HOME IN A HOT POT
Role:
Concept Design Animation
Hot pot resembling family dynamics: the good...and the playful chaos
Tools:
Deliverable:
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Dragon Frame, Cinema 4D, Tactile (Paint, Paper, Ink)
1-2 minute animation
Problem
How do I represent the process of cooking hot pot without being too anthropomorphic, how would I still gauge the audience? These are the questions constantly in mind when establishing the simple yet complex story through food elements.
Design Iterations
Through consistent changes from going completely digital in design, finally landed on mixing mediums but still having set of rules where some elements can be photo and hand painted, but all tools must be rendered from 3D.
These apply to the backgrounds too, to distinguish whether we are in broth or outside.
Behind the Scenes
Trial and errors through and through, from painting backgrounds to animating stop motion strings to replicate noodles.
Solution
Take Aways
By solidifying the design to harmonize and balance between digital and tactile craft, it was successful to still bring the sense of home and comfort through this piece. We want to make the animation yummy!
I think by more experimentation in styles, especially going with a more painterly or mix media, in the beginning could have helped fasten the production and post down the line.
Credits
Jas Gunarto (Creator)
Jared Greenleaf (Production Advisor)
Fiona Greenleaf (Narrator)
Kelly Warner (Music & Sound Designer)
