I created a water tank with a clay and paper scene inside. The rain was created with a coffee jar with holes in the lid, the wind was created with strings on the props and the sky was a PowerPoint playing on my laptop screen behind the tank.
Filming Set Up
My Workspace (Floor)
Shot Composition
Aftermath 1
Aftermath 2
I created the character in Illustrator after several iterations of proportions, styling, clothing and colour.
Initial Concept #1
Initial Concept #2
Initial Concept #3
Initial Concept #4
Refined Concept 1
Refined Concept 2
Refined Concept 3
Refined Concept 4
Clothes Concept 1
Clothes Concept 2
Final Characters
I animated the character on 4s in After Effects and printed out every frame. I stuck these frames to cardboard to create the character animations, which I shot on a green screen.
Frames #1
Frames #2
Frames #3
Cardboard Print #1
Cardboart Print #2
Cardboard Print #3
Cardboard Print #4
Cardboard Print #5
Cardboard Print #6
The compositing process involved removing the poles from every frame, chroma-keying them, and adding in a digital shadow using a silhouette alpha blend. I also added a VHS warp effect and some underwater distortion and colouration to make the character better interact with the environment, as well as hand animating some of the props.
Masking out Pole
Hand Animated Mosquitos
Rotoscoping Water Rising To Apply Water Effect
Water Effects Chain
Water Final Result
3D Shadow Layer
VHS Effect Chain
