Patrick Raats

Patrick graduated as a graphic designer at the Vrije Teken Academie in Amsterdam. In 1990 he took his first steps in the animation world as a stop-motion animator at the famous Toonder Studios. After a few years, he also started directing.
As a director, he has developed his own signature style over the years. His focus is on visually telling stories by creating new worlds. The characters who play the leading role in these visual
narratives act through strong poses and silhouettes.
He has clear ideas about how to make the audience feel part of the action of the film. Sets, props, characters, costumes and the lighting are important storytelling tools for him. The use of special camera angles is also part of his visual storytelling style. All these elements help to express a vision by generating a sense of time and space, as well as setting a mood.
His goal is to create inspiring and moving stories for a wide audience. With every new project he looks for a special angle to take the film to a higher level. Both on a visual and storytelling level.