Conference The Art of Animation NEWS
ONLINE Bertha-Benz-Saal Friday, May 09, 12:30

Animating Uncertainty - On Bodies and Worldbuilding

How does it feel to have a body? How do we want it to feel? What can we imagine our bodies to be? Where is the edge of this imagination? What can we express through these imagined bodies and the fictional worlds that surround them? Can we learn something about ourselves in the process? 

This presentation will give an insight into my process and thoughts as a director of animated music videos and short films as well as my practice as an illustrator. I will share how I think about narrative and world building, character design and animation as a way to live in the world and reflect our current moment.

Raman Djafari

Raman Djafari, Filmmaker, Animator, Illustrator

Raman Djafari is an illustrator, animator and filmmaker working in both 2D and 3D, currently living in Berlin, Germany. Through poetic imagery and fragmented narratives they hope to reach into a realm of honest emotionality, creating surreal worlds and characters that oscillate between the familiar and the fantastical.
Raman has directed music videos for artists from across the globe, like Elton John, Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Ashnikko, as well as having worked with clients like Adult Swim, Spotify and The New Yorker. Currently they are represented as a director by the London based animation studio BlinkInk.