PPP2: Creative Presence - Considerations

As a new brief came to being out of the blue, I was amazed at the level of interactivity with the industry this module has assumed. Much like The Thinker, I immediately began ruminating upon a range of creative practitioners that I would be more than elated to interview and get insight for the development and professionalization of my practice. By making a small mindmap where I jotted down every single animator or otherwise I am interested in, I was able to piece together my thoughts and deny any ideas flying away. I wrote down Jan Svankmajer, but was later told that he is a very laconic man that gives blunt answers to questions, plus he does NOT speak English - something I did not know. It is quite graceful that we have tutors that assist us in this journey henceforth without them, I would have contacted Svankmajer on my own and to some extent made a fool of myself. Moving on, since this was assigned before Manchester Animation Festival, there were a couple of practitioners at the panels that I could interview, but none too profoundly relevant to my future visualization of my practice. I figured, since I have to leave the UK once I graduate from my course, I should establish initial connections here but solidify them in Macedonia. Thus, I found a 2D animation studio based in Skopje (my capital city) called Lynx Animation Studio, and discovered that one of my favorite childhood illustrators The Micho (Тхе Мичо) is networked with them. So, logically, I settled down on contacting him since I believe he'll give me the most substantial advice and insight about the Macedonian animation industry, plus I do not doubt that he will decline an interview from a Macedonian animation student. I will begin developing my approach soon, when the time comes for me to approach The Micho in a formal, yet colloquial manner, to siphon the fullest of his friendliness and openness to information dissemination.