Smoky Bacon

Smoky Bacon from Jay Stelling on Vimeo.

Am I happy with it?

Is it appropriate? It's still the kitsch and silly 70's puppet animation character I wanted to make but I've managed to make the animation appropriate for older audiences by subverting it at the end and creating this abstract, creepy vibe.

I'm happy I got the chance to work on a puppet animation brief and make something fun. I'm glad I decided to do this brief, even when I thought there wasn't enough time. I managed to squeeze it in and pushed myself to get it finished. The overall animation is bright, silly and a little macabre; it is everything I wanted it to be so I am pleased.

I think that it would be appropriate to be shown at a puppet festival and that the audience would enjoy it as a celebration kitsch puppet television.

The music was a good choice and everyone I have shown has approved of this jingly folk tune because it enhances that 70's feeling I tried to create.

What could I improve?

I'm aware that this probably isn't the most professional competition. They didn't ask for design boards, evidence of development or give many format specifications, so it didn't provide me with much practise of professional pitching.

I could have made the distorted ending even weirder, with more vignetting/dripping overlays/reversed music.

If I had longer to work on this brief, I would have made more characters, made a longer animation and made more of a narrative. I could have spent longer storyboarding and developing my ideas.

In the future, it would be great to get some experience working with: actors, puppeteers, musicians animators, photographers and video editors.