Animated Stories for Spoluskola
Storyboarding, Illustration & Animation
When Spoluškola first approached me to create an animated video promoting their upcoming e-book, they were open to ideas and seeking guidance. As an organization supporting children with special needs in education, they wanted to share real stories through a free e-book download. We worked together on a brief to set parameters for the project outcomes and brainstormed ideas for the script. The Spoluškola team then crafted the script and passed it to me to bring it to life.
While working on the storyboards, I aimed to tell each story in the simplest yet most captivating way possible, while considering project constraints and objectives. For each storyboard ending I have used the same structure to tie all the videos together. Also, I created unique characters for each story to give each video its distinct personality.
The Spoluškola team was delighted by how the story began to take shape visually. They suggested maintaining a similar style in the illustrations to the sketches I created for the storyboards. They desired to preserve a minimalistic, childlike style with a hand-drawn feel. The color scheme was limited by the brand's visual style: brand yellow, white, and shades of dark grey and black. All the animations were created using Adobe After Effects software while applying special effects to keep a hand-drawn feel.