A Dog Love Story
Client
Personal
Service
Animation
Year
2023
A short animated film about a dog's playful and imaginative journey through love — a character-driven animation combining humour, emotion, and visual storytelling to explore relationships from a lighthearted, unconventional perspective.
Overview
A short animated film about a dog's playful and imaginative journey through love — a character-driven animation combining humour, emotion, and visual storytelling to explore relationships from a lighthearted, unconventional perspective.
Role & Responsibilities
Developed the story concept
Storyboarding
Character animation
Scene composition
Motion timing and pacing
Challenge
Communicate emotion with minimal dialogue, relying on visual storytelling and character performance to carry the narrative — balancing comedic moments with genuine emotional beats without losing clarity or relatability.
Designing at Scale
Character-led storytelling — Used character expression and body language to communicate emotional moments, with attention to character personality, facial expressions, timing and movement, and emotional pacing
Humour and emotion — Balanced comedic moments with genuine emotional beats to make the story entertaining and relatable
Visual simplicity — Kept a clean visual style to hold attention on character performance and storytelling, without unnecessary distractions
Outcome
The final animation delivers a lighthearted story celebrating love, curiosity, and companionship through a playful canine protagonist, demonstrating animation's use as a storytelling medium without relying heavily on dialogue.
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16
Leaflet design