Last Journey

"Zero and Vanilla are best friends and college buds. On the verge of graduation, they decide to embark on cross-country backpacking trip. Vanilla's goal is to finish her photography thesis and Zero to take a break before making a big decision. On their journey, they'll find an array of characters that will teach them about life, how to deal with their inminent "adultness" and their shared fear of the future."

This is a teaser for an unproduced limited series project I created called Last Journey. It was a co-production between my studio and Estudio Plastivida, led by Cecilia Toro, who co-directed the stop-motion production.

Having worked in 2D and CG, I really wanted to try my hand at directing a stop-motion piece, and it turned out to be a magical experience. I was in awe of the work produced by the studio. On my side, I directed the pre-production and post-production. Because of the limited budget, we decided to animate the facial expressions in 2D and add them in post, which gave us more flexibility to iterate and refine the acting.

This project is very dear to me, and I hope to bring it to life one day, maybe in another format.

Full teaser available upon request!

Credits

Written and Directed by Fernanda Frick
Stop-motion co-direction: Cecilia Toro
Stop-motion art and fabrication: Cecilia Toro, Hugo Covarrubias
Direction of Photography: Hugo Covarrubias
Puppet construction: Cecilia Toro
Puppet rig: Cecilia Toro, Hugo Covarrubias
Set & prop construction: Rayén Espíndola, Cecilia Toro

Character Design: Fernanda Frick
Storyboard & Colorscript: Ale Carrasco
2D Anination: Camila Fuentes
Matte Paint: Camila Cumplido
Compositing: Fernanda Frick
Voice actors: Pablo Greene, Javiera Pinto
Sound Design: Daniel Ferreira
Music: Pedro Santa-Cruz

Personal Credits

Direction, Animation Direction, Animatic edit, Character Design, Compositing