Imagine you’re a massive fan of Ghibli aesthetic and Pepe the Frog meme… then one day: “Ghibli-inspired and Pepe through an anime lens", the brief said.
- 01 Animation 2D
- 02 Storyboard
- 03 Concept Art
As we wanted fans like us to recognize their favorite nostalgia, so we aimed to go old school with our approach to character colors and environments. We even used a variety of practical effects to give the piece some flavor, which was a lot of fun to do.
Two-month production, simplicity did the storytelling: hand-painted frames, soft pauses, subtle motion. Just let small character moments do the work.
Sometimes, the simplest tools tell the richest stories.
A quiet nod to background artist Nguyen Thien Quang for shaping the soul of this piece.
Character Design
![[NAME OF CHARACTER]](https://pub-45ce6c444f0142409c144f23de3a547a.r2.dev/uploads/concept_character_fwog_fwog_01_r_shade-1780133612969-e92b7702.png)
![[NAME OF CHARACTER]](https://pub-45ce6c444f0142409c144f23de3a547a.r2.dev/uploads/concept_character_fwog_fwog_02_r_shade-1780133619467-4d3822d7.png)
![[NAME OF CHARACTER]](https://pub-45ce6c444f0142409c144f23de3a547a.r2.dev/uploads/concept_character_fwog_pepe_01_r_hat_shade-1780133624681-5f2f8226.png)
![[NAME OF CHARACTER]](https://pub-45ce6c444f0142409c144f23de3a547a.r2.dev/uploads/concept_character_fwog_pepe_01_r_shade-1780133629409-71d94848.png)
Animation WIP
Credits
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERKhoa Trinh
DIRECTORHuutu Nguyen
STORYBOARDHuutu Nguyen
HEAD MANAGERRaymond Trinh
ART DIRECTORHaru Kim
ART SUPERVISORLongan
ANIMATION DIRECTORHuutu Nguyen
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTHieu Nguyen
CONCEPT ARTISTSKhang Le
ANIMATION SUPERVISORSAJ
LO ANIMATORSSaib
SAKKANGia HuyKamiJunjie
GENGA ANIMATORSRaissaBonifacioCarizaJuliusMarielleNico
CLEAN UPS ANIMATORSMelodyShiellaYen ShikiHieu Nguyen
COLORISTHaru KimNgoc Le
BACKGROUND ARTISTSThien Quang
LEAD COMPOSITINGPhuc Huynh
COMPOSITING EDITORSPhuc HuynhLocLe NguyenLam NguyenQuoc Khanh
MUSIC COMPOSERJakub Pietras
EDITORQuang Nguyen
SFX ARTISTKevin
MIXING AND MASTERINGKevin
