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Scribble Head (2018)

Scribble Head is the final film I made while studying animation at CSSSA (California State Summer School of the Arts). I wanted to make something about my time there, but it quickly turned into an expression of the insecurity I felt while surrounded by artists my age who, in my head, were light years ahead of where I was. The whole film plays on the concept of not feeling at home in a place that should feel like home, but ultimately accepting that my own fate is what I make of it. 

The music is Eric Van Thyne's "Side A" which is a piece that I listened to extensively during the summer after freshman year, which was the hardest summer for me emotionally. I didn't feel at home anywhere that felt familiar: with my friends, my family, my body, or in the art that I was making. I'd like to think that making this was my beginning of getting out of that. 

Behind the Scenes

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During the summer of 2017 I had a dream with this character in it, which later grew into a visual representation of the fear of feeling not at home in a place that should feel like home. I returned to this idea when working on the film, and felt it appropriate to have him as the puppet design for this piece. 

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Armature

Costuming

Final

They are both mostly clay, felt, and scrap fabric, while his face is covered in thread to get that scribbly feeling. 

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The set is a recreation of my dorm that I made out of paper. 

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The messaging scene is a recreation of a conversation between Erin and myself when she first told me about CSSSA. While making the film I remembered when she had first told me about the program and how nervous I felt about the whole thing. 

 

This was done with paper that I drew on to look like the google messaging interface and paper cutouts for the chat bubbles. For the screen I used an animation cel that I  wrote on with dry erase marker. 

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