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Katerina Patterson

Freelance animator and web designer

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In my third year at Duncan of Jordanstone I
collaborated on animation called The Happy
Duckling. I was part of the animation team
directed by Gili Dolev and I worked on lighting,
texturing and animating. It was a great chance
to be part of a larger team and to get
professional advice. The whole production
helped me to understand how to get creative
but also how to be organized, scheduled and
about the process of making an animation short.
I was also impressed about how this project
developed since the start of the production.
We combined 2D paper effects with 3D world
and created a pop up world that had no limits.
We took on many challenges to produce the
original look of this unique animation.This
animation has been accepted into more than
40 festivals around the world. One of the
biggest prizes is Scotish BAFTA AWARD for
2009.

The Happy Duckling  is an animated adventure set in
a pop-up book world.  The film was made by a team
of 9 students from two rival universities in Dundee,
Scotland - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Arts &
Design and the University of Abertay.
Assembled and led by writer/director Gili Dolev, the
team stretched their design and animation muscles,
sacrificed their holidays, and produced The Happy
Duckling in just over 9 months (the right time for
any perfect, slightly over cooked, baby... or short film).
Accompanied by a whimsical original score from
composer Mick Cooke of Belle and Sebastian, the film
follows the antics of a young boy in his struggles
against a STALKING DUCK!!  In this pop-up world
expect the unexpected!