Talking Cure
Talking Cure was an one-semester student project. All of the dialogue was improvised by members of comedy improv troupe Starla and sketch-comedy group Simple Town. The conversations were then edited down and structured to create a narrative.
My responsibilities included:
Directing the performances
Editing all dialogue
Storyboards
Character designs
Final animation
as well as...
Working with a composer and sound-designer
Awards:
Vimeo Staff Pick award
Best Animation Jury Prize at the Disposable Film Festival
Notable Festivals:
Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Glas Animation Festival
The Disposable Film Festival
Credits:
(in order of appearance)
Ryan Cruise
Emma Miller
Jordan Stein
Will Niedmann
Sound design & composition:
Paminos Kyriazis
Additional backgrounds:
Simeon Kondev
Additionally, conversations that did not make it into the film were put together into a sound album that can be downloaded for free on Bandcamp: