In collaboration with the Social Emotional Learning team at Seattle public schools and the Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center, my colleague and I developed a pair of animated videos to be shared in classrooms with the intent to teach grade school students about personal boundaries and handling rejection from your peers.
The creative process began with the development of a set of characters that represent the diverse spectrum of community members and students within the city of Seattle and our public schools system. Inclusion and representation remained at the forefront of both the video’s script and the accompanying animations. We chose to use the voices of elementary school students to help make the content feel more relatable and approachable; Less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend.
Characters and scenes were designed and animated using Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, and the Duik Angela extension. Through this process, we developed a library of rigged character models that could be used for future animations, posters, flyers and other communication and creative materials.
Seattle Public Schools - Student Health and Social Emotional Learning - 2022
NATOA 2022 - Category 8: Children/Young Adults - Award of Excellence
NATOA 2022 - Category 64: Visual Effects - Award of Distinction