Serenade to Miette (2011)

My first year student film at Calarts, completed in 2011. Music is done by Phillip Wareborn Sound design done by Glenn Hafagre. Set in the 1930s, a street magician has affections for the beautiful Miette - a professional illusionist. However, what stands between him is a powerful family member of the italian mob. The film was animated in paper and pencil, which was then alpha channeled and colored into Photoshop. The backgrounds were done in Photoshop, and After Effects was used for comp. Final Cut Pro w