CREATE - Building the two worlds
A huge aspect that I wanted to get right, was making the two worlds (and sets) be complete opposites and yet also completely the s…
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CREATE - makin' puppets
I spend a great deal of time planning and building the puppets. Because he has a wire armature, you want to make it last as long a…
CREATE - developing the idea
CREATE, the short story about a young boy's imagination and need to create, was my thesis film while I was attending Savannah Coll…
Campfire - animating the short
After building the puppet and set in my dorm room, I finally got to do my favorite part - animate. I animated with a Canon Rebel…
Campfire - building the set
After the puppet was complete, it was time to clear out some space in my dorm room for the set! In fact, I even used my bed frame …
Campfire - making of the Puppet!
Campfire was a film I made in 2 and a half months when I was a Junior in college. It all started with this little guy: Little Ben…
