John Harford
johnnyharford.animation@gmail.com

Dead in the Water by John Harford - BA (Hons) Animation Uclan Graduate Project 2025

Dead in the Water
Last year I created a 2-minute film that I really enjoyed making, this year I decided to make another for my major project. This time around I wanted a challenge, so I used a render engine I wasn't used to that took much longer to render but had better results. I also wanted to explore a story based around water as it tends to look nice in the render engine and I hadn't yet used water in any of my projects. Along with the water I wanted to have expressive cartoon characters that lip synced to dialogue as all my films previously had been silent, I just wanted a project that explored all the aspects I missed out on to end my time at university. 

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