Digital Animation Production
Amy Harrington
A Minor Tale
A Minor Tale is a 2D animated short starring a brave hamster named JD. We follow the story of JD’s first day on the job as a miner in the Crystal Caves. Trouble brews when the other miner’s tease him but JD is small and mighty! He rises to the occasion and saves the day, earning new friends in the process.
Appearances can be deceiving when you see a small hamster have a big impact!
I created A Minor Tale to explore the avenues of digital animation production that I am interested in such as character animation, hand drawn effects and background painting. All animation was produced using Toon Boom Harmony. The background layout and painting were created using Adobe Photoshop CC and all compositing was done using Adobe After Effects CC and Premier Pro. This animation gave me the opportunity to grow the technical and soft skills I have accumulated throughout the past years of education in LIT Clonmel.