Keep Calm and Animate

Abstract:

The production never stopped for animation. Indeed, the medium has steamed ahead, and we will be seeing more and more animation thanks to the Pandemic. But for VFX teams, the production should resume. Unquestionably, what has been happening to the animation industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic will lay the foundation for the future of this industry, just like the rest of the sectors and life itself. It’s more about thinking outside the box than anything else. Constructing a workflow at capacity, keeping the resilient teams together and in harmony, and adapting remote working tools is essential for developing virtual production technology. New creative processes, business, production, and exposure models will emerge from this digital and cultural transformation. And there will be new habits. So what will be these new models and habits? And what will be our, as the animation industry, responsibilities to the animation art and craft itself, to nature, to our audiences, colleagues, and students? What will be our new normal with new ethics, tools, dreams, and hopes? Focusing on the animation industry in Turkey, the article will try to answer these questions via interviews with animation industry professionals, artists, and educators. The article sections will include: During the Pandemic, Digital and Cultural Transformation, New Models and Tools, New Habits, The Future of Industry, Responsibilities Audiences, Colleagues, Students and to Nature.