Searching for Soul Food
Role: Animator, Designer, Character Rigger
Client: Hulu
Studio: BigStar Motion Design
Producer: Kristen Pritchett
Design: Mark Thompson, Soyhun Park, Addy Afzali
Animators: Addy Afzali, Sung Do, Carl Dempsey, Casey Drogin
Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects with DuIK plug-in
This project won the 2024 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Graphic Design and Main Title Sequence.
PROCESS
For Soul Food, I made all of the 2D rigs. The characters ranged from bipedal to quadrupeds and the occasional 8 tentacle octopus!
Example of how the rig looks inside After Effects. Made using DuIK plug-in.