Animation South Africa Podcast

Jeroen Jaspaert and Daniel Snaddon, directors of the BBC Christmas Special STICK MAN, talk about the journey of one sentient stick... all the way from the imagination of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, to the shores of South Africa, to France for a stunning win at Annecy, and now, to the BAFTAs! Jaspaert and Snaddon were thrown together in an "arranged marriage" for this UK/South Africa co-production. Here they discuss the joys and trials of co-directing, the challange of penetrating South African politeness, the difference between "charming" and "cute," how to make CGI look like stop motion, and how to survive animation reviews over Skype.