The Welshman behind the kids' cartoon sensation Bluey
Bluey has since become a phenomenon. It has won awards galore in Australia and has become a firm favourite with children in countries including the UK.How does his work as designer and rigger fit in with the whole process of bringing the cartoon to life on-screen?"My role is to take the props and the characters the art director designs and construct them using special software, ready for the animators," Owain explained.
"If the character needs to talk, walk, hold props, turn 360 degrees… we need to design everything, from the shape of the mouth to the shape of the hand, until you've created everything the character needs to do. "You're like a mechanic building the inside. The lower part of the body needs to move the top of the head, and the top of the arm needs to be able to move the lower part, which then moves the hand. Then, the animators work to bring the characters to life.
"It's a big job because every character on Bluey has over 150 mouth shapes, over 200 hands, and 40 feet." Each episode lasts seven minutes, but every finished programme requires four months of work from start to finish.As well as working on Bluey, Owain has also worked on other children's cartoons in Australia. But, he says it can be quite hard to get a job as a designer in the world of animation."I was lucky, I did well in university, so they sent me to London for an industry night, and I met with a person who was working on the Mr Bean cartoon.
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