ANIMAFEST 2011 - katalog - HFS

Serijal Animirani umovi nastao je 2003. kao pokušaj
da se široj publici približi tema psihičkog zdravlja kroz
osobna iskustva. Ideja je bila jednostavna: saslušati svjedočanstva
mnogih ljudi koji su doživjeli psihički slom,
a zatim pokušati animirati njihove doživljaje. Rezultat
je trebao biti niz kratkih filmova koji bi na pristupačan
način omogućili bolje razumijevanje života s različitim
psihičkim poteškoćama. Postupak nastanka Animiranih
umova maksimalno se oslanjao na suradnju. Redatelj
Andy Glynne školovao se za medicinskog psihologa,
pa dobro zna što je psihičko zdravlje i poznaje mitove i
predrasude koji prate razna “stanja”. Kada je pronašao
pojedince koji su bili voljni govoriti o svojim iskustvima,
snimio je s njima intervjue koji su kasnije montirani u
kratke priče bogate slikovnim metaforama. Pobrinuo
se da nijedna informacija koja bi mogla uznemiriti sudionike
ne bude uključena u film, a zatim se počelo s
animacijom. Radio je s ponajboljim animatorima da bi
kreirao vizualne sekvence koje bi audiointervjuu pridodale
dubinu i značenje. Filmovi su odjeknuli daleko bolje od
očekivanog. Doprli su do šire publike zahvaljujući brojnim
partnerima koji su ih emitirali (Channel 4, Teachers TV), a
prikazivale su ih i bolnice, škole, fakulteti, centri za pomoć
oboljelima od psihičkih bolesti, dobrotvorne organizacije
koje pomažu psihičke bolesnike i sami bolesnici, koji su
prikazujući filmove pokušali dočarati drugima što sve
proživljavaju. Ovi animirani dokumentarci primili su i niz
nagrada: Nagradu za najbolji obrazovni film na Festivalu
animiranog filma u Nizozemskoj 2009; nagradu Mediji
za mlade pri manifestaciji Medijske nagrade za mentalno
zdravlje 2009; nagradu Srednjoškolsko obrazovanje u
sklopu Dječje nagrade BAFTA 2009.
Animated Minds was conceived in 2003 as an attempt
to communicate the subjective experience of mental
health problems to a wider audience. The idea was
simple: to take the testimony of a variety of people
who have experienced mental distress, and then to try
to animate their experience. The result, it was hoped,
would be a series of engaging short films which would
give a general audience a greater understanding of what
it feels like to live with various mental difficulties. The
process of making the Animated Minds was as collaborative
as possible. Andy Glynne, the director, trained as
a clinical psychologist and therefore knew about mental
health and some of the myths and prejudices that
surrounded various “conditions”. After having identified
individuals who wanted to talk about their experiences,
Andy recorded interviews with them, which were then
edited down to create a short narrative rich in visual
metaphors. Once it was made sure that no information
was included which might cause any distress to
the people involved, the process of animation began.
Working with some of the best animators, Andy tried
to create visual sequences which would add depth and
meaning to the audio interview. The reception to the
films was far greater than expected. Not only did they
reach a large audience through various broadcast partners
(Channel 4, Teachers TV), but they have also been
used by teaching hospitals, schools, universities, mental
health community centres, mental health charities, and
by service users themselves, who would use the films to
try to show others what their experience was like. These
animated documentaries received many international
awards as well, such as Best Educational Film at Holland
Animation Film Festival 2009; Young People’s Media,
Mental Health Media Awards 2009; Secondary Learning,
BAFTA Children’s Awards 2009.
animirani umovi / animated minds 68—69