Film Title: Gone Fishin'
Duration: 00:34 seconds
Format: Animation (puppet stop-motion, 2D digital)
Medium used: 9" puppet and set to scale (foam, embroidery floss, moss, wood, etc.)
Software: Dragonframe, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere
Completion Date: November 27 2024
SYNOPSIS:
Norah the Great Blue Heron, is a great chef who loves fishing for her fresh meat. She often ventures on her fishing trips alone, loving the solace. In this short but sweet little story we see a mischievous fish that meets unlucky Norah! The animation is a mix of puppet stop motion animation as well as claymation. Everything seen in the animation is made by hand myself!
CREDITS:
Written/Animated/Edited by - Venya Luthra
Production Assistants- Savanh Luthra & Anuj Luthra
SFX - freesound.org, SoundQ
FEATURES:
OCADU Experimental Animation Midway Screening- January 2025
UK First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork - April 2025
About the Project
Gone Fishin' was a fantastic learning experience for me and my practice as a stop-motion animator. This was my first large scale attempt at puppet and set production as well as animating a puppet in a 3D space. It was incredible to watch my character design come to life with the tedious but rewarding process of puppet making. From a wire armature to final completion, Norah is everything I could've hoped. The set fabrication taught me the importance of detail and time management in the pre-production process! Bringing Norah to life was a learning curve at first but I've walked away with so many lessons for future projects.
