One More Time 動畫短片 by Khoo Siew May and Jay Septimo

One More Time 動畫短片 by Khoo Siew May and Jay Septimo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 電影設計 Competition Category.

銅電影· 2021

One More Time 動畫短片

by Khoo Siew May and Jay Septimo

Client: Superhero Me

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 電影 Category

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The Design

About One More Time 動畫短片

《One More Time》係一套動畫短片,係喺2020年新加坡隔離檢疫期間,為Superhero Me社群創作嘅一封鼓勵書信。旁白由社群成員喺自己屋企錄製,分享咗佢哋隔離期間嘅經歷,以及對堅韌精神嘅共同睇法。作品揀用咗手繪風格,令部片顯得親切溫馨。淺色調嘅運用表達咗希望嘅感覺。數碼動畫工具同手繪畫面相結合,喺保留傳統質感嘅同時,亦能夠有效率咁完成製作。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

One More Time 動畫短片是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計One More Time 動畫短片將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。One More Time 動畫短片出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The brief was to create a letter of encouragement to our friends with special needs during the Singapore lockdown from April to June 2020. It involved narration by the Superhero Me community. From their homes, they voiced struggles with isolation united by a shared perspective of resilience to encourage everyone else facing this global challenge.
Dimensions & Packaging: Full HD 1920 x 1080. 24 frames per second.
Tags: special needs, covid 19, pandemic, quarantine film, animation, frame by frame
Production Technology: We started the project by first translating the script into a storyboard. Hand drawn look was decided for the visual next. Light colors were used to create a hopeful feeling.

Procreate was used for rough animation. Adobe animate was used to create refined animation. We then render it out and import it into photoshop to draw over with natural media looking brushes. We used After Effects for some of the 3D looking parts of the animation, animation that is not as fluid, and to do compositing.
Design Challenge: The challenge was finding a hopeful message, which is the core message of the film, to spread when the news of Covid 19 pandemic just hit the world. It was especially hard when doom and gloom were everywhere.
Research: Type of Research.
Combine hand made animation with digital animation.
Leveraging on digital and traditional techniques, to create a film that looks personal and warm, yet completed in a faster manner.

Research objectives. To create traditional looking animation using digital software to work efficiently and communicate the message of the film effectively.

Methodology. Digital software such as After Effects reduces the laborious part of traditional animation technique.
Inspiration: COVID 19 has wreaked havoc on the world with no end in sight. As Superhero Me's mission of fostering a more inclusive Singapore is dependent on bringing together children with and without special needs, this pandemic, and its accompanying isolation has brought significant struggle to its community and efforts.
The inspiration to create this film was to spark positivity and find ways to reduce the feeling of isolation, not just for the community but for the rest of the world.
Project Duration: The film was made all on remote with creatives from Singapore, The Philippines and the US. Voices and script were provided locally in Singapore. The project began in May 2020 and was completed in August 2020.
Operation Flow: The film is made to play on social media platforms such as Vimeo and Facebook. 24 frames per second.
Team Members: Directors: Khoo Siew May
Jay Septimo
Script Writer: Jean Qingwen Loo
Assistant Animator: Helgil Siega

Sound Design And Music Composing: Sono Sanctus
Voices From Superhero Me:
Javier Yeo
Rinn Chan
Sun Meilan
Koh Jia Jin
Joyce Teo
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Khoo Siew May & Jay Septimo, One More Time, 2020
Image #2: Creator Khoo Siew May & Jay Septimo, One More Time, 2020
Image #3: Creator Khoo Siew May & Jay Septimo, One More Time, 2020
Image #4: Creator Superhero Me, Superhero Me Logo, 2017
Image #5: Creator Khoo Siew May, Seeyoumay & Jay Septimo Logo, 2021