Rooftop Animation

A look at the animatic to our animation for TED-Ed lesson: When is water safe to drink? It was such a fun experience trying to bring Mia Nacamulli’s lesson to life with images. Thank you TED so much for the opportunity! 

STORY ARTIST: CATQU STORYBOARD REVISIONIST: Nadine Promes.

Rooftop 最近為 TED-Ed 製作了一齣水彩動畫《When is Water Safe to Drink?》，今日終於出爐啦！這是一個關於水的故事，所以便採用了本地水墨軟件 Expresii 寫意 / Moxi 墨戲，令動畫裏的水更活靈活現。清潔可飲用的水源本應是生活的基本需要，但原來全球近八億人都沒有潔淨的飲用水，點解？聽聽動畫點講啦！

“When is Water Safe to Drink”, an animation we did for TED-Ed is now available on their channel! Since Mia Nacamulli is teaching a lesson about water, we thought it would be nice to create this animation with the help of Expresii 寫意 / Moxi 墨戲, a magical local ink software that allows us to breathe life into the water elements. A clean and safe water source is invaluable to our life yet it is still hard to come by for nearly 800 million of people in the world! Hear TED on why it is like that and what we could do about it.

PRODUCER: SARAH SUN STORY ARTIST: CATQU STORY REVISIONIST: NADINE PROMES ANIMATION LEAD: ANGELA WONG ANIMATION ASSISTANTS: JORGE MEJIA, HUGO SETYADJI, RASITA KAYE SPECIAL THANKS: EXPRESII 

「即使心裡畏懼﹐卻還是奮不顧身地投入﹐那就是真正的勇敢。」 −− 尼爾・蓋曼《第十四道門》＊ "When you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave." −− Neil Gaiman, Coraline *** 朋友說：上一年過得很艱難，覺得很累。 或許還有不少令你茫然的事情， 但是希望大家不要懼怕轉變和挑戰。 有時候，要勇敢地踏向未知，才能夠成長呢～

While last year may have been exhausting, and the future may still look uncertain, we hope that you dare to face what challenges life may bring and don't forget that change and growth comes from stepping out into the unknown. *** ＊動畫電影的香港譯名為《怪誕隨意門》，但是小編比較喜歡中譯小說（台灣版）的名字，所以選擇了原譯。XP

Some say that love is a chemical state of mind and its formula is: C₈H₁₁NO₂ + C₁₀H₁₂N₂O + C₄₃H₆₆N₁₂O₁₂S₂ (dopamine, seratonin, oxytocin)

Let's keep in touch with our inner child so we can properly care and love children from all over the world. Remember the reason why our little ones matter... they're our future!

Any mecha fan here? Look at Manuel's robot walk cycle animation. So cool!

In memory of our beloved ones, happy Day of the Dead! A shot taken from our upcoming film 'Calaca', directed by Federico, commemorating this special day.