I remembered seeing the Tale of How by the Black Heart Gang a while back at Short & Sweet, an animation full of wonderful visuals accompanied by what I found to be a captivating opera narrative. I felt it communicated the plot suitable enough, as a quirky tale of one that answers the call to save their kind from the beast in a trojan horse type fashion.
In the workshop, we were tasked in creating an environment that fit a specified theme given in the brief. After some quick thumbnails, I eventually settled on the theme of Manic.
I think I focused compositionally first, rather than on specific individual content. The erratic harshness of lines alluding to a stalagmite cave environment, reflect a manic atmosphere to the piece with dark creatures lurking within.
