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Jumping The Gun
Two kids build a time machine in their backyard. Anxious to see what the future awaits, they travel to the year 2122 and discover a sparkling utopia. Overly excited by its utter awesomeness, the kids travel too far ahead in time and are met with an apocalyptic hellscape. Now, they must get back home to destroy the machine at all costs.
OVERVIEW
24 HOURS - ANIMATION CONTEST FOR STUDENTS (2022)
24 HOURS is a worldwide competition where teams of students are tasked with producing a 30-second animated film in less than 24 hours. This year's theme was to create an animated film that envisions predictions of the future. 24 HOURS also encourages teams to create a "Behind The Scenes" reel, showcasing the unique story of their team throughout the 24-hour period.
MY ROLES
STORY SUPERVISOR
I directed and guided discussions on how to craft a clear and compelling narrative within the constraints of the competition. In the nature of 24 HOURS, the entire story has to be digestible within 30 seconds. I drafted many creative solutions that both reused our assets, and would elicit emotional reactions from the audience.
STORYBOARD ARTIST
For the last portion of the video, I drew the storyboards and key poses for the animators to work from. This section begins after the kids are faced with the apocalyptic future. They repeatedly hit the dashboard of the machine in a desperate attempt to get home. Once there, they both reveal their own weapons, take a comedically large step out of the machine and destroy it.
VIDEOGRAPHER
I filmed shots of our team throughout the competition with a Canon DSLR camera. I made sure to capture videos of my team members working, but also having fun and enjoying themselves in the process.
VIDEO EDITOR
I edited the footage that I shot from the competition into a short reel using Adobe Premiere. I wanted to capture the high energy of our team and match the nature of the editing style from our animated submission. I also incorporated audio clips of the original score from our animation.
STORYBOARD SECTION
BEHIND THE SCENES
THE TEAM
MAIA HARRIS
Character Designer
Character Animator
KEEGAN MOORE
Storyboard Artist
Production Artist
Character Designer
Character Animator
FX Artist
EVAN POLOSKY
Production Artist
Character Animator
FX Artist
Editor
Composer
DREW STRAND
Director
Storyboard Artist
Character Animator
Editor
Vocals
AVA TOLONEN
Story Supervisor
Storyboard Artist
Character Animator
Videographer
Editor
"WRETCHED BEINGS" TEAM MEMBERS (From left to right) Keegan Moore, Evan Polosky, Drew Strand, Maia Harris, Ava Tolonen
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