A Posse ad Esse Jellies

These jellyfish are created to be completely puppet-able. Each tentacle is separate and ready for independent animation. They will be prominent in A Posse ad Esse as background elements that the little girl creates.

Update (Project: A Posse ad Esse)

I'm working on some of the animation for A Posse ad Esse today. I'm animating a few shots of the little girl and also working on some of the digital assets.

A Posse ad Esse- Proposal

Project 3-Final Proposal

Title: A Posse ad Esse

Tagline: From being able into being (Trans. of Latin title)

Approximate Running Time: 1 minute

Medium/Media: Oil in water, charcoal, paint, lights, textures, watercolors, video, and drawn animation

Target Audience: All ages

Mood: Pleasant/Whimsical

Themes: Creativity, Exploration, Triumph, Imagination

Characters/Visual elements: charcoal fish swimming, little girl, variety of textures, mostly black and white with selective color, bubbles, lights blinking and moving, painted jellyfish and octopi, ink structures

Story/Structure Outline: 

It begins with a little girl in darkness. She begins to move as though she’s shaping something out of nothingness and a charcoal goldfish emerges from her hands. She widens the distance between her hands and the fish grows enormous. She jumps onto it’s back and as the fish swims through the blackness, she forms more things out of nothing: more goldfish, jellyfish, octopi, buildings, giant bubbles, magic lights, and more. The world around her becomes more and more colorful until she has created a paradise.

Research Materials: 

Other Notes/Comments:

Mostly an exploration piece, I want to work with a wide variety of mediums to produce a unified film.

Lever (To Rise): Pose Studies

I've been studying the footage I shot of my sister performing for my piece "Lever" and I did these quick sketches to help me wrap my head around the main poses.

Good News Everyone

One of my pieces, titled "Tranquil" made it into the Moving Pictures 2012 exhibition at College for Creative Studies. It was quite an honor and the event had a huge turnout. I'll be posting the video here as soon as I render out a web-friendly version.

Narrative Short: Reference Footage Done

I shot my reference footage for my narrative short yesterday. My sister was kind enough to dance for me.  For now I'm only posting the end pose, but enjoy.