Artist Statement

I am fascinated with animation and movement, especially character and animal animation. Even as a little girl I’d find myself rewinding particular cartoon scenes over and over again, obsessing over the mechanics of the animation. I was fascinated with the animation of a scene and the audio that went with it. And that is something I still do to this day.

My idea for Mediev’lol follows a Knight in a “medieval North American” world where there are dinosaur-dragons, aliens, witchcraft and other wackiness. This same Knight is guilted into watching a dragon over the upcoming winter despite his reputation as a dragon slayer. The goal of this short animation is mostly establishing characters and setting, with the hope of developing this world further in future projects. Much is left up to mystery and interpretation as the viewer is thrown into this world without prior explanation. I would like the viewer to enjoy this animation and to be immersed in this world.