instant quality don’t you think? [laughter]

And of course black bars at the top and bottom – at the time I was in love with making everything as cinematic as possible (while staying in realm of hand made feeling). I also tried to achieve the effect of slightly overexposed black and white film, to emphasize the presence of the Shadow.

So basically my art direction here was marriage between hand made look and cinematic look, which I was trying to achieve in relatively short period of time, while avoiding cheap look. [laughter]

Next Project

Right now I’m working on my directorial debut called “The Firefly Grove” which will be finished in 2017 so stay tuned! I won’t say more. [laughter]

Which Film do you wish you could have made?

“Mind Game” from studio 4°C and basically all Ghibli films. [laughter]