Experimental Stop Motion

A mouse is placed in a a sequence of promotion similar to how human workers travel through the corporate ladder. In the mouse’s journey into becoming a manager, he starts out at the lowest position - as a factory worker doing physical labor. After working the most hours, the mouse gets promoted into a control worker where he must surveillance other working mice and spot the slackers. As he gets promoted to the manager, a newer, shinier mouse trap replaces him and becomes his downfall.

Animation by Sophia Qin (Solo Project)

Music by Gabe Whitney

Tools: After Effects, Premiere

Skills: Stop motion animation, motion graphics, sculpture, set design, editing

Duration: 6 weeks

Exhibited at the Ellis Gallery

Shots

For my stop-motion animation, I first created all the puppets and props. The mouse puppet is made of paper mache clay that I covered over a doll and animated. The rest of the props I hand-painted and made out of cardboard and construction paper. I also hand painted the cover of the book prop, which was directly inspired by Stuart Little. I animated everything in front of a green screen so I can have control of the background.