“Bubble” is a short animated film (4:14 mins, 2005) that I made at UCLA during my MFA degree. I animated it on paper using a lightbox (similar to this), scanned each page, painted in Photoshop, composited in After Effects, and edited in Premiere.
Music by Michael Picton.
Festival screenings:
2013 San Diego Comic-Con, in partnership with San Diego International Children’s Film Festival
2012 Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, outdoor screening at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
2008 Children’s Shorts from Around the World, Gloucester, MA
2008 New Orleans International Children’s Film Festival
2007 Mendocino Film Festival, CA
2007 San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival
2007 San Francisco International Children’s Film Festival
2006 Cinema K Festival, Seattle, WA
2006 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
2006 Sprokets International Film Festival for Children, Toronto, Canada
2006 Viewfinders International Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
2006 Saskatchewan International Film Festival for Young People
2006 Reel 2 Real: Vancouver International Film Festival for Youth
2006 High Falls Film Festival, Rochester, NY
2005 IthaKid Film Festival, Cornell Cinema, NY
2005 Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival
2005 San Diego International Children’s Film Festival
Thanks to Dan Bennett, Director of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, for having supported “Bubble” over the years, and Venay Felton, for everything she did to support the film.
A few gifs and still images from the film:
