‘Leaving’ trailer, personal work starts at 2:00
‘Leaving’ (Upcoming – 2025)
Funded by a BAI (Brown Arts Initiative) grant, this short documentary follows the life of creator and director Davis Jackson’s grandmother, Joan– through her connection to Maine, her life and family, and her battle with Alzeihmer’s. Personal work includes developing animation art direction, creating 2D frame by frame animation to be put into 3D environments.
2025
Director: Davis Jackson
Cinematographer/3D Animator: Davis Jackson
2D Animator: Addie Clark
2D Character Animation – Personal Work Reel
mock-up – colored 2D animation composited over 3D background (Photoshop, After Effects)
initial rough storyboard – experimenting with 2D shots in a 3D rotating environment
Art Direction / Style Development
moodboard
style explorations
pencil animation test
marker animation tests
coloring animation tests