A 15 second motion experiment created for the Cut + Paste and Adobe competition. Profile page is here.

Some info on the project:

The crew consisted of 5 people (3 animators) including myself. From concept to delivery was about 3 1/2 weeks. Lisa Mishima created the boards and a majority of the concept. In the end we decided to shoot almost all the elements practically and composite them in after effects. We used a combination of stop motion and live video shoots. My contribution was the middle of the animation, specifically the transformation of the insect into the bird, including the pins. I also did the ink pass and created the animatics for timing. Chris Kelly did the intro all the way through to the insect, as well as doing the beauty pass, and locking down the tempo of the entire piece. Colin Trenter created the bird and took on the daunting task of assembling all of the individual sections into one master comp. Nick Brown kept us fed and on schedule, and tried not to have a heart attack when we posted the final animation 10 mins before the deadline. In all, it was a wonderful project and it helped me remember why I do motion graphics in the first place.

 

Concept:

There is no formula for creative process. It is fluid and transient, allowing singular thoughts to merge and evolve in unexpected ways. The Experiment conveys the evolution of an idea in the form of an organism.

Crew:

Design: Lisa Mishima             Animation: Chris Kelly, Mike Landry, Colin Trenter

Sound design: Shannon Botts         Producer: Nick Brown