Animation: Winner
Axel Broetje
Braunschweig University of Art

Fische und Schiffe

Profile
Axel Broetje was born in Oldenburg in northern Germany. He earned his high school diploma there in 1997. From 1997 through 1998 he interned in several print agencies. From 1998 to 2001 he served an apprenticeship as a media designer for digital and print media. In 2002 Axel began studying Communication Design at the Braunschweig School of Visual Arts and plans to receive his diploma in 2008.

Communication objective
"Fische und Schiffe" is an animated silhouette film for children. I wrote the story myself. It is about a ship accident in which four main characters interact in different roles. The characters are a small boy, a cook, a fisherman, and a greedy predator fish. The film is without speech, but the story is accompanied by piano music.

Tools used
I created all characters, objects, and backgrounds in Adobe® Illustrator® working from basic black geometric elements. After that I imported paths from the characters and objects into Adobe After Effects® and Maya. Everything was animated scene after scene in After Effects® and Maya. Finally, I used After Effects® for cutting and audio synchronization.