A few Wizard of Oz character designs I did for my 3rd year animation class at SVA*... Start of a comic I'll be working on called Spirits of Oz (working title) based on African folklore take on the classic tale by Lyman Frank Baum.
*This prompt by my animation instructor Mario Menjiver was the genisis of my thesis film Orisha's Journey
Hi here’s a link to my Demo Reel (edited in Adobe Premiere and After Effects). Thanks for checking it out! -Abdul
PART 4- I took the original concept of “The Lady, Or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton and decided to create my own version with original characters and dialogue. Here are the storyboards. (Please see other parts for the whole story) WIP
Good news! My short film will screen at Annecy's 2021 Animation Festival as part of their focus on Africa. It's an honor to be screening there with the amazing Ghanaian animator Comfort Arthur @lady_comfy and all the other filmmakers from across the continent. Special thanks to everyone at the African Animation Network for helping put "The Best of Fupitoons" June 16th screenings together.
#annecy #africa #animation #film #orishasjourney #fupitoons #africananimation
I had the pleasure of attending a Tribeca Film Festival party with the super talented Ghanaian filmmaker Priscilla Anany and took a few selfies with the actress and human rights activist Rosario Dawson!! Definitely good times:) #tribeca #rosariodawson #filmfestival #selfie #film #animation (at New York, New York)
I got some good news from Cairo, Egypt today! My film will be screening next month (March 20-27, 2015) at the Cairo International Cinema and Arts Festival for Children... This means a lot to me because this will be the first African Film Festival my film will be a part of. Thanks to all my friends and family that helped on this project.
I’m Going to Cannes Film Festival!!!
Hey everybody! I have some good news to share... As my film will be a part of the 2015 Cannes Short Film Corner, the SVA Film &Animation department is helping with some of my expenses, so I'll be going to France from May 12th-25th to attend the Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes)!!! I've never been to Europe so I'm pretty excited and grateful for this opportunity. Thanks for all the support and I'll definitely keep y'all posted! Again, I am truly honored to be a small part of such a great festival! -Abdul
PROJECT: CHIMERA
Illustration from my sci-fi (cyberpunk) story
Hi! This is a fable from my comic (Phoenix Quest) called the “Battle for Gaia.” It’s a myth of how we get Day and Night, as described in a battle between the gods of light and darkness. Thanks! -Abdul
(Blambot Font: “Evil Genius” and some free hand by myself… traditional pen and ink)
This the final version of the volcano pan shot from my film...
(including final lighting, camera movement, swf, and painted Photoshop layers for earthquake)
Character Design WIP (Prophet) Project: Chimera from rough to digital. #wip #characterdesign #sketch #ink #comics #animation #cyberpunk #scifi #digitalart (at New York, New York)