This throne prop, as seen in the opening sequence of the film, was simplified in design and later modeled in polymer clay. Nodding to live-action/animation scenes and hybrid stop-motion treatments from 2000s films and cartoons, I photographed the prop in Celia Cruz’s wig, digitally painted and composited the layout to match lighting and mood, and later added the character.

For this film I wanted a very fluid and diverse array of media to work with as it felt the best way to uphold the experimental nature of my writing and animation. I used found images, paper crafts to create puppets and backgrounds, ink, acrylic, colored pencil, as well as digital media to mimic stop-motion and paper cut animation techniques.