Blank on Blank (Steve Shirley)

I’m so proud to have gotten a chance to animate for PBS’ Blank on Blank series. This was a doozy of a project, with a production time of almost 2 months and a total runtime of just over 6 minutes! I love learning and sharing the stories of inspirational people in history.

 
 

Kinder-Transport Animation

Stephanie Shirley and her sister were part of a rescue effort to bring thousands of refugee children from Nazi Germany to Great Britain. This effort most likely saved her life.

 

Golden Ratio

I wanted to link the passing of time with Stephanie’s interest in mathematics. Design this transition was a lot of fun. I’m a math geek at heart, so I loved animating the golden ratio.

 

Lip-Sync Scene

Because this animation had a run time of almost 6 minutes, one technique I used to have engaging visuals throughout it was to have some of the scenes draw on, as well as Illustrate and animate Stephanie talking directly to the audience.

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