Loved and Lost (Comissioned for Thomas McClure | Background Art by Wick Webb)
(2021)
Independent writer Thomas McClure had commissioned my friend Wick and myself to illustrate a short story he had written about making friends and losing them called "Loved and Lost".
Thomas had given us the script to work with, then briefed us on the type of visuals he was looking for. Attached to this post are a number of shots from the video we all worked on, along with some concept/preliminary sketches I had sent to Thomas before going ahead with the animation.
All backgrounds were done by Wick, while the task of drawing the characters was delegated to me.
The video these animations were used for can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOVzeD3xcY
Animated title card
Scene of two characters chatting over a bridge
Scene of two characters lying on the grass
Scene of two characters speaking from the window, in the rain
Shot of two characters holding hands
Shot of two characters letting go
Scene of one character having a panic attack
Close up of one character having a panic attack
Scene of one character returning to the bridge from the first scene, but with nobody to speak to
A compilation of stills from each shot
Concept sketches