Jessica Peterson (jellyjay)
Storyboard artist and animator
Animatics
Cold Beginnings, Warm Endings
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Cold Beginnings, Warm Endings is a three-four minute short animation that takes place in a village in a fictional setting, inspired by the Nordic countries in Europe. It centers around an energetic boy named Tovio, who tries to befriend Aino, a shy village girl, by riding the villagers’ reindeer. My film is a 2D animation that has been made digitally using programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After effects. I used a rough pencil tool to create a rougher and natural line to the animation.
The music was inspired by folk songs made in Nordic countries. The sound design was made in Adobe Audition, using a variety of ambiance of natural sounds. This short can be enjoyed by all ages.
Character Designs
Concept art and Old Character Designs
In the spring semester of my junior year in college, I took an animation class. The requirement for that class was to create 3 short films by the end of the semester. So that meant only around 3 weeks to complete each film. Even though I was stressed out during that time, I had a fun time making these films. Now looking back on my work I can see where I have improved and where I can still improve upon.
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Bunny Chase
S.O.S.
C.U. Later
2023
2022
2018-2020
About
Jessica Peterson is an animator and storyboard artist currently living in Utah. Throughout her four years at Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA), Jessica has created mini animation films, with most of them involving friendship and pets. She hopes to continue her journey as an artist and aspires to bring to life more of her characters and their stories, which has been on the back burner for far too long.Interested? Get in touch!
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