Tàcit animated series
The story of a young prince in pursuit of unrequited love. Follow his journey in the revelation of life: everything has a price, yet love lies beyond it.
Animated in ToonBoom Harmony and Maya. Paper cut with a CricutJoy. Shot on Canon. Edited in Photoshop and composited in AfterEffects.
Pilot Episode
Tàcit hunting a rhino for his gift collection.
A pilot to test depth of field, the stillness of animation, lighting and shot transitions.
Episode 1, Unleash — Introductory episode, beginning of the feat.
2D Animation.
Whole episode with cleanup.
Cut-Out.
Each Frame of the 2D animated episode is imported into Cricut software and cut from paper. The pilot required 340 paper cuts depicting all the characters -the rhino, high grass, bird, and Tàcit- while the Episode 1 took 448.
Photography.
Each paper cut is photographed individually and then edited. The characters actions do not take place on the methacrylate, in contrast to stop-motion techniques.
This cardboard structure (left photo) serves merely as a visual reference for the color and blur a paper cut takes with depth.
Editing
All the backgrounds are removed, and the poses ready to match the original 2d animated episode.