What are your sources of inspiration?
I just watch the work of the greatest animators out there, like Miyazaki, Svankmajer, Quay brothers, and directors like Guillermo del Toro, Wes Anderson, Burton, Selick among many others.
Tell us about your creative process.
I am not the most disciplined animator, so it varies every time. But usually, I start with a rough script and make lots of sketches. I also start with a storyboard at the very early stages, because it helps me to see if the story works at least in a very primary approach. Sometimes I make a basic animatic if I have the time.
Is there a part of the process that bores you? And instead which part is the one that excites you?
Mostly the producer tasks, like organizing things, time schedules, finances, and that kind of stuff. Other than that, I enjoy pretty much everything, being the puppet-making part that I like the most.
How would you define the animation scene not linked to big brands? Is there an audience? What channels do you use to post and reach as many viewers as possible?
That kind of animation scene is freer as I see it. I think that the creators have way more freedom artistically speaking. Of course, that means it could be less known and less marketed, which explains that the audience is smaller than big budget animation. But I think there is an audience there. I am not a very active person in media, but we have a Facebook page and Instagram account. we also have a Vimeo channel (outik animation) in which we have some of our short films open to the public.
