- realizing what to make a priority; leave your ego at the door and look at what needs to be done
- how to communicate the director’s idea to the crew, a nugget/idea to focus on rather than so many details
- Hand drawn animation is so magic!

#Klaus #ctnx2019

- realizing what to make a priority; leave your ego at the door and look at what needs to be done
- how to communicate the director’s idea to the crew, a nugget/idea to focus on rather than so many details
- Hand drawn animation is so magic!

#Klaus #ctnx2019

The point was not about CGI, not a statement about 2D vs. 3D. We wanted to move the animation medium forward. #Klaus #ctnx2019

The point was not about CGI, not a statement about 2D vs. 3D. We wanted to move the animation medium forward. #Klaus #ctnx2019

The team behind Klaus is dedicated to making 2D films in the future. “We have the talent. We have the support. We know there’s the potential in there to make a great film (Klaus), so if we’d messed it up, it would’ve been our own faults.” #Klaus #ctnx2019

The team behind Klaus is dedicated to making 2D films in the future. “We have the talent. We have the support. We know there’s the potential in there to make a great film (Klaus), so if we’d messed it up, it would’ve been our own faults.” #Klaus #ctnx2019

“Taking on an independent animated film on your own is insane! So what did it feel like? How terrifying was it?” (Don Hahn’s a great moderator, y’all) #Klaus #ctnx2019

“Taking on an independent animated film on your own is insane! So what did it feel like? How terrifying was it?” (Don Hahn’s a great moderator, y’all) #Klaus #ctnx2019

“A lot of people got used to the fact that 2D animation looks a certain way ... but we got to the point, why not? Why not try this?” #Klaus #ctnx2019

“A lot of people got used to the fact that 2D animation looks a certain way ... but we got to the point, why not? Why not try this?” #Klaus #ctnx2019

Sergio Pablos: “I kept looking at the concept art and said ‘why can’t the film look like that?’” It was about creating the tools for the artist to use. It was about finding the artists who knew how to paint light. #Klaus #ctnx2019

Sergio Pablos: “I kept looking at the concept art and said ‘why can’t the film look like that?’” It was about creating the tools for the artist to use. It was about finding the artists who knew how to paint light. #Klaus #ctnx2019

Don Hahn: “The amazing way light plays with characters has never been seen like this before. So two questions: why, and how?” #Klaus #ctnx2019

Don Hahn: “The amazing way light plays with characters has never been seen like this before. So two questions: why, and how?” #Klaus #ctnx2019

On animating Alva: “This character has layers. I could explore that (Alva) was trained to be a teacher, combined with her frustration of selling fish...” She was a unique character who took time to get right. #Klaus #ctnx2019

On animating Alva: “This character has layers. I could explore that (Alva) was trained to be a teacher, combined with her frustration of selling fish...” She was a unique character who took time to get right. #Klaus #ctnx2019

“As I was animating Mogens, something about him seemed very familiar. And then I was like, ‘Oh! That’s my dad!’” #Klaus #ctnx2019

“As I was animating Mogens, something about him seemed very familiar. And then I was like, ‘Oh! That’s my dad!’” #Klaus #ctnx2019

Designing Smeerensburg was a backwards process inspired by Scandinavian houses. The artists knew what colorful houses they wanted to arrive at by the end, and they worked to see where it might start. #Klaus #ctnx2019

Designing Smeerensburg was a backwards process inspired by Scandinavian houses. The artists knew what colorful houses they wanted to arrive at by the end, and they worked to see where it might start. #Klaus #ctnx2019