Credits Animation

Here is the first animation "test" for the page turn animation we will be using for our credit sequence. It will eventually have the page animated in with book images and title composited in After Effects.

Character Assets Completed

Symbols that will be used for out cutout animation style were created in Illustrator in the proper perspective of each shot. Below is the sheet that includes all character assets ready for animation.

Composite Test Animation

Shot 5 has been our test dummy for animation and compositing since production has started. Below is the final direction we will be using moving forward for the film. It includes the backgrounds which are painted in Photoshop utilizing real textures from photographs, the animated character in Toon Boom and live action cherry blossoms composited onto the animation footage with post lighting in After Effects.


Our animation style has slowly been moving to a simplified cut out style that has minimal, if any, slow ins and outs between keys. This example straddles the new direction with some motion tweens but maintains the stiff cut out aesthetic to the movements.

Exploring the Animation Style

Unfortunately we have 5 short weeks to finish this film. Because of this we have started to explore ways to economize the animation. Shot 5 is our test dummy and will be used to find a compromise between the original tradigital style and the new symbol animation direction.

Symbols aligned ready for animation

The character has been broken down into sections to be animated using the drawn keys as reference.

Symbols separated (missing right hand and book)