Jack Torres

BS in Entertainment Design - Animation — Entertainment Design

Course:

Shorts 1 & Shorts 2

Faculty:

Randy Haycock / Benjamin Dai

Term:

2024 Fall

Collaborators:

Kris Garcia, Taylor Kim, Karla Rivas

Moth-Mart

An animated short film inspired by the legend of the Moth-Man cryptid as well as the cartoons of the 1970s, Moth-Mart is about a young convenience store clerk in Pointe-Pleasent whose evening turns into a customer service nightmare when the mysterious Moth-Man arrives at his front door to do some late night shopping.

Process:

Over the course of two classes, I directed, boarded, designed, wrote and animated for this film. With the help of a small group, I went through the preproduction process for the film, this included storyboarding and character design work. where the second course focused on the animation process and creating a work pipeline as well as working with a composer to finish the project.

Learning Outcomes:

Working with / managing a team, creating a functional work pipeline, improving animation and storyboarding skills and delivering a finished film by the end of the class.

Project Website:

https://youtu.be/LkdX8jV05w8?si=ku7NcU18Ke1nGmbk

Tags:

2D Design,

Animation,

Character Design,

Storyboarding,

Storytelling