This project is one of ten short animated films created in collaboration with students of the British Council in Singapore. As part of the Speak Good English Movement, the British Council held a competition that challenged students to capture the atmosphere of a Singapore locale as a recorded essay, complete with narration, music and sound effects. The ten winning entries were then turned into animations. Students created their own storyboards in an accompanying workshop, and in some cases provided artwork for the finished film.
In this piece, the students wanted to convey the spirit of their close friendship through special moments captured in photos at their favorite place to hang out together. The four girls took the pictures used in the film, and I animated their cartoon likenesses moving from one framed photo location to another.
