SVAD experimental animation thesis short, 2023

"NATÏVE" follows the story of Sascha, the motherly coyote, and Naïchi the orphaned bobcat kitten, and the unlikely bond they develop. Scene 1 - Find introduces the characters and establishes the beginning to this heartwarming, bittersweet tale of growing up and following your own path.

This short was a labor of love, created in one semester from concept to finished animation for my Advanced Experimental Animation course. The project highlights much of the preproduction aspects, such as script, character design, and storyboards. "NATÏVE" was created using a blend of digital animation and traditionally painted watercolor backgrounds. The project was animated solely on iPad using Procreate.

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WRITTEN AND CREATED BY: Emma Clarke (my online name!)

MUSIC: Chris Haugen, Joel Cummins

AUDIO: Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care: https://ltwc.org/
Jacob Job:   / gaviaimmer  
All other sound effects used with permission from Freesound.org

Special thanks to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care for providing the bobcat kitten vocalization audio
and to Jacob Job for the use of the coyote vocalization audio!

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