Welcome.US:
Be a Rainbow. Be a Welcomer.
Co-Producer, 3D Designer,
2D Animator, Cel Editor
A collaborative mixed-media animation for non-profit Welcome.US bringing awareness to the challenges refugees face on their journey to the USA.
The story follows an Afghan family’s journey to the US, told through their daughter’s memories of her time in Afghanistan, and the troubled events that led to their evacuation. A simple metaphor spoken by Dr. Maya Angelou encapsulates the story: the hopeful glow of rainbow light in the storm, a “rainbow in somebody’s cloud.”
Time Stamps:
00:00 3D modeled neighborhood.
00:07 - 00:11 2D animated & comped imagery.
00:19 3D animated plane.
00:20 - 00:22 3D animated.
00:25 - 00:28 3D animated.
00:30 3D animated.
00:32 Filmed.
01:00 - 01:05 3D modeled neighborhood.
Links: Droga5, Paul Meates, Welcome.US, Vimeo
Press: iSpot.TV, LoveTheWork, Noticias Telemundo News
Socials: Barack Obama’s Instagram (487k Views), Obama’s Twitter, Obama’s Facebook (68k Views); Welcome.US Reel, YouTube
VO by Dr. Maya Angelou, used with the permission of Caged Bird Legacy, Harpo, Inc., and MayaAngelou.com.
The story follows an Afghan family’s journey to the US, told through their daughter’s memories of her time in Afghanistan, and the troubled events that led to their evacuation. A simple metaphor spoken by Dr. Maya Angelou encapsulates the story: the hopeful glow of rainbow light in the storm, a “rainbow in somebody’s cloud.”
Time Stamps:
00:00 3D modeled neighborhood.
00:07 - 00:11 2D animated & comped imagery.
00:19 3D animated plane.
00:20 - 00:22 3D animated.
00:25 - 00:28 3D animated.
00:30 3D animated.
00:32 Filmed.
01:00 - 01:05 3D modeled neighborhood.
Links: Droga5, Paul Meates, Welcome.US, Vimeo
Press: iSpot.TV, LoveTheWork, Noticias Telemundo News
Socials: Barack Obama’s Instagram (487k Views), Obama’s Twitter, Obama’s Facebook (68k Views); Welcome.US Reel, YouTube
VO by Dr. Maya Angelou, used with the permission of Caged Bird Legacy, Harpo, Inc., and MayaAngelou.com.
Credits:
Made at Art Camp with Droga5 // Narrated by Maya Angelou
Directed by: Santiago Carrasquilla
Producers: Santiago Carrasquilla, Matt Knudsen, Kyle Daum
Executive Producers: Jos Diaz Contreras, Santiago Carrasquilla
Editors: Matt Knudsen, Santiago Carrasquilla
3D Director & Designer: Jean-Baptiste Castel
Made at Art Camp with Droga5 // Narrated by Maya Angelou
Directed by: Santiago Carrasquilla
Producers: Santiago Carrasquilla, Matt Knudsen, Kyle Daum
Executive Producers: Jos Diaz Contreras, Santiago Carrasquilla
Editors: Matt Knudsen, Santiago Carrasquilla
3D Director & Designer: Jean-Baptiste Castel
Art Directors: Art Camp & Droga5
3D Designer: Kyle Daum
3D Modeler: David Bonilla
2D Animators: Haolun Liu, Kyle Daum Cel Animators: Britton Korbel, Camila Amorocho, Danilo Ramirez, Jeremy Higgins, Mike Witzel, Nick Apple, Zaira Calderon, Zhoutong Qi
Storyboard Artist: Mike Witzel
Production Assistant: Laura Carrasquilla
Post Production Assistant: Bishal Pandey