Before we started with the production we spend weeks of experimenting. We ripped books apart, assembled traditional rigs, turned book pages a thousand times, and finally we figured out a technique and style that could work out for the story.
Parallel to paperwork we scripted, we created storyboards and 3D animatic, we shaped the character. Step by step we came closer to the story. 3D animatic was a timing and camera reference for the stop motion shots. The lighting of the live action shots influenced the compositing of all elements.
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