Front Stroke
If jazz + space = Cowboy Bebop, rap + country = Lil Nas' Old Town Road, and musicals + cars = Grease...heavy metal + swimmers was a sure winner. Introducing Front Stroke: the heavy metal swimmers. This was a chance for us to make something wild and wacky, pushing our technique in handdrawn camera moves and distortions.
Directed by: Esther Cheung, Fabio Valesini
Produced by: Cory Philpott
Story and concept development by: Esther Cheung, Fabio Valesini
Character designs by: Sitji Chou, Esther Cheung
Illustrated by: Lou Papa, Sophia Ouellette, Rafael Mayani, Joao Lavieri
Cel Animation by: Esther Cheung, Fabio Valesini, Ben Ommundson, Louis Roba, Sitji Chou, Diego Maclean
Composited by: Fabio Valesini
Music by: Fabio Valesini, Rory Munroe
Process
character exploration:
