Led by producer Stephanie Alexander and director Calley MacDonald, 15 Laguna College of Art + Design students tackle story development, character design, puppet fabrication, scenery, filming, editing and scoring of a stop-motion animated short in just 10 weeks.
‘Un Garçon et Sa Bête’ (‘A Boy and His Beast’). All images courtesy of Sarah Jacques and Dave Kuhn.
This summer, students of the Laguna College of Art + Design Animation Master Class in stop-motion animation are producing Un Garçon et Sa Bête (A Boy and His Beast), based upon a French folktale set in 18th century France.
A group of 15 students, led by producer Stephanie Alexander and director Calley MacDonald, have taken on the herculean task of story development, character design, puppet fabrication, scenery, filming, editing and scoring the entire short over the course of just 10 weeks. This ambitious project is slated for completion on August 1.
Two summers ago, the master class produced the award-winning Sock Thief, led by instructor Stephen Choido:
Michelle Furlong (puppet builder and wardrobe) and Michael Wansing (editor and sound designer).
See more photos and get updates on Un Garçon et Sa Bête under the handle @TheBeastofLCAD on Twitter and Instagram and thebeastoflcad on Tumblr.
Source: Laguna College of Art + Design
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
