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Interview with our composer Kaapo

Another interview with our crew, this time it’s our composer Kaapo Huttunen. Enjoy! What does a composer do (in a nutshell)? A simple yet a bit difficult question, for the music that the composer writes has many and varying responsibilities … Continue reading

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Interview with our editor Suvi

Continuing our interview series here’s some thoughts from our editor Suvi Ryhänen, straight from the midst of the production. Suvi is a freelance editor, you can see her work and contact her through her website www.leikkaaja.fi What does an editor … Continue reading

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Layout almost complete

Hi there, it’s been a while! Anima Vitae studios was very busy during the last months of 2009, so there wasn’t too much going on with Huuhaa’s adventures. However, as of January were back in full swing. There’s been lots … Continue reading

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Interview with director Meruan Salim

As promised in the last post, here’s a one-on-one with the director and creator of “What’s up?“, Meruan Salim. 1. Where did you get the original idea for the film? Years and years ago, after seeing Jan Pinkava’s “Geri’s Game” … Continue reading

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The kick-off meeting

Like I told you in the previous post, we had our production kick-off meeting a few weeks ago in the middle of August. Our whole crew was present, except composer Kaapo and studio producer Antti H. The aim of the … Continue reading

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First entry

Hello and welcome to the production diary of the animated short film “What’s up?“. On these pages we give you a glimpse of what’s going on behind the scenes, where our short is slowly but surely taking shape. To check … Continue reading

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