Lucky episode 13 has arrived!
We officially have a baker's dozen of episodes and we couldn't be more excited to share them with you. For this episode, we included an optional themed prompt "TRANSPARENCY" !
Check out the episode and learn more about the contributing artists below:
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0:11 Pepper
"That's why pepper mills are so long at restaurants... so be careful before asking some extra seasoning. "
Directed By: Coralli Grieu
Instagram: @coco_di_bongo
Compositing By: Germain Vaudry Ferrando
Instagram: @mainrydo
Animation Wild Card presents, Coralli Grieu aka @coco_di_bongo :
"Hi! Nice to meet you! I am Coralli Grieu also known as @coco_di_bongo and I'm from France. I am a puppet and prop maker for stop motion animation. But sometimes, when it's full moon and all the signs are good, I enjoy trying to animate some silly scenes. Please let me introduce you my new little pièce de résistance: "Pepper"
"Hi! Nice to meet you! I am Coralli Grieu also known as @coco_di_bongo and I'm from France. I am a puppet and prop maker for stop motion animation. But sometimes, when it's full moon and all the signs are good, I enjoy trying to animate some silly scenes. Please let me introduce you my new little pièce de résistance: "Pepper"
Coralli Grieu
Director / Animator, @coco_di_bongo , shared a bit about the process of making "Pepper" :
"For "Pepper" I had a clear vision of my character and technics I wanted to use.
I was not sure about the colour so I made some research.
Which one do you prefer?
Do I have to rebuild everything?
I had to cut in paper many hands and objects. I love this part! I enjoyed putting some highlights with color pencil.
And my assistant has been always all eyes if everything were all good.
I shot on a green screen all the different elements.
I struggled with a tiny cable which had the wonderful idea to come in front of my lens. Unfortunately, I didn't see it on my preview screen on Dragonframe and I had to redo all the frames again.
C est la vie !
Finally, I gave all my files to my kindly husband/coworker/FXArtist Germain Vaudry Ferrando who put all things together and voilà!
I hope you liked it!"
"For "Pepper" I had a clear vision of my character and technics I wanted to use.
I was not sure about the colour so I made some research.
Which one do you prefer?
Do I have to rebuild everything?
I had to cut in paper many hands and objects. I love this part! I enjoyed putting some highlights with color pencil.
And my assistant has been always all eyes if everything were all good.
I shot on a green screen all the different elements.
I struggled with a tiny cable which had the wonderful idea to come in front of my lens. Unfortunately, I didn't see it on my preview screen on Dragonframe and I had to redo all the frames again.
C est la vie !
Finally, I gave all my files to my kindly husband/coworker/FXArtist Germain Vaudry Ferrando who put all things together and voilà!
I hope you liked it!"
Cut Paper Elements
Color Designs
Cut Paper Progress
Cut Paper Replacements
Can you spot the assistant?
Green Screen Shooting Setup
Dragonframe Preview
vs Dragonframe High Res Image
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0:53 Heavy Sweater Productions
By: Amber Padgett - Adventure Animator
Instagram: @heavysweaterproductions
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/heavysweaterproductions
Instagram: @heavysweaterproductions
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/heavysweaterproductions
Animation Wild Card presents, Amber Padgett aka @heavysweaterproductions :
"I am a stop motion video artist that focuses on producing land art and site-specific animation in mostly natural and urban settings.
My pack can weigh a lot because I never know what I'm going to animate, so 10lbs of clay and industrial scissors get considered "essential."
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"I am a stop motion video artist that focuses on producing land art and site-specific animation in mostly natural and urban settings.
My pack can weigh a lot because I never know what I'm going to animate, so 10lbs of clay and industrial scissors get considered "essential."
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Amber Padgett
"This specific video was made on a recent backpacking trip in Joshua Tree.
Not-so-fun fact: My pack weighed in at 70lbs with special thanks to an absurd amount of animation gear."
Not-so-fun fact: My pack weighed in at 70lbs with special thanks to an absurd amount of animation gear."
Director / Animator @heavysweaterproductions , shared a bit about the process of making "Heavy Sweater Productions" :
"I've been enjoying creating incongruous sound. I just shake things on impulse and call it a day.
Zero waste, minimal editing."
"I've been enjoying creating incongruous sound. I just shake things on impulse and call it a day.
Zero waste, minimal editing."
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1:18 Home Sweet Home
"A yeti has a strange, sweet visitor for dinner."
Animator/Director/Fabricator: Elliot Lobell
Instagram: @lobelliot
Color Correction: Chris Ortega
Instagram: @chrisortega_
Instagram: @lobelliot
Color Correction: Chris Ortega
Instagram: @chrisortega_
Animation Wild Card presents, Elliot Lobell aka @lobelliot :
"Hi everyone! I'm Elliot Lobell. Originally from Queens, NY and currently based in Jersey City, NJ, I am a stop-motion filmmaker, illustrator, and toy artist!
I've been working in the animation and film industry since 2011 on a wide variety of projects, from commercials, to short films, to feature films and beyond!
My personal work often involves some sort of weird, friendly monster (usually made of felt, foam, or some combination of the two)
In my free time, I can usually be found in my studio making puppets or taking part in a staring contest with my cat, Algernon."
"Hi everyone! I'm Elliot Lobell. Originally from Queens, NY and currently based in Jersey City, NJ, I am a stop-motion filmmaker, illustrator, and toy artist!
I've been working in the animation and film industry since 2011 on a wide variety of projects, from commercials, to short films, to feature films and beyond!
My personal work often involves some sort of weird, friendly monster (usually made of felt, foam, or some combination of the two)
In my free time, I can usually be found in my studio making puppets or taking part in a staring contest with my cat, Algernon."
Elliot Lobell
Animator / Creator, @lobelliot , shared a bit about the process of making "Home Sweet Home" :
"I had a ton of fun animating these two drastically different puppets. The big purple yeti was a character I've been drawing different versions of for years, so to get to finally build and animate him for this little short film was a dream come true. He was a bit of a challenge though, because of his flimsy armature (his arm broke during the very last shot!)
The little candy puppet was by far the simplest puppet I've ever made (just some wire and magic sculpt) but even in his simplicity, I feel like he has so much character!"
"I had a ton of fun animating these two drastically different puppets. The big purple yeti was a character I've been drawing different versions of for years, so to get to finally build and animate him for this little short film was a dream come true. He was a bit of a challenge though, because of his flimsy armature (his arm broke during the very last shot!)
The little candy puppet was by far the simplest puppet I've ever made (just some wire and magic sculpt) but even in his simplicity, I feel like he has so much character!"
Puppet Build
Puppet Build Up
Puppet Armature
Candy Puppet
Set
Stage Setup
Stage BTS
Candy Puppet + Rigging
Rigging + Stage BTS
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2:04 Rocket Launch
"An unexpected rocket launch 🚀"
Animation Wild Card presents, Nhi Nguyen aka @_tigrin :
"Hi! I'm Nhi, a stop motion animation lover living in Saigon, Vietnam.
I love experimenting ways of making things move and playing with different materials.
Just been a short time in this playground but animation has brought me a lot of joy. It forced me to slow down to observe the movements and listen to the sounds around me (to get ideas and references), it also connected me with many new friends.
So I'm super excited to dig deeper into the field!"
"Hi! I'm Nhi, a stop motion animation lover living in Saigon, Vietnam.
I love experimenting ways of making things move and playing with different materials.
Just been a short time in this playground but animation has brought me a lot of joy. It forced me to slow down to observe the movements and listen to the sounds around me (to get ideas and references), it also connected me with many new friends.
So I'm super excited to dig deeper into the field!"
Nhi Nguyen
Director / Animator, @_tigrin , shared a bit about the process of making "Rocket Launch" :
"I was learning how to animate smoke and this short came out as my homework.
At first a rocket was about to launch but then I wanted to make a surprise and let the house go instead. I was quite happy with this funny result.
Hope you enjoy my process!"
"I was learning how to animate smoke and this short came out as my homework.
At first a rocket was about to launch but then I wanted to make a surprise and let the house go instead. I was quite happy with this funny result.
Hope you enjoy my process!"
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2:25 Ordinarily Invisible
Direction, Puppets, Animation and Video Editing: Maria Dolores Salcido
Instagram: @Madoso
Animation Wild Card presents, Maria Dolores Salcido aka @Madoso :
"Hello! I am Maria Dolores Salcido and I make freelance Stopmotion and 2D animations for brands, YouTube channels and personal projects such as my little round bear.
I have worked with different mediums such as paper, plasticine, food and felting which is the one I am loving the most right now for creating characters.
I am based in Sonora, Mexico land of the heat and beautiful sunsets."
"Hello! I am Maria Dolores Salcido and I make freelance Stopmotion and 2D animations for brands, YouTube channels and personal projects such as my little round bear.
I have worked with different mediums such as paper, plasticine, food and felting which is the one I am loving the most right now for creating characters.
I am based in Sonora, Mexico land of the heat and beautiful sunsets."
Maria Dolores Salcido
"Ordinarily Invisible is a recreation of what it would mean to have your life in a transparent world and sometimes forgetting that the "material objects" exist while you try to get through an ordinary day, stumbling and hitting yourself with the "nonexistent"...Like a closed transparent door."
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Director / Animator @Madoso , shared a bit about the process of making "Ordinarily Invisible" :
"My character is kinda heavy so it was a little complicated to keep him floating in place all the time.
It was quite a challenge to "mime" his way throughout his world but had to rely a great deal to postproduction and sound effects for creating the environment.
The water was the part that turn out to be easiest to create, with some silicone bars and a glue gun but quite laborious to animate."
"My character is kinda heavy so it was a little complicated to keep him floating in place all the time.
It was quite a challenge to "mime" his way throughout his world but had to rely a great deal to postproduction and sound effects for creating the environment.
The water was the part that turn out to be easiest to create, with some silicone bars and a glue gun but quite laborious to animate."
Stage Setup BTS
Animation Timelapse
Water Replacements
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3:23 Macho Baby Smackdown
Animator: Marisa Gehrig
Instagram: @mawisaaaart98
Instagram: @mawisaaaart98
Animation Wild Card presents, Marisa Gehrig aka @mawisaaaart98 :
"Hello! I'm Marisa and I'm from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I graduated back in 2020 with a degree in animation and currently - outside of my day job, I make time for animation projects and learning new software/techniques. Animation Wild Card has been a great opportunity to get back into creating!
Aside from animating - I love to exercise (bodybuilding), jewelry making/metalcraft, and staying connected with my friends! "
"Hello! I'm Marisa and I'm from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I graduated back in 2020 with a degree in animation and currently - outside of my day job, I make time for animation projects and learning new software/techniques. Animation Wild Card has been a great opportunity to get back into creating!
Aside from animating - I love to exercise (bodybuilding), jewelry making/metalcraft, and staying connected with my friends! "
Marisa Gehrig
"This was inspired by my uncle, who growing up, would babysit me often. That always came with (most of the time) watching his favorite movies and cartoons - which I definitely believe helped to lead me down an animation and film loving pathway. He loved watching wrestling and now tells me stories about how I used to imitate them - yes Macho Man for sure...in recent years, he's been fighting memory loss, so I hope I can bring back those good times when he sees this."
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Animator / Creator, @mawisaaaart98 , shared a bit about the process of making "Macho Baby Smackdown" :
"My workspace is in my bedroom. I work off my Wacom one, connected to my laptop and I used Toon Boom Harmony to create this short. I work best when I have a clear head, so I ended up completely changing my schedule where I started going to bed by 8pm, waking up at 3am and working until I had to start getting ready for work. Sounds crazy, but whatever it takes to get creative time in!!
I haven't animated like this in awhile, and I was definitely challenged by it. Getting it done was so satisfying and I can't wait to get going on more projects and improve!!"
"My workspace is in my bedroom. I work off my Wacom one, connected to my laptop and I used Toon Boom Harmony to create this short. I work best when I have a clear head, so I ended up completely changing my schedule where I started going to bed by 8pm, waking up at 3am and working until I had to start getting ready for work. Sounds crazy, but whatever it takes to get creative time in!!
I haven't animated like this in awhile, and I was definitely challenged by it. Getting it done was so satisfying and I can't wait to get going on more projects and improve!!"
Workspace
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4:16 What moos me, The Woodlouse
Animation: Suzie Bergeron
Instagram: @suzie_b_animation
Sound Design : Jean Philippe Jourdain
Subtitles : Louis-Philippe Cantin
Instagram: @suzie_b_animation
Sound Design : Jean Philippe Jourdain
Subtitles : Louis-Philippe Cantin
Animation Wild Card presents, Suzie Bergeron aka @suzie_b_animation :
"Hi! I am a Freelance stop-motion director/animator and props maker based in Trois-Rivières, Qc, Canada.
I have been a full time director and animator since 2017 and feeding my love and obsession for paper props at every projects.
Building and animating things is always an opportunity to learn about new and often surprising subjects."
"Hi! I am a Freelance stop-motion director/animator and props maker based in Trois-Rivières, Qc, Canada.
I have been a full time director and animator since 2017 and feeding my love and obsession for paper props at every projects.
Building and animating things is always an opportunity to learn about new and often surprising subjects."
Suzie Bergeron
"What moos me, the Woodlouse is part of a series of 4 animations I have created on May 2020. This episode is probably my favourite of this project because I got attached to the puppet. The woodlouse episode idea simply came from the fact that spring was back and with it : woodlice. It is a love and hate tribute to them."
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Director / Animator, @suzie_b_animation , shared a bit about the process of making "What moos me, The Woodlouse" :
"On May 2020, with the lockdown, and its a lack of stimulation, I lived a creative wreck and I really was in need for a shock treatment. Luckily my city art council made a call for social media projects to support its artists. So I jumped in and pitched a series of 4 animations I would produce in 4 weeks.
At that point of the pandemic, the object that was sparking the most joy to me (and still my studio favourite thing) was my moo box, so it became the starting point. In the end the animations are more or less related to it, but a title was born and the sound design had a line. The title is also related to the short « Ce qui me meut » from Cédric Klapisch, from which the project inherited the concept of multiple « studies ».
It has been a challenge each week to come with a concept I like in time to get the puppets ready and the animation done for the end of the week. I haven't slept a lot during that month and it was great ! It was a marathon that really got me back on track!
The woodlouse is probably my favourite of this project because I got attached to to the puppet. The idea simply came from the fact that spring was back and with it : woodlice. It is a love and hate tribute to them."
"On May 2020, with the lockdown, and its a lack of stimulation, I lived a creative wreck and I really was in need for a shock treatment. Luckily my city art council made a call for social media projects to support its artists. So I jumped in and pitched a series of 4 animations I would produce in 4 weeks.
At that point of the pandemic, the object that was sparking the most joy to me (and still my studio favourite thing) was my moo box, so it became the starting point. In the end the animations are more or less related to it, but a title was born and the sound design had a line. The title is also related to the short « Ce qui me meut » from Cédric Klapisch, from which the project inherited the concept of multiple « studies ».
It has been a challenge each week to come with a concept I like in time to get the puppets ready and the animation done for the end of the week. I haven't slept a lot during that month and it was great ! It was a marathon that really got me back on track!
The woodlouse is probably my favourite of this project because I got attached to to the puppet. The idea simply came from the fact that spring was back and with it : woodlice. It is a love and hate tribute to them."
Stage Setup
Animation BTS
Puppet!
Paper Fabrication
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4:56 Une Fleur & Deux Poussins
Direction & Scenario: Alice Thibault
Instagram: @alice_makes_stopmotion
Scenario: Pierre Delort
Sound Design: Frédéric Delort
Instagram: @alice_makes_stopmotion
Scenario: Pierre Delort
Sound Design: Frédéric Delort
Animation Wild Card presents, Alice Thibault aka @alice_makes_stopmotion :
""Hi, I'm Alice from Paris.
Animation Wild Card wrote me a few weeks ago to ask if I wanted to be a part of the episode 13, and I accepted gladly :)
I used to work as a layout graphic designer for Disney magazines when, one day, I decided to finally leave everything behind and try my luck in stop-motion animation.
I'm totally new at this, the only experience I had before the short movie "Une Fleur et Deux Poussins" ("One Flower and Two Chicks") - seen in the clip for episode 13 - was a short I made for my diploma about 10 years ago (Link in Bio!) I love the real, tangible feel of puppets actually moving, with all their imperfections and textures. You can't duplicate that with 2D or CGI animation."
""Hi, I'm Alice from Paris.
Animation Wild Card wrote me a few weeks ago to ask if I wanted to be a part of the episode 13, and I accepted gladly :)
I used to work as a layout graphic designer for Disney magazines when, one day, I decided to finally leave everything behind and try my luck in stop-motion animation.
I'm totally new at this, the only experience I had before the short movie "Une Fleur et Deux Poussins" ("One Flower and Two Chicks") - seen in the clip for episode 13 - was a short I made for my diploma about 10 years ago (Link in Bio!) I love the real, tangible feel of puppets actually moving, with all their imperfections and textures. You can't duplicate that with 2D or CGI animation."
Alice Thibault
"This is a clip from the short film "Une Fleur & Deux Poussins", which I started during the first lockdown and was based on a funny idea of my former roommate and trusted adviser, Pierre Delort."
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Director / Animator, @alice_makes_stopmotion , shared a bit about the process of making "Une Fleur & Deux Poussins" :
"The idea of "Une Fleur et Deux Poussins" started as a joke by my former roommate Pierre, in the early days of the first covid lockdown. Pierre helped me develop the story and my other roommate, Fred, who is a musician, did the sound design and composed the music.
I discovered a lot of technics during the process, and learned from the many mistakes I made, by realizing a whole animation project by myself from the beginning to the end. I think my favourite part was the making of puppets and props."
"The idea of "Une Fleur et Deux Poussins" started as a joke by my former roommate Pierre, in the early days of the first covid lockdown. Pierre helped me develop the story and my other roommate, Fred, who is a musician, did the sound design and composed the music.
I discovered a lot of technics during the process, and learned from the many mistakes I made, by realizing a whole animation project by myself from the beginning to the end. I think my favourite part was the making of puppets and props."
Puppets
Set
Radio Prop In Progress
Radio Prop
Headphones
Prop Design
Prop Design
Stage Setup
Shot Planning
Fabrication Workspace
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6:18 Snack Time
"Keep your friends close. Keep your snacks even closer!"
Animation Wild Card presents, Courtney Johnson aka @courtneyanimates :
"Hi, I’m Courtney!
I started experimenting with stop motion animation over the pandemic as a means of creative expression. Storytelling has always been a passion of mine, and one of my favorite aspects of stop motion is its ability to make the fantastical worlds in the stories we tell come to life. Designing and fabricating those worlds and the characters that live in them is my favorite part of the process. "
"Hi, I’m Courtney!
I started experimenting with stop motion animation over the pandemic as a means of creative expression. Storytelling has always been a passion of mine, and one of my favorite aspects of stop motion is its ability to make the fantastical worlds in the stories we tell come to life. Designing and fabricating those worlds and the characters that live in them is my favorite part of the process. "
Courtney Johnson
Animator / Creator, @courtneyanimates , shared a bit about the process of making "Snack Time" :
"My initial inspiration for this short was the concept of a character with a “tummy tv”.
For me, character is usually the starting point to a story, and it was easy to imagine all sorts of situations arising from a character with such a distinctive feature. I wondered, “What’s the worst thing that could happen to someone with a tv on their stomach?” It seemed like not being able to hide that you stole someone’s snack would be a pretty unfortunate side effect!
While story development and fabrication were some of my favorite parts of the process, I wanted to challenge myself to incorporate some top-down animation and try color keying for the first time. The tummy tv seemed like the perfect place to bring in both of those elements with everything flattened down and simplified into two dimensions."
"My initial inspiration for this short was the concept of a character with a “tummy tv”.
For me, character is usually the starting point to a story, and it was easy to imagine all sorts of situations arising from a character with such a distinctive feature. I wondered, “What’s the worst thing that could happen to someone with a tv on their stomach?” It seemed like not being able to hide that you stole someone’s snack would be a pretty unfortunate side effect!
While story development and fabrication were some of my favorite parts of the process, I wanted to challenge myself to incorporate some top-down animation and try color keying for the first time. The tummy tv seemed like the perfect place to bring in both of those elements with everything flattened down and simplified into two dimensions."
Stage Setup
Puppet Kit
Puppets
Puppet Fabrication
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6:51 Transformotions
Film By: Tomas Barrenechea
Instagram: @tomba.animation
Twitter: @TombaAnimation
https://vimeo.com/Tomasbarrenechea
Instagram: @tomba.animation
Twitter: @TombaAnimation
https://vimeo.com/Tomasbarrenechea
Animation Wild Card presents, Tomás Barrenechea aka @tomba.animation :
"Hi there! I'm Tomás Barrenechea and I'm a Character Animator from Argentina.
I work in commercials, shorts and games in the 3D industry since 2010. And now, because of the pandemic, I started to play with clay and to do different stop motion shorts in my free time.
I really fell in love with all the stop motion world and community and I hope continue doing more and more shorts in the future."
"Hi there! I'm Tomás Barrenechea and I'm a Character Animator from Argentina.
I work in commercials, shorts and games in the 3D industry since 2010. And now, because of the pandemic, I started to play with clay and to do different stop motion shorts in my free time.
I really fell in love with all the stop motion world and community and I hope continue doing more and more shorts in the future."
Tomas Barrenechea
Animator / Creator, @tomba.animation , shared a bit about the process of making "The Strange Box" :
"I think the most difficult issue was to animate the paper foil. It was a really challenge to me. So i think is the distinct part of the shot."
"I think the most difficult issue was to animate the paper foil. It was a really challenge to me. So i think is the distinct part of the shot."
Dino Timelapse BTS
Fly Timelapse BTS
Frog Timelapse BTS
Spider Timelapse BTS
Worm Timelapse BTS 1
Worm Timelapse BTS 2
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Thank you for viewing Episode 13 of Animation Wild Card!