James Merry: Pub Conversation

James Merry's film Pub Conversation was made in 1998 while he was studying at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. 'It's based on my own personal frustration at being a partially deaf person,' says James. 'I often find that I get socially excluded because of my inability to take part in group conversations.'

James is currently working on his graduation film at the RCA, which will be a five-minute animation based on the Bluebeard fairy-tale. It will be entirely made on a computer using a combination of 2D and 3D graphics. The characters will be drawn in 2D and then composited into a 3D space.

'I'm interested in making films in a variety of different ways and formats,' James told VEE-TV. 'Computer animation is particularly interesting because it allows me to bring a diverse range of ideas and media together very quickly and easily.'

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