Just This

At a young age I didn't know that you could get paid to make cartoons and enjoy doing it. Having a chance to inspire a new generation of kids and young minds through the means of a tv show; that's my dream. As an artist I strive to improve my skills in the animation pipeline from going from a blank canvas to a room overflowing with ideas that can't be contained. That is what I achieved here. ‘DUM-e’ is a project that I have crafted for more than 2 years, trying to take a basic doodle on a sticky note and produce it to an animated pilot for the world to see. Through these 2 years of development I have understood my calling for this industry and that is pre production. This exhibit is the collection of ideas, renders and storyboards that I have conceived. This idea of a free thinker escaping the confines of his maker that wants to control his every move in the game of life. This my attempt at a process that is done through hundreds of people, but this time only one is doing it.

Bio

Syd Adams is a 2D character designer and animator. Their most recent project, Just This, is an upcoming short film that explores love and beauty in the mundane. Adams’ previous collaborative short films Dino Nuggets and Off Track, have been screened at the Animation Planet film festival, Streetside Cinema festival, and New York Cinemafest. Off Track won Best Animation North America at Couch Film Festival and Best in Show at the Maine College of Art & Design Film Festival.