The talented crew at Dirty Puppet were invited by Node Fest – Australia’s Premiere Motion Design & Animation event – to create the opening titles for the 2023 festival. The concept was an eclectic take on a 90's inspired sitcom opener, featuring a misfit cast of 2D and 3D characters and its own catchy theme song. I jumped at the chance to get involved in this creative and original project, and took on the role of 3D Design Lead. Working from concept artwork, I brought several of the sets and environments to life in 3D, focusing on bringing lots of nostalgic detail, props and texture to the scenes. I also helped out with texturing several of the 3D characters.
CREDITS
Directed by: Dirty Puppet Animation Director: Cameron Gough Character Design/Illustration: James Boorman 3D Design Lead: Edwina Joel Art Direction: Annika Fleur 3D Modelling & Animation: Cameron Gough 2D Character Lead: Jon Asquith 2D / Cel Lead: Taryn Borgford 2D Animation: Jasmine Croser Puppet Designer: Charlie Blackman Puppeteer: Taryn Borgford 3D Modelling (Twins): Courtney Hopkinson 3D Pyro & Technical: Simon Bronson Storyboards & Illustration: Taryn Borgford Storyboards: Sacha Bryning Compositing & Edit: Cameron Gough Sound Design & Mix: Nick van Cuylenburg Original Music & Lyrics: Jon Asquith Vocals: MRSPKR Voice Over: Broden Kelly