"NATÏVE" animated 2D short | Scene 1 "find"

SVAD experimental animation thesis short, 2023
"NATÏVE" follows the story of Sascha, the motherly coyote, and Naïchi the orphaned bobcat kitten, and the unlikely bond they develop. Scene 1 - Find introduces the characters and establishes the beginning to this heartwarming, bittersweet tale of growing up and following your own path.
This short was a labor of love, created in one semester from concept to finished animation for my Advanced Experimental Animation course. The project highlights much of the preproduction aspects, such as script, character design, and storyboards. "NATÏVE" was created using a blend of digital animation and traditionally painted watercolor backgrounds. The project was animated solely on iPad using Procreate.
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WRITTEN AND CREATED BY: Emma Clarke (my online name!)
MUSIC: Chris Haugen, Joel Cummins
AUDIO: Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care: ltwc.org/
Jacob Job: / gaviaimmer
All other sound effects used with permission from Freesound.org
Special thanks to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care for providing the bobcat kitten vocalization audio
and to Jacob Job for the use of the coyote vocalization audio!
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[@MissBluefrost]

Thank you for watching!
Next week I’ll be posting the full 5-minute animatic of the short, so stay tuned if you’d like to know the rest of the story! ✨

[@caninesketches]

Masterpiece! Loving the animation!!

[@MissBluefrost]

Thank you so much!! I really means a lot! 💕

[@ItsAMeAisha]

THIS IS SO COOL OMG GAGARARARARRARARA

[@MissBluefrost]

Thank you!!

[@fluorminalk.328]

Aww very cute!! I love the designs for the animals!!

[@MissBluefrost]

Thank you!! They were so fun to design

[@Velociiraptor]

Amazing work! I love the backgrounds.

[@BlueMoon-dk3pn]

can't wait to follow along on this journey, it reminds me of some documentaries I watched as a kid, you did a great job!

[@MissBluefrost]

aww that means so much to hear!! i’m glad you enjoyed it, i’m excited to show the animatic of the rest of the scenes!

[@rosangelaromano4968]

Muito lindo , 👏👏
Gosto bastante de desenhos sobre animais, e as cores são belíssimas.

[@pounce9895]

BLU this is so cute!! the watercolor backgrounds are so gorgeous! SO cool the way you combined it with the digital medium!!

[@MissBluefrost]

AAA thank you so much Pounce ;0; It was a super fun (and exhausting) project so I'm very glad it paid off!!

[@CHEETO_b4g]

I smell underrated

[@MissBluefrost]

haha, thank you!

[@CHEETO_b4g]

Your welcome!

[@komodowhirr-nf5eb]

Criminally underated.. came here from your tumblr post. THIS NEEEEDS more recognition!

[@MissBluefrost]

wahh thank you!!

[@iamwickedz]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mercifulhusky1517]

oh wow!!! I love the style of animation used this looks absolutely beautiful!!!!! :0

[@MissBluefrost]

Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it! ;0; It was super fun to animate and work on!