#michael dudok de wit

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Studio Ghibli Title Cards, Part 3

"From Up On Poppy Hill" ("Kokuriko-zaka kara") (2011) Directed by Gorô Miyazaki (Anime/Comedy/Drama) . . "The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya" ("Kaguya-hime no monogatari") (2013) Directed by Isao Takahata (Anime/Drama/Fantasy) . . "The Wind Rises" ("Kaze tachinu") (2013) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Anime/Biography/War) . . "When Marnie Was There" ("Omoide no Marnie") (2014) Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Anime/Drama/Family) . . "The Red Turtle" ("La tortue rouge") (2016) Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit (Animated/Drama/Fantasy) . . "Earwig And The Witch" ("Âya to majo") (2020) Directed by Gorô Miyazaki (Animated/Adventure/Fantasy)

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Dessins animés

2327. La Tortue rouge, Michael Dudok de Wit (Michael Dudok de Wit, La Tortue rouge) (Studio Ghibli, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions, 2016)

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La tortue rouge (The Red Turtle)

— 2016, dir. Michael Dudok de Wit

[wehavekookies]

Top five animated movies? :D

Animated Feature Films:

My Life as a Zucchini, dir. Claude Barras

Nightmare Before Christmas, dir. Henry Selick

Fantastic Planet, dir. Rene Laloux

Watership Down, dir. Martin Rosen

Akira, dir. Katsuhiro Otomo

Animated Shorts (links under the click):

Father and Daughter, dir. Michael Dudok de Wit

Symphony No. 42, dir. Busci Reka

Ichthys, dir. Marek Skrobecki

Women's Letters (trailer), dir. Augusto Zanovello

Hedgehog in the Fog, dir. Jurij Norstein

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Year in Review (by way of books) 2023

Books and Comics/Graphic Novels 2023

January

The Doubtful Guest – Edward Gorey (illustrated book/graphic novel)

The Promised Neverland: Volume 6 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu(manga)

The City and the City – China Mieville

Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections – Neil Gaiman, various artists (graphic novel)

Sandman Volume 7: Brief Lives – Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson, Vince Locke (graphic novel)

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas – Frederick Douglas, read by Charles Turner

The Sandman Volume 8: World’s End – Neil Gaiman, various artists (graphic novel)

The Bartimaeus Trilogy 2: The Golem’s Eye – Jonathan Stroud

The Man Who Fell To Earth – Dan Watters, Dev Pramanik (graphic novel)

The Carpet People – Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs

Hikaru no Go Volume 15: Sayanara – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Hikaru no Go Volume 16: The Chinese Go Association – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 – Kamome Shirahama (manga)

February

The Sandman Volume 9: The Kindly Ones – Neil Gaiman, Marc Hemple, various artists (graphic novel)

Titus Groan – Mervyn Peake, read by Simon Vance

Paper Girls Volume 3 – Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (graphic novel)

Beastars Volume 1 – Paru Itagaki (manga)

Revenge of the Librarians – Tom Gauld (graphic novel)

Lucifer Volume 1: Devil in the Gateway – Mike Carey, Peter Gross (graphic novel)

Saint Young Men Volume 1 – Hikaru Nakamura (manga)

The Sandman Volume 10: The Wake – Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli, Jon Muth, Charles Vess (graphic novel)

Hikaru no Go Volume 17: A Familiar Face – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson

Beastars Volume 2 – Paru Itagaki (manga)

Woman World – Aminder Dhaliwal (graphic novel)

Black Paradox – Junji Ito (manga)

Beastars Volume 3 – Paru Itagaki (manga)

March

Lucifer Volume 2: Children & Monsters – Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly (graphic novel)

Doomsday Book – Connie Willis, read by Jenny Sterlin

Moonshadow – J.M. DeMatteis, Jon J. Muth, Kent Williams (graphic novel)

The Magic Fish – Trung Le Nguyen (graphic novel)

Sleepless Volume 2 – Sarah Vaughn, Leila Del Luca (graphic novel)

The Monkey Prince Volume 1: Enter the Monkey – Gene Luen Yang, Bernard Chang (graphic novel)

Unbroken – Lauren Hillenbrand, read by Edward Hermann

Thrawn: Ascendancy 2: The Greater Good – Timothy Zahn, read by Marc Thompson

Thud! – Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs

April

Operation Mincemeat – Ben McIntyre

Beastars Volume 4 – Paru Itagaki (manga)

Parasyte Volume 2 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson

The Promised Neverland Volume 7 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Parasyte Volume 3 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

The Wheel of Time Bk 4: The Shadow Rising – Robert Jordan

Twig – Skottie Young, Skyle Strahm (graphic novel)

Spring Rain: a graphic memoir – Andy Warner (graphic novel)

The Multiversity – Grant Morrison, various artists (graphic novel)

The Promised Neverland Volume 8 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Goldie Vance Volume 2 – Hope Larson, Jackie Ball, Brittney Williams (graphic novel)

Team of Rivals (Abridged) – Doris Kearns Goodwin, read by Richard Thomas

Stretching the Heavens – Terry L. Givens

May

The Promised Neverland Volume 9 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Parasyte Volume 4 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

Parasyte Volume 5 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

Conan Volume 1 – Robert E. Howard, L. Sprage De Camp, Lin Carter

Parasyte Volume 6 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

The Promised Neverland Volume 10 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Penric’s Demon – Lois McMaster Bujold, read by Grove Gardner

Kamen Rider: The Classic Manga Collection - Shōtarō Ishinomori, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian (manga)

 Parasyte Volume 7 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

Shuna’s Journey – Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit (manga)

Parasyte Volume 8 – Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga)

Maggy Garrison – Lewis Trondheim, Stephane Oiry (graphic novel)

Double Cross – Ben McIntyre

The Promised Neverland Volume 11 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

June

The Promised Neverland Volume 12 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

The Promised Neverland Volume 13 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

My Hero Academia Volume 1 – Kohei Horikoshi (manga)

Think Again – Adam Grant

Adventure Game Comics Volume 1: Leviathan – Jason Shiga (graphic novel)

Ranma ½ Volume 35 – Rumiko Takahashi (manga)

Ranma ½ Volume 36 – Rumiko Takahashi (manga)

The Promised Neverland Volume 14 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Thrawn Ascendancy Volume 3: Lesser Evil – Timothy Zahn, read by Marc Thompson

Leviathan Wakes – James S.A. Corey

The Man Without Talent – Yoshitsaru Tsuge (manga)

July

A Bride’s Story Volume 3 – Kaoru Mori (manga)

The Promised Neverland Volume 15 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

The Promised Neverland Volume 16 – Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (manga)

Almost American Girl – Robin Ha (graphic novel)

The Woman Who Smashed Codes – Jason Fagone

The Swamp – Yoshiharu Tsuge (manga)

The Wheel of Time Book 5: The Fires of Heaven – Robert Jordan

A Bride’s Story Volume 4 – Kaoru Mori (manga)

Pulp – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips (graphic novel)

Locke & Key: Small World – Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Breaking Cat News – Georgia Dunn (graphic novel)

August

Labyrinth Coronation Vol 1 – Ryan Ferrier, Simon Spurrier, Daniel Bayliss (graphic novel)

A Bride’s Story Volume 5 – Kaoru Mori (manga)

Worst Journey In the World Volume 1 – Sara Airress (graphic novel)

Best American Comics 2016 – various artists, writers, edited by Roz Chast (graphic novel)

Labyrinth Coronation Volume 2 – Ryan Ferrier, Simon Spurrier, Daniel Bayliss (graphic novel)

Hikaru no Go Volume 19: One Step Forward! – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Hikaru no Go Volume 20: The Young Lions – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Thirsty Mermaids – Kat Leyh (graphic novel)

Criminal: Coward – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips (graphic novel)

Parable of the Sower – Octavia E. Butler, read by Lynne Thigpen

Hikaru no Go Volume 21: Great Expectations – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Hikaru no Go Volume 22: China vs. Japan – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Hikaru no Go Volume 23: Endgame – Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (manga)

Dead Boy Detectives Vol. 1: Schoolboy Terrors – Toby Litt, Mark Buckingham, Gary Erskine (graphic novel)

Dead Boy Detectives Vol 2: Ghost Snow – Toby Litt, Mark Buckingham, Gary Erskine (graphic novel)

Seek You – Kristen Radtke (graphic novel)

John Constantinte Hellblazer Volume 2: The Devil You Know – Jamie Delano, David Lloyd, Richard Piers Rayner (graphic novel)

September

Once & Future Volume 5: The Wasteland – Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora (graphic novel)

The Once and Future Witches – Alix Harrow

The Sandman Presents: The Deadboy Detectives – Ed Brubaker, Bryan Talbot, Steve Leialoha (graphic novel)

Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham – Mike Mignola, Richard Pace, Troy Nixey, Dennis Janke (graphic novel)

Free Country: A Tale of the Children’s Crusade – Neil Gaiman, various writers, artists (graphic novel)

Man’s Search For Meaning – Victor E. Frankl, read by Simon Vance

John Constantine Hellblazer Volume 1: Original Sins – Jamie Delano, Mark Buckingham, Richard Piers Rayner (graphic novel)

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? – Roz Chast (graphic novel)

Edge of Spider-Verse – Dan Slott, Jason Latour, various artists/writers (graphic novel)

Spider-Gwen Volume 1: Greater Power – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

John Constatine Hellblazer Volume 3: The Fear Machine – Jamie Delano, Alfredo Alcala, Mark Buckingham, Mike Hoffman (graphic novel)

Cosmic Odyssey – Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola, Carlos Garzon (graphic novel)

October

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. –edited by Clayborne Carson, read by LeVar Burton

Spider-Women – Robbie Thompson, Jason Latour, various artists (graphic novel)

Spider-Gwen Volume 2: Weapon of Choice – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Gender Queer – Maia Kubata (graphic novel)

Black Orchid Book 1 – Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (graphic novel)

Black Orchid Book 2 – Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (graphic novel)

Black Orchid Book 3 – Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (graphic novel)

Tombs – Junji Ito (manga)

Locke & Key: The Golden Age – Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Wraith – Joe Hill, Charles Paul Wilson III (graphic novel)

A Great and Terrible King – Marc Morris, read by Ralph Lister

The Birds and Don’t Look Now – Daphne du Maurier, read by Peter Capaldi

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness – Nagata Kabi (manga)

Spider-Gwen Volume 3: Long-Distance – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

The Birds & Other Stories – Daphne du Maurier

November

John Constantine Hellblazer Volume 4: The Family Man – Jamie Delano, Grant Morrison, various artists (graphic novel)

The Feng Shui Detective Agency – Nury Vittachi

Delicious in Dungeon Volume 1 – Ryoko Kui (manga)

The Saga of Swamp Thing Volume 1 – Alan Moore, Stephen Bisette, John Totleben (graphic novel)

Spider-Verse – Dan Slott, various writers/artists (graphic novel)

Breakfast With Socrates – Robert Rowland Smith

Harleen – Stjepan Sejic (graphic novel)

Spider-Gwen Volume 4: Predators – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Spider-Gwen Volume 5: Gwenom – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Flipped – Wendelin Van Draanen

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer – Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, read by Jeff Cummings

Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree – Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Latour, Sara Pichelli, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

December

John Constantine Hellblazer Volume 5: Dangerous Habits – Garth Ennis, Jamie Delano, various artists (graphic novel)

My Solo Exchange Diary Volume 1 – Nagata Kabi (manga)

Birds of Prey Volume 1 – Chuck Dixon, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, various artists (graphic novel)

My Solo Exchange Diary Volume 2 – Nagata Kabi (manga)

Shuna’s Journey – Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit (manga)

When Stars Are Scattered – Victoria Jemison, Omar Mohamed (graphic novel)

My Alcoholic Escape From Reality – Nagata Kabi (manga)

Dune Messiah – Frank Herbert, read by Simon Vance, Euan Morton, Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren

Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12)  - Patricia Briggs

Lore Olympus Volume 1 – Rachel Smythe (graphic novel)

Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank, read by Selma Blair

Lore Olympus Volume 2 – Rachel Smythe (graphic novel)

Spider-Gwen Volume 6: The Life of Gwen Stacy – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez (graphic novel)

Hungry Ghosts – Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, various artists (graphic novel)

I read 156 books and graphic novels in 2023. 119 graphic novels, 37 books. 25 non-fiction, 131 fiction. 69 graphic novels, 50 graphic mangas. 15 re-reads.

Starting in March with Unbroken, I started reading a number of books about World War II. I think I had, as ever a goal to read more non-fiction and since there are so many books on the 2 World Wars, they are often the ones that I’m able to check out from the library without a super long wait list. Then Oppenheimer came out this summer so I was more intrigued and decided to read the basis for the film (which is atypical for me outside of comics). Following Unbroken I read a few spy books, Operation Mincemeat and Double Cross in May by Ben McIntyre that were super interesting.

I had previously read The Confidence Men about 2 British POWs from WWI who escaped a Turkish POW camp by (among other things) a Ouija board. I had started reading The Diary of Anne Frank/Diary of a Young Girl sometime this past year I think and finally finished it near the end of the year and Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning in October. I started listening to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich in November or December and read for my family’s book club The Woman Who Smashed Codes about Elizabeth Friedman and her husband who developed cryptology in the US between World War I and II and was treated pretty wretchedly by the US government for her efforts. This was in no small part due to J. Edgar Hoover, who seems to be more and more a villain every time I have the misfortune of encountering him in books and other media.

A manga series I had started last year, The Promised Neverland, I’m close to finishing (I believe there are 20 volumes, which isn’t super long for a manga series. Full Metal Alchemist is 20-something volumes if I remember correctly) and I finally finished Hikaru no Go about a teenager who accidentally finds himself competing in the Japanese game Go due to a haunted Go board in his grandfather’s attic. A web comic that my wife got me interested in, Lore Olympus, retells the story of Persephone and Hades with a combination of contemporary and antiquity culture. The comic is broken up into “seasons” and the second season was recently finished so I wanted to read up to that point while waiting for the end of the third season. Unfortunately, it was long enough ago that I had read up to the end of the first season I ended up having to start over. But this was good as there were a number of things I caught the second time through and appreciated more on a re-read.

      I also read the 4th and 5th Wheel of Time books for the second time this past year, which was an interesting experience. There were a lot of things I remembered incorrectly because of the 25ish years since I read them initially. I don’t think I’m going to read the entire series all the way through again, but I might read book 6. I finished re-reading The Sandman (partly due to the release of the Netflix series) and went on a kick of other Vertigo (an imprint of DC Comics that focused on non-superhero books, more adult and more creator-controlled that is now largely if not entirely defunct) titles (the Dead Boy Detectives, Hellblazer, Swamp Thing). Don’t know where I’ll go with that. Also read a decent amount of Spider-Verse comics (mostly Spider-Gwen but one big crossover book that was sort of the culmination of the Spider-Verse storylines (I think?)) that was interesting. Spider-Gwen is a great comic that has yet to lead to the frustration I felt with the later Miles Morales books.

      Nagata Kabi’s memoirs about self-esteem, her fraught relationship with her parents, alcoholism and eating problems is both interesting and very frustrating. I am very lucky to not have hardly any of her emotional, mental and health issues that are wound up together but reading her mangas it is hard not to want to shake her when she seems to recover from one life-threatening catastrophe only to work herself into another. I’m morbidly curious about her later volumes about pancreatitis.

      Lastly, there were some books on Arthur and some non-fiction or books by African-American authors that I had intended to start or finish that I’m dragging my heels on. We’ll see what happens in the next year with that.   

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Michael Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator, born on the 15th of July 1953. He is mostly known for directing and writing films such as The Monk and the Fish, The Red turtle and Father and Daughter. He often uses chapelinesque movements and immerses his comical characters in beautiful landscapes. His films are made with masterful animation, incredible attention to detail and are a celebration of the beauty and brutality of nature. Dudok de wit animation The Monk and the Fish has an intuitive sense of comedic timing, his drawings are so effortlessly theatrical. But movement and comedy aren’t the only things he has mastered, he also has a beautiful approach to light and colour, using ink and watercolor to hand paint backgrounds. All this combined with sophisticated music makes for some amazing and beautifully simple films.

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Images à commenter pour l'oral :

1- Illustration tirée de la BD L'Age d'Or - Cyril Pedrosa (2018)

2- Sculpture éphémère à la Bourse du commerce - Urs Fischer (2021)

3- Père et Fille - Michael Dudok de wit (2000)

4- Business Brunch - Georgy Kurazov (2018)

5- Illustration tirée de Balbuzar - Frédéric Pillot (2000)

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Michael Dudok de Wit

Michael Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator, director, and illustrator best known for his work in the field of animation, particularly his short films and feature-length animated film "The Red Turtle" (2016)

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Week 10: Animation Research (Exaggeration, Michael Dudok de Wit)

Exaggeration

Exaggeration refers to the technique of taking every action to the next level to add more emphasis and whimsy. Any emotion or action should be played up to make them stand out more.

It does not refer to making something more distorted or abstract, but rather more clear and convincing, whilst at the same time being less realistic. Squash and Stretch and Anticipation are two principles that greatly benefit Exaggeration.

If a character is getting ready to swing a bat, a good way to Exaggerate the action is to twist the body of the character more than humanly possible, to emphasise the wind-up, while making the swing exert more inertia than seemingly possible.

Michael Dudok de Wit

Michael Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator, director, and illustrator known for his distinctive and often minimalist animation style. He was born on July 15 1953, in the Netherlands. He is particularly acclaimed for his short films and his feature-length animated film "The Red Turtle."

He was originally known for his work on commercials and his own short films until his work on The Red Turtle, which was produced by Studio Ghibli, making him the first non-japanese director to work on a Ghibli film

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Michael Dudok de Wit

Michael Dudok de Wit's minimalist style speaks volumes through his art, which is a beautiful blend of depth and simplicity. His well-known animations, such as the Oscar-winning "Father and Daughter," convey powerful stories with striking visuals. The timeless charm of Dudok de Wit's artwork is derived from his use of subtle hues and clean lines, which invite viewers to reflect on life. His animations have a smooth flow and are rich in tiny details, which establish a visual language that appeals to viewers all over the world. Whether examining complex human relationships or capturing tender father-daughter moments, Dudok de Wit skillfully communicates strong emotions. His work is a poetic journey that invites viewers to recognize the elegance and complexity present in every picture. The depth constructed into Dudok de Wit's creations leaves an elegant mark on those who experience his lasting impact on animation.

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Exaggeration and Michael Dudok De Wit

Any action can be taken to the next level with exaggeration, which can add character and personality to an animated subject. Whilst some animators may take this to extreme levels by distorting expressions and bodies, whereas it truly means to make the action more convincing. If a character is happy, draw the eyes squinting and lips reaching higher rather than a normal smile. The same goes for movement if a character is running then make their body lean forward and extend the arms and legs further.

Pushing an exaggeration to the extreme can help animators decide what's too much and what's too little. The viewer's eye can only perceive so much, and some extreme frames may look out of place in the animation program, but in the final video, it can look fine and add to the motion. This is because the human eye can only perceive so much per second, so if you want an exaggerated frame to last longer, you can add more frames of the exaggerated drawing or extend the drawing further to be even more extra.

Michael Dudok De Wit graduated from the University for the Creative Arts and worked in Barcelona, before moving to London to direct and animate commercials and illustrate children's books. He created movies, with his first movie being The Interview in 1978. His most famous movie was Father and Daughter.

De Wit's impact was felt by his students when he moved on to teach animation at art colleges around England. His trademark style of the brush using ink and watercolour earned him many awards and his design in animation and illustration pieces inspired any artists.

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Tri 1: Week 11

Exaggeration + Michael Dudok de Wit

EXAGGERATION:

MICHAEL DUDUOK de WIT

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WEEK ELEVEN

Exaggeration

Exaggeration refers to how objects or a persons features can appear larger for the sake of making an animation more entertaining or to convey an emotion. For example, if an animator wants to convey someone being startled the eyes could be made wider than what is anatomically or proportionally correct and the hair can stand upright. These things don't happen in reality but are effective at portraying the emotion an animator wants to convey.

Michael Dudok de wit

Michael Dudok de wit is a dutch animator known for his animations Nature of the Red Turtle and father and daughter. He has won the BAFTA for best british short animation. His animations have a style resembling brushstrokes which is done in ink and watercolour

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Research Task - (week 9)

Michael Dudok de Wit-

In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art with his first film ‘The Interview‘ followed by ‘The Monk and the Fish’ (1994), which was made in France with the studio Folimage. This film was nominated for an Oscar and has won numerous prizes including a César Award for Best Short Film and the Cartoon d’Or.

In childhood, Michael recalls, his early artistic fascinations centred around (predominantly Belgian) comic strip artists.This initial curiosity would fade and lie dormant until Michael found himself in art college when it was promptly reawakened through his enthusiasm for narrative art as seen in such magazines as Heavy Metal. Refreshed by the boldness of the artists and artistry as well as subject matter that wouldn’t shy away from mature subjects such as sex, violence, politics and even mysticism, Michael came to realise that it was a medium that had the potential to reach a significant audience

The most immediately striking feature of Dudok de Wit’s work is its relative visual simplicity. His character design is straightforward and economic, and his backgrounds distinctly uncluttered; this, combined with his consciously tactile use of inks and watercolours, provides the basis of the Dudokian style.

But Dudok de Wit is not trying to approach a kind of fantasy verisimilitude; his access to characters’ emotions, and higher themes is through the sheer magic of style. This is the key to Dudok de Wit: animation as existential metaphor, the notion that if a confluence of lines can create something much greater, so too can the non-drawn, quite real, elements of the everyday connect, and transcend. By emphasising the simplistic, he implies a higher plane.

Exaggeration-

• action, pose, expression taken to the next level to increase impact on the viewer,idea/essence of the action more apparent means its more convincing and realistic