Semi-Collaborative project for Motion Graphics II
Our team of 5 developed an original story centered around 5 characters. The result was a plot of cyclical conflict. Each of us animated a single character's perspective, in our own visual style.
The story:
Toucan, a travel writer and canoeing fan, visits Mars, famous for its flower shop and rivers. Disappointed by the dying flowers and polluted river, Toucan writes a nasty review. He tries to get in touch with his lawyer in order to get a refund but is ignored.
Alligator, a lawyer, is at a dentist appointment and declines Toucan's incessant phone calls. The dentist does a horrible job and Alligator's teeth fall out. He decides to seek revenge and in the night destroys the dentist's beloved raft.
Bear, a dentist, goes through his morning routine and is about to sail to work when he discovers his vandalized, broken raft. He is forced to take the metro, an uncomfortable and smelly experience. Still cranky by the time he reaches work, he is disrupted by the loud music and thumping coming from upstairs. Enraged, he leaves his patient to confront the neighbors.
Frog, the bartender upstairs, is bored at work as usual when the smoke alarm beeps because of a low battery. He jumps up on a table to try and turn it off, creating noise for the floor below. After a confrontation with Bear, frog goes on his date with Hippo.
Hippo, owner of the flower shop on Mars, rollerskates into the restaurant where she and frog feel a mutual attraction. His rude tendency to eat flies however, turns the date sour and they abruptly part ways. Hippo returns to her flower shop to find the bad review written by Toucan.
Animation
Character development
Environment Sketches
Rigging Bear in After Effects using DUIK
