Georgia, Animarion and MEC

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ANIMATION MASTER CLASS WITH IGOR & VID from Media Education Centre and
ACADEMY OF ARTS, TBILISI, GEORGIA

After the second aerial descent hosted by the Turkish Airlines’ smiling crew (even in the late hours, fleeting from our Serbian time zone as the aircraft traversed the meridians), we’ve finally set foot on Georgian land, adding another check marker on our growing list of visited countries.

2D-3D Animation Master Class was an idea initiated and supported by 3 factors: Sweden’s Film i Halland mastermind Birgitta Olsson, Georgia’s cooperation between Tbilisi Academy of Arts and our longtime friend Guna Bibileishvli, and Serbia’s Media Education Centre animation teachers Igor Gimbos and Vid Rajin.

For two days around 20 participants coming from Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film Georgian State University and Tbilisi Academy of Arts had the unique opportunity to familiarise themselves with diverse animation techniques, elementary principles of animation, production pipeline, theory behind 3D technology, modeling and special effects software.

With the animators fashioning new inspirational creations so eagerly, it was hard to turn the machines off and conclude the demonstrations flagyl online pharmacy with one last presentation of an Oscar-winning Walt Disney Studios’ Paperman, a fitting example of merging the 2 worlds, 2D and 3D animation which symbolises the friendship between Igor and Vid. One last photo marked the ending of one journey and the beginning of another, already implied by the sincere gratitude of adorable students who shook hands and thanked their teachers even after the final applause.

The last day was Sunday, a perfect opportunity for exploring the ancient and modern wonders of Tbilisi, the most surprising city in the world. Our partners and friends from Swedish film company Fish&Elephant Production, Iain Wiliamson and Peter Henningson, introduced us to their Georgian filmmakers, who told us everything about Sakartvelo, including the landmarks like Kartlis Deda and Narikala, 3 dialects and cultural differences they induce, admirable history, the most beautiful songs, and the tastiest khinkali.