← PLUM case study Character R&D · the search for the dream keeper
twenty directions. one kept.
a character is the hardest, most expensive thing in content, so we explore widely before we commit. twenty fully-formed creatures for PLUM, each turned front and side, framed close, and put through the full emotional range. three of them we took all the way into motion, looping animation studies to cast for performance, not just looks. then we chose Tuck.
IN-HOUSE R&D · 20 CHARACTERS × 9 RENDERS · 180 FRAMES
TUCKChosenMotion R&D a living corner of a child's blanket
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Animation R&D · looping motion studies, one of three directions taken into motion
FLICKMotion R&D a lantern-bug who lights the dark
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Animation R&D · looping motion studies, one of three directions taken into motion
SKEINMotion R&D a ball of yarn that unravels into dreams
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Animation R&D · looping motion studies, one of three directions taken into motion
LUMEN a luna-moth that guides dreams home
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NIMBUS a little cloud that holds the rain of dreams
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HOOT a sleepy owl, awake when you are not
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PLUSH a pillow that pulls you into sleep
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LUNA a sliver of moon, kept by the bed
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ORI a paper crane folded from a wish
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STARLET a kitten stitched from the night sky
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COCOA the warm steam of a bedtime drink
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SNUG a hot-water-bottle with a heartbeat
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SOCKS the sock that went missing, found at last
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DROWSE a sloth who has all the time in the world
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WINK a gnome in a very long nightcap
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MOTE the shy fluff that lives under the bed
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GLIM a glowworm strung with little lanterns
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BARNABY a felt bear, stitched with care
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DRIFT a jellyfish adrift in the dark
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EMBER a gentle flame, the first nightlight
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