Earlier today we had a lovely little talk with Kath Shackleton, the animation producer for a company called Fettle animation. She currently works with her partner, Zane Whittingham, of whom has been working for Fettle for the two years it has been running as a company. Kath and the team at Fettle were recently commissioned by the BBC to create their idea of a kids' animated documentary about WWII and the holocaust survivors.
Children of The Holocaust is a series of animated shorts focusing on the survivors of the holocaust, featuring recorded narratives from the survivors themselves telling their stories of childhood. It is aimed at 13-14 year old students with the intent of educating them in an a way that would be engaging an interesting to that age group. As stated by the board of education, children of that age are required to be taught about the holocaust and World War II. Fettle wanted to keep the documentary tame and suitable for television, yet interesting whilst still keeping the element of shock and reality.
Whilst watching the animated shorts, I very much felt that the media used, art style and way of telling the experiences to be very suitable for what they intended. The purpose was very clear and I felt that worked very well and did not "dumb down" the stories in any way.
Children of the Holocaust Trailer from Fettle Animation on Vimeo.
I liked Kath and the way she presented herself so humbly and modestly. She said "everybody goes to the toilet. We are all equal in abilities and nobody is better than anybody." She was very clear in stating that we all have strengths and weaknesses, and it's how we show those off to the best we can that matters when making a pitch to a company. You will get rejected many, many times. You simply have to brush off the dirt, get back up and keep going.
"Fortune favours the brave."
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