Artist Statement Animation Project

When I first started to brainstorm this project it was very clear that I just didn't know what to do. I first thought that I was going to be doing a video of my friends and I going on a walk and having someone fall and get knocked out. But it just didn’t sound interesting enough. Then I started to think some more and maybe wanted to do something about my spring break. I was going to Cabo and maybe wanted to fall asleep on the plane and daydream about me tanning on the beach but it just wasn't interesting enough. But then my roommate kind of saved the day. She kept on complaining to me about how bad her dreams were. This gave me a great idea. I ended up making this whole project about how she can't fall asleep without having a bad dream/ nightmare. When I started filming I wanted her to pretend to fall asleep after talking to a friend about her dreams. My actors did such a good job at this and getting the point across of how scared she is. In the recording, she fell asleep and instantly got transported into a spooky graveyard with a baby doll, a chucky doll, a creamy bald head,

and a scary moving hand. I wanted to add more detail so I added scary music and added a filter to some parts of the animation where the music would spike. I made this project by using three different apps; PhotoShop, Animate, and iMovie. The reason I used IMovie instead of Premiere Pro was due to the lack of experience I had with it. In concussion, I think that this project overall was very fun. This project has taught me many new skills that I certainly didn't know before! I am looking forward to using my new skill in the future and showing my friends this video I made.