Mind-mapping & Storyboarding
When my partner and I were discussing ideas for the film’s protagonist, we decided to employ a mouse. We imagined the moon to be a massive chunk of cheese. The idea was that the mouse would go to the moon merely to have a large mouthful of it. We scrapped the idea after discovering that it has been utilised several times in various animated films.
We sought a fresh, unique notion because the term “copying” just did not exist in our vocabulary.
For the theme, A Trip to the Moon, we chose a rabbit as the primary character. We rapidly came up with the story of “Mid-Autumn Festival” while brainstorming our storyboard. It’s a popular event in Asian cultures, where the mythological “moon bunny” is said to be the moon goddess’s comforting companion far above. We subtly introduced the concept of “east meets west” in the form of animation as well.
Final Product- “Say Cheeeeese!”-(A Trip to the Moon)
A short animated stop-motion animation created in Dragon Frame about the mischievous adventures of a bunny that thinks the blue earth is a giant chunk of cheese. It goes out of her way to go from planet to planet, much like a space arcade game, until she reaches the moon. It eventually gets a taste of “cheese” with a pretty twisty conclusion! 🙂