Animation

STUFFED

Lexie Coyle, Amanda Urrutia, Melanie Riojas, Justin Hopson,Sergio Alonzo-Macias, Saif Chowdhury, Adithya Sathyanarayanan

Stuffed is a short film produced during the Summer Industry Course at Texas A&M University. It was created by a team of seven, over a span of ten weeks. My roles included Story Lead, Animation Co-Lead, Surfacing and Editorial.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

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Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

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The Adventurous Tales of Mya and Beary: Mya Learns to Read

The Adventurous Tales of Mya and Beary: Mya Learns to Read, is an animated short following a toddler, Mya, as she learns to read with the help and encouragement of her sidekick stuffy, Beary. The short was illustrated and animated in Procreate.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Little Juice

Little Juice is the short about a scared little juice box that is too afraid of the one thing he was meant to do. Juice boxes were animated in Maya. Short was composited and rendered through Unreal Engine. 

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

The Room Where it Happens - Layout

Animation layout exercise. What would a number from hit broadway musical Hamilton look like if it was an animated film. 

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Motion Graphics

Homelessness: A Family Affair

Homelessness: A Family Affair is a video that informs viewers about family homelessness. The video informs viewers through the use of type and hand drawn illustrations. The illustrations extend off a single line that continues throughout the video. A cardboard background and marker like typeface are used in conjunction with the drawings to mimic the quality of a homeless sign. All illustration were drawn on paper, digitized in Photoshop, then animated in After Effects.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Self-Discipline

Using words from a haiku by David Marks, Self-Discipline is a unique and humorous motion graphic. Using simple shapes and type to create an office like setting, including a desk and stacks of paper, the video comes together in an array of scenes to tell a story of procrastination. The music and sound effects are strategically mixed in Adobe Audition and timed throughout the video in AfterEffects to enhance the story and give the visual haiku an overall playful tone.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Live Action

ROOMMATES

Inspired by the Broadway hit musical Wicked, Roommates is a short film that tells the story of two unlikely roommates, the Good Witch, and the Wicked Witch of the West, as they express their loathing and disdain for the other each other. The script is adapted from the song “What is This Feeling” from Wicked. The film was shot in close ups, with a wide shot at the end for a big reveal. Roommates was shot on a Cannon T5i and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. Audio was recorded with a Snowball mic and edited in Adobe Audition.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Creativi-Tea

Soha Aftab, Melanie Riojas, Zaria Steele

Ever had artist block you just can't shake? Try Creativi-Tea, the perfect drink to cure that artist block blues. Creativi-Tea is a short infomercial for the fictional product, Creativi-Tea. Created in collaboration with Zaria Steele and Soha Aftab. Responsible for initial product idea, story idea, product and logo design and editing and compositing. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

STAGES

“Stages” is a short abstract video that poses the question“what do the five stages of grief sound and look like from within? The video uses lighting and sound techniques to convey the inner workings of someone going through the stages of grief, after receiving life altering news. “Stages”was shot on a Cannon T5i and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. Music was produced in Garage Band.

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

THE ESCAPE

Depicting a narrative of longing and escape, “The Escape” is a short film that utilizes transitions, montage, repeating shots, the Kuleshov effect and sound, to create a tense, anxiety ridden, short film. “The Escape”was shot on a Cannon T5i and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF

Claw

(2022)

What do stuffies feel when they are  in a claw machine? For one little bear, its terror. Or at least it starts that way. Claw, is a short animated film that follows Bearzy, a teddy bear in a claw machine game, as he goes through the emotions of being hand picked by a very determined little girl. Storyboards are hand drawn.

Open Storyboard PDF