NPR Invisibilia -
Alien Hand

Promotional Spot
2017

Invisibilia, NPR's radio program and podcast that fuses storytelling with science, came to us with their very first animation assignment: the story of a woman whose hand has a mind of its own. We paired the unpredictability of Karen's experience with an unpredictable visual style.

 
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Thank you, Andy Dixon.

Stumped by finding a colour palette that was just right for Karen’s story, we took inspiration from a painting by our fave local (now LA) painter, Andy Dixon.

Thanks, Andy!

 
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Visual development -

 
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Credits -

Client: NPR Invisibilia
Directed by Giant Ant

Producer: Teresa Toews
Creative Direction: Jay Grandin
Storyboard: Sitji Chou
Art Direction: Rafael Mayani

Illustration: Rafael Mayani, Marion Bordeyne, Sitji Chou
Animation: Diego Maclean, Sitji Chou, Conor Whelan, Whitney Lam, 
Clean up: Marion Bordeyne, Whitney Lam, Diego Maclean, Sitji Chou, Conor Whelan