Cane-Toad: What Happened to Baz is a 3D animated short film by Andrew Silke and David Clayton, who both hail from Brisbane, Australia. The short follows the speculations of Dazza the cane toad, whose mate Baz has gone missing, and he gives us a few insights into what might have happened to him. Combined with over the top Aussie accents and humor, Cane-Toad is sure to bring laughs to film festivals worldwide.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing David Clayton and Andrew Silke on their exceptionally original and comedic short Cane-Toad "What happen to Baz". The Australian animators have already submitted their short film to the 3D Awards, the industry's largest set of awards and are aiming their short for various film festivals including the 3D Film Festival screening at 3D Festival Copenhagen 2003.

David Clayton
David Clayton started his career as an animator by completing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communication Design. He then worked on a series of short children's 3D animations. He now works in post production doing effects and animation for film and TV, whilst taking time out to make his own shorts. He has worked on numerous Silverchair clips, and films such as Inspector Gadget 2 and George of the Jungle 2.

Andrew Silke
Andrew Silke also completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communication Design. He then went on to work in the games industry as a cut-scene animator for a few years. After working at several post production companies in Brisbane, Andrew relocated to Sydney, where he is currently working as a freelance animator. He has worked on games titles such as Ty the Tasmanian tiger, and films including Scooby Doo, George of the Jungle 2, and Inspector Gadget 2.

Tito A. Belgrave: Can you tell us a little about the short and what inspired it?

David Clayton: "Cane-Toad" is a 3D animated short film completed in 2002. Basically, the film is a toad's perspective of life in Australia. Not everyone knows that Cane-Toads are an introduced species, and have risen to plague proportions. Enthusiastic locals have come up with some creative ways of controlling toad numbers, and we thought this provided perfect subject matter for a funny short film.

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