When Andrea Love said "yes" to animating "FEAR," one of the four "Other Stories" included in the documentary, it was a landmark moment for me as a filmmaker. For years, I'd carried around a vision: to see each of the "Other Stories" animated by a different artist. For someone of Andrea's caliber to commit to Bipolar Girl Rules the World + Other Stories felt like a huge validation of the project. But more importantly, I believed that she "got" Zenglo, and I trusted her to enrich and deepen Zenglo's narrative with her visual storytelling abilities.
Andrea and I went back and forth a few times before she agreed to work on the project. She wasn't being coy. To produce approximately 7 minutes of animation, Andrea will be working practically full-time between now and January. Animation is wildly labor intensive, averaging about 100 hours of work per finished minute.
I was introduced to Andrea's work through Emily Ensminger, the artist responsible for drawing Bipolar Girl and Kacey the Wonder Dog. I went to Andrea's website and watched "Boulton Farm." Of all the truly amazing details that go into this animation, what I couldn't get over was the way a doll's hair moved in the breeze from the open window next to where he was being "interviewed." You can see what I mean, 20 seconds into the piece:
Andrea and I went back and forth a few times before she agreed to work on the project. She wasn't being coy. To produce approximately 7 minutes of animation, Andrea will be working practically full-time between now and January. Animation is wildly labor intensive, averaging about 100 hours of work per finished minute.
I was introduced to Andrea's work through Emily Ensminger, the artist responsible for drawing Bipolar Girl and Kacey the Wonder Dog. I went to Andrea's website and watched "Boulton Farm." Of all the truly amazing details that go into this animation, what I couldn't get over was the way a doll's hair moved in the breeze from the open window next to where he was being "interviewed." You can see what I mean, 20 seconds into the piece:
Andrea's work shows a deep sensitivity to her subjects; she manages to bring humor to her characters and stories, but without a trace of meanness. The animation she's created so far for "FEAR" exceed all my expectations, and that's saying A LOT.
I'll be posting Andrea's progress here at [cracked]; I also encourage you to follow her Instagram feed.
I'll be posting Andrea's progress here at [cracked]; I also encourage you to follow her Instagram feed.
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