Rainforest

Rainforest is the result of an assignment as part of my graduation year. The aim was to create a piece with mood that also incorporates my name. As this assignment was largely open, I took this as a opportunity to work on a few areas where I wanted to grow.

Character animation

The stalk in the film was the shot where I dedicated the most animation work. I wanted to push what I could do with jointed bodies while keeping gradients intact. I also ventured into creating depth by simulating a head rotation on the z axis.

Colour

Utilising a limited colour palette helped me to set the mood of the film but also gave me a creative constraint. I was curious about how I would go about creating light and dark scenes with very little colour options.

Composition

As I sketched out the various scenes I realised that some worked better as landscapes but others lent themselves more to square compositions. Instead of forcing every shot to conform to one ratio I allowed each one to take up and much or as little of the 16 x 9 space as they needed.