Concept Driven Motion Designer
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The Solidarity Economy

Motion graphics for an online video course about the Solidarity Economy, created by Art.coop and produced by Meerkat Media. I created illustrations and composited them into live-action footage to visually represent various concepts mentioned and acted out by the talent. 

The videos are hosted by Ebony Gustave and Rad Periera from CreativeStudy.com, an educational resource that aims to help artists and independent creatives build and maintain financially sustainable careers.

They define the Solidarity Economy as "... a term used internationally to describe community-control of work, food, education, money, wellness, housing, and culture.”

Illustration Reference

Illustration Reference

At the beginning of the project, I created a deck presenting 3 different creative directions. This slide features the work of Saul Bass, which was the main inspiration for the illustrations throughout the videos.

Sketches

Sketches

I drew some sketches after getting approval from the client on the creative direction.

Ebony Holding Fish Wide

Animated String Rig

Animated String Rig

I created a rig to animate the various strings using DUIK Bassel. This allowed me to create a natural-looking animation that was flexible and easy to change based on what the hosts were doing or reacting to.

Hand Taking Fish from Ebony

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Rad Reeling In Fish Wide

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Rad Holding Boulder Close Up

Rad Holding Boulder with Help Wide

Behind the Scenes

These videos give some insight into how I composited the illustrations into the footage. I tracked and rotoscoped the hosts’ hands and arms and used DUIK Bassel to animate the strings.