Jun 20, 20222 min read

The sensitivity of animation

“ when I discovered the language of cartoons I realized that that was the best way I could express all of myself, I could express myself fully. “

We all have an idea of what a short film is, in our lives we will have seen plenty of them, just think of the incredible amount of videos circulating in recent years among the various social platforms.

What unfortunately tends to remain hidden is the amount of work behind the publication of these short films and their meaning.

Let's break it down.

There are many types of short films, and each one has a different predisposition to convey a certain message. Let's take Mauro Carraro's short films as an example: in each film a significant part of his life or the life of someone in it is told, with the aim of expressing himself and his impressions of events he witnesses, such as a concert at dawn

Everything comes from something important that he wants to pay homage, a kind of urgency, which turns into

...what about the audience?

Well, that's a bonus. It's something extra that you don't always manage to achieve and consequently it's a luxury. To aspire to an award is the luxury of luxuries because first you had to go through a whole series of difficulties. In short, if the film makes it to the public, then everything went well.

As long and difficult as it is, however, for Mauro it is compelling, complex, and difficult to get bored, because to create short films and consider oneself an animation artisan requires multiple talents. The good fortune of being able to communicate to other people what you do is of continuous inspiration for future projects, always evolving with society.