PAPER MISCHIEF

I worked on a personal project combining mediums which were stop-motion and live-action animation. A mischievous pencil magically comes alive and wages a creative battle with its creator.

PROCESS

3 EXPLORATIONS

I animated 3 explorations to test out the timing and look of the piece.

BOARD-A-MATIC

I animated a board-a-matic to demonstrate how the story will take place from beginning to end.

1ST PASS

I inserted one scene in my board-a-matic with music and sound effects.

2ND PASS

I extended the finalized scenes to progress the story further.

3RD PASS

I animated the remaining scenes of my project.

4TH PASS

I revised the crumpled red paper with 2 sheets of red paper to act as doors opening to trap the hand in the paper. Revisions were also made such as an additional purple teardrop shape and the hand hitting the paper to try and escape at the end.

5TH PASS

I extended the pencil drawing the red jagged shape further and incorporated my hand stopping it from continuing. Another revision was having my hand hold the pencil to create the ripple effect to demonstrate the magical powers this pencil has.

I animated the pencil to hold its position when the hand arrives to have it appear easy to grasp, then the pencil and red paper doors move as soon as the hand gets close enough.

FINAL

I revised the hand becoming trapped in the paper by having the pencil extend the red jagged shape and forming a lasso to wrap around the arm to pull the person into the paper.