Two projects made with A Studio Digital, an incredible incubator focused on making comedic micro shorts with independent animators.
GAINZ
A love letter to '90s TV cel animation style and '00s energy drink commercials.
Script, Design, Direction and 2D Animation: Dave Merson Hess
Supervising Producer: Sierra Martin-Persi
Creative Producers: Joseph Carnegie & Andrew Grissom
Music & Sound Design by Rani Sharone
Voice: Dave Merson Hess
Color Assistance by James Leong Holston
Egolifter
Non sequitur power lifting micro. '90s TV cel animation style meets Disney's workbook layout technique.
Design, Direction and 2D Animation: Dave Merson Hess
Supervising Producer: Sierra Martin-Persi
Creative Producers: Joseph Carnegie & Andrew Grissom
Music & Sound Design by Rani Sharone
Voices: Maddie Brewer (intro) & Dave Merson Hess (bodybuilder)
Color Assistance by James Leong Holston
Supervising Producer: Sierra Martin-Persi
Creative Producers: Joseph Carnegie & Andrew Grissom
Music & Sound Design by Rani Sharone
Voices: Maddie Brewer (intro) & Dave Merson Hess (bodybuilder)
Color Assistance by James Leong Holston
The final shot in "Egolifter" features a spiral panning background, inspired by the story-based approach to layout and moving camera known as the Disney workbook method. Workbook allows you to combine multiple storyboard frames into a single shot, using a fluid moving camera over a 5-pt perspective background.