shark week 2014

This years Shark Week selfie!

My finned friend and I swimming hand in fin.

Shark Week selfies of the past: 

2011

2012

2013

carcharocles megalodon

Megalodons are cool! And also extinct.

Happy Shark Week!

More information on the Megalodon:

- Nat Geo: Article, Video

- I Fucking Love Science

- Live Science

- Ocean Portal

 - Fossil Guy

On my tumblr
Prints and shirts available on my Society6

thank you from FINconceivable

 

Thank you for sharing and talking about FINconceivable! This has been such a fun experience watching my student film make waves across the internet. I have connected with so many excited people - educators, scientists, and enthusiasts alike! And many fantastic organizations have shared FINconceivable. I selected just a few to document some of the kind words said about my short film.

Special "thank you" to those who have been so considerate in sharing FINconceivable knowing that my film is, at it's core, art. Always remember to be courteous when you share content online, give credit where you can and never steal/modify content without permission.

Keep spreading the shark and ocean knowledge!

Education can open our minds, and art can inspire us to do great things!

Lets save sharks!

- Lily

Edit: Subtitles and other things in the works! Thank you for your interest in making that happen!

Updates:

FINconceivable

My undergraduate senior thesis film at California College of the Arts.

Based off of my info graphics “What Happens When Sharks Disappear?”

Big thanks to Shark Stewards and Ocean Defender Hawaii for their help and support!

Narration by my fabulous cousin, Annaluna.


For further resources, links, videos, and recommended reading visit:
 lilywilliamsart.com/
 

 “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.” - Albert Einstein

FINconceivable poster

I will be debuting my film online soon!

Stay tuned for updates and the release!

FINconceivable gifs

Some gifs from my senior thesis film FINconceivable!

A short animated documentary about shark finning and the trophic cascade!

In order: endangered sharks, sharks are older than dinosaurs, trophic cascade!

Release date: May 2014!

Keep in the loop and up to date on my blog, twitter and tumblr!

FINconceivable Teaser

FINconceivable

An Animated Documentary Short by Lily Williams

Summer 2014

Ever wonder what would happen to the ocean if sharks disappear? This is a question I tackle in my shark infographics "What Happens When Sharks Disappear?" but there is so much more, which is why I was inspired to create FINconceivable.

 

FINconceivable (Summer 2014) an animated short, appropriate for all ages, touches on issues of overfishing, shark finning and the trophic cascade! It inspires people to further educate themselves on the importance of keystone species in our ecosystems and explaining why our humble planet needs healthy oceans to thrive.

Thank you to Shark Stewards and Ocean Defender Hawaii for the support!

Follow here and my Twitter and Vimeo for updates on the film through its release online in early Summer 2014!

Background on my shark work here and here!

selfies

Some self portraits! One for winter, and one for Sketch Dailies.

Am I a shark yet?

thesisizing

With second semester of my senior year in full swing, I felt it was finally time to announce my senior thesis film!

After the success of my shark infographics, I decided to make a short animated documentary on shark finning and the trophic cascade. Last semester was spent working on visuals and story and this semester will be spent animating/painting! I am looking forward to sharing my film in early summer. Keep checking back here, my tumblr and twitter for film updates!

Here are some finned friends you may see in my film!

peter pan mermaids

For the Disney Ladies and Villains collaboration by Miranda Dawn Yeo "Snarkies"

My pick was the mermaids from Peter Pan!