Indie band Tomode, decided they wanted a music video for their new tune "Golden Retriever".
The film follows our hero Labrador on his path to becoming a gleaming Golden Retriever and ultimately, joining the stars in the sky.
The film follows our hero Labrador on his path to becoming a gleaming Golden Retriever and ultimately, joining the stars in the sky.
Karolin Chen, directed and spearheaded the project and asked me if I could help her with the cel-animated sections of the video.
My task entailed aiding with creating looping sequences for the hero character throughout the tale and then cleaning up frame by frame in After Effects.
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Styleframes by Karolin Chen
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Character design by Karolin Chen.
Animation by me.
Animation by me.
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Animatic by Karolin Chen
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Animatic by Karolin Chen
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