Light Trail

Short Film

"When a girl who cant find her way back home  finds a star in a dark forest, she starts her journey to put it back in the sky."

Director: Melissa Pinto
Story and Character Design: Luisa Cruz
Animation: Patrycja Szypuła
Backgrounds: Katie Wakelin

I developed storyboards alongside the director and participated in story rooms to build up the character arc and story moments, 
fleshing out the character acting and visual gags. I developed the character design and color design for the short film.

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DEVELOPMENT

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STORY DEVELOPMENT

Storyboard Panels

Vertical Divider

Animatic

BOARD-DRIVEN STORY

Director Notes

Story Thumbnails and Sketches during the pitch and story room

​Thumbnail Board

Final Storyboard

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​VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

​CHARACTER DESIGN

Character Design and Style Exploration

Styleframes

​COLOR DESIGN

​PROP DESIGN

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ANIMATION

Character Animation