“Talking Get Us There”

“Talking Gets Us There” is a poem written and performed by Inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman for the broadcast version of “PBS KIDS Talk About Race and Racism”. As a part of creating shorter versions of the special to live on digital platforms, I had the opportunity to create an original animation based on the poem from start to finish. Below is my process including the styleframes, character designs, storyboard, animatic, and the finished animation.

 
 
 

Style Exploration

Character Designs

Storyboard

Animatic