Based on the childrens book (by Oliver Jeffries) of the same name, Lost and Found tells the story of a nameless boy who encounters a penguin on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all!
A very simple narrative, with a childlike visual style - but beautifully done:
The characters interact well with their environment, with none of these elements fighting for attention, everything clicks together in place naturally. The soft, subtle nature of the lighting seems to be a new phase in animation filmmaking, as more and more companies seem to be using this as a creative tool in their work. For one, it can be very dreamlike and innocent - very much the world perspective of a child. I think Lost and Found clearly proves that its not just the big corporations that can create good content, completely made on British soil, I hope Studio AKA continues its reign in making these highly imaginative pieces of work. Jeeze, that sounds like a review...
Lost and Found may be an obvious choice to post here, since its an influence for many in my year, but the overall look of the film really stands out for me and is actually very relevant to our projects. The mixture of realistic/stylised objects and textures, with the added dreamlike haze which floods every shot, adds a lot of dimension and appeal to the visuals. Edgley suggested the texturing used in Lost and Found would be a good reference for the textured look he would like in Polished Off. I don't intend to replicate the style, but I think this is a great starting point..
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