Overview
"Orion and the Hare" is a film produced at Bradley University with a team of [unfinalized number]. This film is was shown in the Peoria Riverfront Theater during FUSE 2025.
The film follows a Mother Hare as she harnesses the power of the stars in order to protect her children from an evil Lich, Orion.
For this film we have utilized Adobe Animate, After Effects, Toonboom Harmony, Maya, Photoshop, and Procreate.
Role
Our team is lead by a council of leads. For this project, I am the 2D lead in charge of 4 other animators. I assist with production management, meeting leading, and animation critique. I boarded and compiled the majority of our animatic in ToonBoom Harmony over winter break and worked on 2D animation shots in Adobe Animate as well as a few 3D shots in Maya. Both Emily Boecker and I worked on the final composite.
Team Visualization
Throughout the process it was important to me that any confusing tidbits were clarified so individuals could work on their shots more efficiently.
Pre-Production
As the 2D lead, my group focused on the design of the two main characters.
For the Hare, we iterated through designs and color palettes. Once we settled on a design, I created Hare guides for our 3D modeler and gave feedback for adjustments.
Photoshopped Texture Reference For Model
The hunter character, Orion. I took feedback from the group in order to guide the design into something everyone enjoyed and could work with. The final reference sheets were created by Alex Rogers.
Storyboards
These initial boards were cleaned and built upon further in Toonboom Harmony. Before spring semester, Emily Boecker and I worked together to complete the animatic.
