In Autumn 2023 I was approached by director Miroslav Stefanov to help produce an animated logo for his independent film studio, Kinomera Studios.
Working from a design provided by Miro of the mythical Chimera, I refined it to make it suitable for animation before pitching an idea of what the beast could do as it stood on a plinth mounted with a film projector.
Miro’s design incorporated a Lion with Goat’s antlers and a Snake for a tail. After my ruff block I went into clean up, continually refining the animation before moving onto colour. One particular fun challenge was creating the light beams and dust coming from the projector - all animated by hand.
It was really satisfying working with Miro on the movement of the Lion and Snake’s tail, developing and pushing the concept with different ideas before settling on the final performance.
The intricacy and detail of the design along with animating and choreographing a creature with two characters was a fun challenge and a labour of love.
To view a progression showreel of my ruff linestests to the completed titles, click here.