A 2D animated short film.
Logline: A couple sets sail on a cruise trip with different expectations and encounters an unforeseen incident.
Message: In the hustle and bustle of life, don't lose sight of what's truly important.
Duration: 3m38s
Synopsis: While on a cruise trip with her husband, the wife decides to play sudoku instead of spending time with him. Despite his plea for attention, her fixation on the game transports her into another world, causing her to overlook the impending storm. In the face of danger, she learns to recognize what's truly important.
Storyboards
Character Design
The Couple
The Numbers
Style Frame
Environment Development
The Real World
The Number World
Updated loud and vibrant colours for her cause of distraction in the simulated world.
In contrast to the more muted retro colors in the real world, depicting her uninterested involvement.
Colour Script
techniques
Toon Boom for animation of couple in real world (and in sea).
After Effects for appeals such as inner shadow & facial expression.
After Effects for all animation in number world which also includes morphing and colour change for the transition between two worlds.
adding elements like texture and edges to evoke a more 'paper-like' feel to the world inside Sudoku.
Trailer
within 6-months timeframe