Digital Animation Production
Jagoda Biarda
Ease | Despair
Ease and Despair are 2D hand animated shorts that explore different subjects and styles. Mood pieces made to challenge myself, showcase character animation, and explore different aesthetics.
Ease was inspired by passersby observed at the beaches of Gdańsk, a nostalgic yet uplifting short that makes you want to relax at the beach. Look closer to see a fellow snoozing instead of reading and ships moving on the horizon.
Despair is the exploration of negative emotions made to have the viewer relate and empathise with the nameless figure. It was made to balance out all the joyful animations I have made through my years in college and was used to vent stress during the last semester.
Character animation and human anatomy are what I love and want to develop in the future. These shorts were made with love for life, the people we encounter and the emotions we are able to experience. Both pieces were made in Toon Boom Harmony with compositing done in Adobe After Effects.