In her latest animation, Esther takes on the challenge of creating the film entirely in one pass using TVpaint, departing from traditional multi-pass methods. This technique results in a fluid and instinctive visual style that aligns with the film’s narrative. The story employs pathetic fallacy to evoke emotion, as seen in the color script, portraying seasonal changes visually. Central to the narrative is a poignant event where Esther reflects on her loss of naivety, framing the animation process as a journey of grief and acceptance.
Soft and tactile, the entire animation is hand-drawn, like her previous film In Passing - featured on It's Nice That in 2019. But this time, Esther was craving a challenge, so she decided to animate everything in one pass.
The result is a film that feels fluid, instinctive, and alive - fitting to the narrative behind the film. Pathetic fallacy - the attribution of human feelings to inanimate things - also plays a key role in the emotion behind the film.
I built a colour script around the transition of seasons and the escalation of weather. The coast was captured with blue and warm tones to represent the most idyllic of places during the summer.
The film grieves the loss of my childish, idealistic perceptions of the world and its workings. Creating the film in and of itself was an act of processing that grief.
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