Rigging and Technical Animation

For Season 3 of Ask the Storybots I animated collisions and rigged some characters. Full episodes “Where Do Planets Come From?” and “Why Do People Look Different?” are available to stream online now.

Credits

Technical Direction: Christopher Barrischoff

Episodic Directors: Nate Theis and Edlyn Capulong

Planet Facial Animation: Chris O Hara

  • Nucleotide Models and Rigs

  • Polymerase Model and Rig

  • nParticle Collision Effects

  • Ribosome Model and Rig

  • Protein Model and Rig

Answer Song

My first assignment on contract with Ask the Storybots was to design and animate this song section for The Season 3 Episode titled “Why do we need to Recycle?”

The storyboards were provided by Story artist Jackson Read, and I translated them into clear designs with fluid motion. On a tight timeline, I found the most effective way to execute this was to keep things simple - snappy transitions, focusing movement on each shot’s main action, and adding flourishes as needed to keep things feeling dynamic.

Credits

Storyboard Artist: Jackson Read

Episodic Director: Colin Lepper

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