Best of Stash 2019: Short Films
The creative challenge and promise of the self-imposed brief make the short film a treasured opportunity for both professionals taking a break from client work and students trying to launch careers with the perfect graduation project. [Read more]
“Better” RCA Graduation Film by Emily Downe
Director/animator Emily Downe in London: “‘Better’ is a short animated film which questions the ideal worlds of a perfectionistic culture. [Read more]
“The Redness of Red” Animated Short by Emily Downe
Animator/director/illustrator/designer Emily Downe in London: “What does it mean to be conscious in a world that is becoming increasingly artificially intelligent? Can machines really see? [Read more]
“Herman Brown is Feeling Down” by Dan Castro
Royal College of Art grad Dan Castro channels his personal experiences with anxiety and stress into a beguiling animated short film using a combination of digital and traditional ink-on-film techniques. [Read more]
Dan Castro “Big Finds A Trumpet”
Royal College of Art student Dan Castro calls “Big Finds A Trumpet,” his charming first-year animation film, “A love letter to 50s design and 80s British children’s TV; a love letter to my childhood.” [Read more]
Behind the Scenes on “Boom is Life” with Director Jesse Collett
London director/designer Jesse Collett graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2014 on the strength of this low key but technically adventurous short film he describes as “an ethereal, multi-dimensional mashup of real and animated elements.” [Read more]
