Not entirely relevant, but what the hell - I went to see ‘Waltz with Bashir’ the other day, an Israeli animation about the first Lebanon War, told from an ex soldier’s point of view. 

Wow – amazing animation and quite a powerful film. It’s done in both 2d and 3d, though it’s done so seamlessly it’s practically impossible to tell what’s what. Not many animation films are as innovative and ground-breaking as Waltz with Bashir is. 

After the screening there was a Q&A with the art director - David Polonsky.  He came across as unusually honest, intelligent and modest; some of the audience questions seemed pretty odd and unfair (“Would you donate the income from the film to [such and such] Palestinian cause” to name one). In all cases, the answers were genuine and non-evasive. 

In the process of trying to promote your film, it’s often tempting to get swooped into the hyperbole machine. If there’s one thing that this night reminded me of is that honesty should never, and does not have to be, compromised anywhere along the creative process or afterwards. 

On the more practical side, this has also shown me the level one can reach with 2d flash animation. I’ve spent time since then refreshing my memory in the program. It’s proving relatively easy, considering I haven’t touched it for about 7 years. I’ve decided not to abandon 2D animation, and try to keep practicing on the side, as well as progressing in 3D.