Panther is my thesis film to complete my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation at the Cleveland Institute of Art. I want to create a 2D puppet based, elementary aged cartoon pilot that I can pitch to studios. Panther is inspired heavily by my own family and the story is based on a great lesson my mom tried to teach my sister and me (unfortunately we didn't appreciate it at the time).
Logline: An arrogant older brother and precocious little sister, while deciding what to play, learn that some fights aren’t worth having.
Thesis Statement: Why is Christian kids' media so often on the nose? I don't think it needs to be. I think it's possible to have kids' media that comes from Judeo-Christian morals and values and is accessible to any family.
Animatic, Style Exploration and Production Process
This is the final film:
Initial Style Exploration for panther, the background style,
and mom and Cupcake
Second round of character design and final character sheets for
Panther, mom and Cupcake
Imagination style ideation and character sheets
final background style for the imagination world
and the real world
Puppet 360 and breakdown
