Week 1 "Eyes bigger than stomachs"

This is my second year working on the same project:

So many ideas I have frantically sketched down as of late, but all the while resonating “Do not bite off more than you can chew.” We are told strictly to not exceed a minute in duration. This is the deadline. Some suspect this time limit as being more of a strict guideline then a concrete rule, but it matters not. Costly the lesson was on the first attempt, and god willing I will not have to learn it a second.

The ‘ideas’ I speak of have to be axed as quickly as they are conjured it seems. It’s tempting to try and squeeze in as much story as desired, and in many ways we are encouraged to do so, but the fact of the matter is squeezing a three act structure into a minute long animation is a task requiring heroic efforts.

Originally the theme or the vibe of the first attempt was the idea of removing a creature from an ecosystem. Before you cringe at the over used ‘protect our dying environment’ themed clips, I was rather aiming for something that reeked of cause and effect, resulting in punishment. The idea of natural disasters being interpreted in many religious scriptures as ‘God’s anger’ fascinates me, and I think it is useful as an open ended theme.

However, vouching for a more simple approach...