Environmental Storytelling: Road Trip

An hand drawn animation by Xaver Xylophon which is a character-centred animation which touches the theme of insomnia and depression made interesting by the aesthetic throughout the animation. The washed out textured backgrounds throughout the animation made using pastel on textured paper portrays the restlessness of a person who suffers from insomnia. Therefore, engaging the audience to the theme of dialogues in the film. Some scenes in this animation involves backgrounds shots from various angles, without people in the scenes, which gives this animation the look of an introductory narration in life action films. It is a creative diversion from conventional presentation of narrative-driven animation in, which focuses on character interactions rather than the aesthetic of the film.

ROADTRIP from Xaver Xylophon on Vimeo.