“Animation remove you from a visual reality - if it was live action, you wouldn't be able to see through the person's mind. But animation takes a step away. It creates a very stylized landscape, but at the same time it is the form that is best able to address the reality of being alive and being in pain.” IfsMindPersonsRealityAbleActionPainFormStepsAliveLandscapeVisualsAddressesRemoveAnimation Author:Signe Baumane
“In my opinion, animation is best when it communicates without words, because it is the perfect medium through which to make shortcuts to meaning. When actors are not talking, just acting out, it looks kind of weird. But in animation, mime is constant, and you accept it.” LooksKindActorsPerfectActingTalkingAcceptingOpinionConstantCommunicateMediumsAnimationNot TalkingShortcutsActing OutMime Author:Signe Baumane
“I have decided that I want animation to be taken seriously; that is the goal of my life. I believe that animation is a very important medium to tell stories, not just for kids but for adults.” WantBelieveImportantStoriesKidsI BelieveGoalTakenAdultsDecidedMediumsAnimation Author:Signe Baumane
“Storyboards are kind of inflexible, once you finish making them you have to stick to them. Since animation takes such a long time you become a slave to a storyboard that was created four years ago while as an artist and storyteller you change, you have new ideas.” YearsKindLongIdeasArtistFourLong TimeYears AgoSticksSlaveFour YearsNew IdeasStorytellerAnimation Author:Signe Baumane
