This is my final blog post EVER! Here is the spark notes of my 9 month process. Meet my baby: “A Parting Gift To My Perfect Self”!

Step 1: Ideation

I spent 4 months coming up with an idea for this project and creating a project proposal

Step 2: Perfection Collage

This perfection collage reflects how my brain feels when I think about trying to keep up and be perfect all the time on the hamster wheel of life.

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Step 3: Film opening scene

Baby steps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Nd7CMbPoA

Step 4: Final Collage

I made these collages to represent how it feels to create freely. I used magazine clippings which make me happy, and sketches from my sketch book and childhood which also make me happy!

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Step 5: Digital Prototype

I made a storyboard/prototype in After Effects before I made the stop-motion in order to test out the animation quickly to see if I like it.

https://youtu.be/E-oPSsc1e4Q

Step 6: IRL Filming

This is my set up! I had to work when the sun was out, usually in the morning. My cats helped a BUNCH!