Mr. Cuddles

Mr. Cuddles

After completing the storyboard, the character design process begins. In this project, there are two characters: Coco and her guinea pig Mr. Cuddles. A lot of time was dedicated to the development of the characters. The initial impression of Coco should portray her as a sweet and innocent girl of five to six years old. This is important because it plays a role in the further progression of the film, gradually leading the viewer to be misled.

The entire production was created using Autodesk Maya 3D. A significant amount of time was spent on accurate modeling, rigging, texturing, and shading, after which the actual animation process began. The animation process in this case is relatively complex and time-consuming, especially because there are few close-ups in the film, and almost all scenes are medium or full-body shots. After animating the scenes, everything was lit and rendered, and then color optimization was done in Adobe After Effects, among other post-production tasks. The individual scenes were eventually combined in Adobe Premiere, and music and sound effects were added, resulting in the final outcome mentioned above.

The Mr. Cuddles animated film was created by Dewi de Bue and Marlijn van Nuenen.

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