“Garg!”

Animated short film I directed at SCAD. A video game hero finally gets even with his enemy for all the cheap pranks and “Game Overs”!

“Garg!” premiered at SCAD AnimationFest 2023 and was covered by ScreenRant.

Watch the film:

Behind the scenes…

Character Design

  • Hunter

    Hunter

    A determined hero from some 90s video game…who takes his job just a little too seriously.

  • Garg

    Garg

    This goofball gargoyle plays pranks on any sucker who tries to complete his video game.

Storyboards

  • Animatic for the film’s opening sequence. This early version uses temporary scratch audio.

Animation

Scene 9. Responsible for all character animation. For effects animation, responsible for color only.

Compositing

Composited in After Effects. Also responsible for background color and texture in Scene 1, and character rig animation in Scene 3.

Visual Development

Hunter and Garg development illustration, 2021

Spin-offs

I love the characters of Hunter and Garg, so I’m expanding their world beyond the short film. Here are some other projects featuring the duo.

  • Spriteside

    Spriteside

    My new webcomic! The wacky everyday lives of freelance video game characters.

  • Pizza

    Pizza

    Silly animatic featuring original characters from my senior film. Part of an ongoing project to expand their world.