INDEPENDENT ANIMATED PILOT · 2022

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ANIMATION DIRECTOR · PRODUCTION DESIGNER · ANIMATOR

An animated teeny-bopper whodunnit about two ex-BFFs and the buckets of blood between them—only some of which from their periods!

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MARY SETTE · 18 MIN

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN

Commissioned by writer-director Mary Sette, I spent more than a year building the eighteen-minute pilot from the ground up. I storyboarded the screenplay, designed its characters and environments, and led the animation through color and compositing.

CREDITS

Writer & Director    Mary Sette
Animation Director    Anna Cangellaris
Production Design Anna Cangellaris
Featuring    Anna Seregina, Atsuko Okatsuka & Katrina Davis
Music    Slutever

EARLY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Exploring silhouette, attitude, expression, and physical comedy.

CHARACTER DESIGN

A cast built for heightened comedy, mystery, and mayhem

WORLD BUILDING

Pastel suburbia with a body count.

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Hot Toddy

An animated teeny-bopper whodunnit about two ex-BFFs and the buckets of blood between them—only some of which from their periods!

Commissioned by writer-director Mary Sette, I spent more than a year building the eighteen-minute pilot from the ground up. I storyboarded the screenplay, designed its characters and environments, and led the animation through color and compositing.