After I had solidified my idea I searched for music that could fit my project’s theme. I looked into a lot of Lofi songs as they provide the soft vibe I was looking for in my short animation. I ended up using a Lofi version of the song Avatar’s Love from Avatar the Last Airbender. I have a relatively strong attachment to this song and the show it’s from as I grew up watching it and avidly enjoyed it with my sister and dad.
For the purpose of my project I had to cut down the length of the song and edit it a bit to allow for better flow and cut down the time. This process was quite time consuming as I am quite amateur at sound editing and struggled to make it flow with the cuts in the song. I still don’t think it is perfect but for the most part I think it serves its purpose.
After finishing up the music I was then able to plan the animation sequencing and organize the action of the character according to the music. I also sampled some general color palettes I liked for future referencing. I planned all the general timing according to the beat and just how it would flow cinematically.
The I hopped on Zoom with Damian and we discussed a little bit about the planning process. He liked my planning a lot and thought it was pretty solid. We discussed a bit about how at times it can be challenging to start a project even after we’ve planned everything out and have all the details. I found that especially with art taking that step from planning to execution is often extremely difficult.