Mental Health Animation Project
Through my final semester at Lakeland University I was given the chance to create a project that can make an impact on the community. With this opportunity in mind, I wanted to focus on the stigma behind mental health. Combining two different disciplines and research, I was able to create this video project that serves as a intervention towards destigmatizing mental illness.
Using a script that promoted stories from actual individuals, I created a storyboard sketching out each frame and what will occur in each scene. This was created through Procreate on my iPad.
I created six characters in Adobe After Effects, all with bios in correspondence with the stories being told in the video. I wanted to create a diverse cast since this is an experience that everyone can feel. I started with sketches with the original concepts and then extended these concepts into Illustrator.
After character development, I had to start to create assets for various scenes in order to best enhance the video and engagement quality. These are just a few examples. The still images are created in Adobe Illustrator and the GIFs were created in Procreate.
Video timeline
Screenshot of the characters in Adobe After Effects.
Characters then were rigged up in After Effects using a Duik plugin. I also lip synced each character with their corresponding dialogue.