Leeds international Film Festival - The Case of Hana and Alice

The Case of Hana and Alice is a CGI and rotoscoped animation. The overall aesthetic looked nice with a merge of 2D and 3D textures/elements for the backgrounds. There was no immediate use of shading on the characters however the use of environment light worked just as well. It aided the style of the animation.

I was quite disappointed with the storyline. The teaser trailer and posters looked amazing, it made it seem like a detective mystery. However the storyline wavered and changed into something different compared to what it teased at. It became a 'slice of life' and comedy genre, which the gags in the plot made the film for me rather than the main plot and visuals. Even though I was quite disappointed I did enjoy the character interations especially with Hana and Alice, and a crazy student who pretended to be possessed; this led to some really funny gags.

The animation was terrible in places, two slow for basic movement, especially the fall sequence at the beginning of the film. I wasn't sure if it was trying to show the movement in slow motion, but the whole scene lasted for two long, and the action just faded by the time she finally landed.

Cinematography stayed close to the main character, this effect kind of made you feel connected to the main character but some of the gags matched with the animation ruined some of the emotional scenes.

I was inspired by the use of gags in the show, which was seen through both dialogue and actions. I want to be able to use this in both Extended and my COP3 practical.