For this project, I designed a short animation with sound that portrayed the constellation “Vulpecula,” a fox. This was done to learn the basics of Adobe AfterEffects.

I started this project by researching the constellation. Vulpecula was said to have been created by an astronomer and given no real story or context. Sometimes the fox is portrayed as carrying a goose in his mouth but some tell the story that the goose was eaten or flew off as time passed. Starting the creative process, I began finding “The Cosmos,” taking high quality scans of interesting textures to create “cosmic” backgrounds. After that, I began using AE, trying to create depth with a moving background and fading stars. To pursue the concept behind the lore, I drew frames that the animation would move through. I pushed the lore further by imagining that over time, the fox without a story became tormented, becoming a disturbed deathly creature, inspired by work I saw on deviantArt. To finalize this dark transformation, I used sounds that portrayed a happy beginning turned nightmarish.

Thanks to Karla G. for being my partner and finding good sounds for us to use.