Metamorphosis
Fall 2020
Surreal short animated film visualizing the transformation of a combinatory character. Producing this film was a deep exploration into character design and transformation, two key building blocks of many narratives. Given a table of three columns of random words, I was tasked with selecting a word from each column, designing a character based on those words, and guiding the character through a metamorphosis. With the random selection of “cactus,” “pot,” and “astronaut,” this lovable character was born. Although presumably uncomfortable at first for our cactus friend, its transformation turns it into something grander than it was before. Let the surrealistic visuals and audio pull you into a calm space and open up to the powers of change.
I produced this handmade stop-motion film for the class Principles of Animation. With the support of our professor and ZAZ10TS, my classmates and I had the incredible opportunity to present some of our animated films, “Metamorphosis” included, on a billboard in Times Square in December 2020. Seeing our work presented on such a large scale was a breathtaking and inspiring experience!
The character and backgrounds were made entirely with colored pencils, paper, and thread. The frames were composed in Dragonframe and the final film edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. Music: “Ode To An African Violet” and “Concerto For Philodendron & Pothos” from Mort Garson’s Plantasia.
I produced this handmade stop-motion film for the class Principles of Animation. With the support of our professor and ZAZ10TS, my classmates and I had the incredible opportunity to present some of our animated films, “Metamorphosis” included, on a billboard in Times Square in December 2020. Seeing our work presented on such a large scale was a breathtaking and inspiring experience!
The character and backgrounds were made entirely with colored pencils, paper, and thread. The frames were composed in Dragonframe and the final film edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. Music: “Ode To An African Violet” and “Concerto For Philodendron & Pothos” from Mort Garson’s Plantasia.
