Create a 30 sec-3 min video about the theme 'Understanding'.
"Most relations in life depend on a common understanding of a matter, a situation or an issue. We communicate and both sides feel that they have been seen, heard and understood. And other times, i.e. due to a broken relation, there is hardly any communication at all. And then we rely on our assumption. We assume that we know the true intentions of the other being/person/side/country, when in reality, we don’t. No matter what the circumstances are, it’s easy to be misunderstood.
Your story should in some way evolve around misunderstanding and understanding- but not necessarily between humans. It can trigger the entire plot or be the resolution towards the end of your film. Or anything in between."
“The girl thinks the world is against her, when in reality it’s on her side, showing its support for her. The girl understands that she is in charge of her own perspective of things.“
In this short film, we follow a young girl through a day where everything seems to go wrong. What starts as a hopeful and joyful morning soon spirals into a series of setbacks, leaving her feeling as though the world is working against her — even the earth itself. After all the missteps, she begins to understand that her reality is shaped by her own perspective. By shifting how she views the situation, she learns to embrace the challenges and finds happiness again, showing that joy comes from how we choose to see the world, regardless of the obstacles.
As the film progresses, we move through different colors that reflect the girl's emotional state. It begins with warm yellow tones, symbolizing her optimism, but shifts to dark blue as things unravel and the rain sets in. By the end, the color transitions from dark to light, symbolizing her newfound perspective. Though it's still raining, she ends the film with a sense of contentment, and her yellow shirt stands out clearly through the rain.
This project was created entirely by me, from ideation and scriptwriting to animation.
Cat character is modeled, textured, and rigged by me. See more here.
Girl character by Kenny Praise
