Animation and Film

Trampoline

NickToons Competition

Between March-August 2008 I was a part of the Skillset and Nickelodeon competition 'Make Me a NickToons Animator'. The NickToons competition was available for selected UK undergraduates to take part, pitch & present ideas to a board of NickToons directors and produce an ident that was good enough to be played on their channel.

I went through several idea changes and adjustments, working to the feedback I was given, all based around ways of one character trying to impress and copy the other, but finishing with a sticky but funny ending.

My final idea was about two monsters jumping and showing off to each other on a trampoline, as garden trampolines were a big craze in 2008, when I made the ident. To the right are pre-production film developments, designs and also screenshots from my finished film.

I am very pleased with this animation; with the use of texture in the design of the CGI modelled characters and setting alongside the playful recorded voices and humourous storyline.