…keeping busy
2020 School of Motion Alumni Holiday Card
This is the 5th year School of Motion alumni have collaborated on a massive holiday "card". I wasn't able to join last year, but I definitely made time for it this time around. This year, 128 alumni submitted work.
The entire compilation can be seen here!
This year’s theme was, "I made it through 2020 by...". As usual, we're given a 3-second limit due to the massive amount of submissions; it's also a nice challenge. I decided to create visuals that represented "keeping busy". I focused on a digital theme since most people are no stranger to their electronics. I tried to limit the number of key images in an attempt to avoid too much complexity. I then wanted to create a massive transition from the first group of images to the second group of images. The first frame represented some of 2020's major highlights, and the second frame represented a look into my digital life when I wasn't focusing on everything going on in the world.
A big thanks to Traci Brinling for continuously organizing this year after year.
Boards
Ideation
My initial idea was to open the scene with an illustration of a workstation and play with perspective transitions. As much as I wanted to do that, I ended up opening the scene using windows/boxes and using it as the theme of the piece not only because it was easier to plan and execute, but because there was still a lot of potential to create something interesting. It was a bit of a challenge, but the end result of the layout is my attempt at what balance and harmony looks like with the desired amount of boxes a variety of orientations.
Transitions
I had mapped out the transition of each element using this exact image. Some of my favourites are displayed below.
Behind The Scenes
