Our Short Film Progress

Animation Tests

This is an animation test done of the first part of the storyboard, testing the movement of the characters hair

This video is an animation test of one of the scrunchies hopping, depicting one of them moving slowly.

This is an animation test of one of the scrunchies, this time of the character hopping quickly.

This is an animation test of Debby moving her head and demonstrating different facial expressions.

As we got to know each other as group mates on this project, and the work that we wanted to create, our initial concept for this short film formed. It began as a simple idea, where did the hair ties we use to tie up our long hair go when we lose them? From this, we began the story of Loosen Up! , which takes places during the 1980s, where trends moved towards including hair ties.

As the character designer, I wanted to portray the decade within how my character was depicted, with notice to the long hairstyles of that era. So, I looked up references of popular 80s models and fashion trends and designed from there