Chris Sayer
Chris Sayer was one of the most inspirational lectures i've been to this year. At the start of his career, he was apart of a collaborative, freelance trio called the WLYD STALLYONS. His freelance animation company eventually grew larger and as he gained new contacts and links, his work has now become significant in the Illustration and Animation industry. He talked about how his career has progressed, what he did before hand and how he got to where he is in the industry today. Sayer has created multiple animations for well known companies such as; Levi's, MTV, BBC, Nike, Disney, Honda, VH1 and more.
Links to a couple of Chris Sayers Animations:
The Honda Crossrunner animation/advertisement was done by a team of creatives including Chris Sayer. What I found interesting about this particular project was that the motor bike in the actual film was in a different country whilst other people were filming and creating the animation on a backdrop (brick walls). The bike was filmed/shooted infront of a blue screen so that the bike looked as if it was parked up behind a building. The bike also had no engine as it was a prototype and therefore the filmmakers had to improvise and push the bike to make it seem like the driver was parking the bike.
These paintings were not made by hand but infact digitally rendered on computers, then projected onto walls using special software, to create a visual illusion of the bike travelling through adventurous places.
Chris Sayer liked the digital paint marks and brush strokes as he said that they looked realistic throughout the animation.
I personally hoped that the walls were going to be traditionally painted after watching the animation, but after Sayer explained that they had only four weeks to complete this commission, I then understood that it was a logical approach to creating the animation on computer as it is far more quicker and effective to produce the film digitally.
Below are some film stills from Sayer's animations which I thoroughly enjoyed. Each individual animation was quirky and highly detailed which a vast majority of people enjoy.
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