Character Animations

Here are my character animations that will go into my Showreel. These animations were split up and put into Unity, although I had a lot of trouble making them work, so Leigh helped me with the coding.

Animations from Sophia George on Vimeo.

Superflat Monogram & Superflat First Love

In 2003, Marc Jacobs and Takashi Murakami collaborated to make limited edition handbags for Louis Vuitton. The new print combined Louis Vuitton’s famous LV pattern with Murakami’s colourful art style (which he refers to as “Superflat”)

Since then, a few animations by Mamoru Hosoda have been created as promotion for the collaboration. The two animations below seem to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland, with girls falling into strange worlds, inhabited by some unusual characters. I enjoy these animations because I think that the repeated use of pattern works very well with the 3D animation – creating a kind of psychedelic aesthetic. I also like the strange, but charming characters in the animation. I would like my own game to have this kind of mood: something mysterious and unusual, yet very light-hearted.

My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animation from Hayao Miyazaki. The animation is set in the countryside of post-war Japan and the narrative shows two young girls who befriend forest spirits.

Like the Wizard of Oz, I feel like this movie has subtle references to Alice in Wonderland. For example, the younger girl “Mei” finds Totoro by crawling through a hole, after following a white, rabbit like creature.

Also, I think that the “Cat Bus” character is similar to the Cheshire cat in appearance.