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!

captivity kills

 

Captivity Kills

Free the Cetaceans

In response to Blackfish.
It was so powerful I needed to make some arts!
 Is it not enough to be awed by something as well as respecting it?

Available for purchase on my Redbubble!

"In Between" - An Animation Art Show

Recently Bryn Fraker, Zoe McCartney and I had a senior art show in our school's galleries.
"In Between" featured work from junior year and visual development work from our currently in-production senior films (May 2014).

 
"In Between" statement, hand lettered by me
 18" x 24" watercolor

 

Zoe also had a wall of key frames and break downs for a traditionally animated lip sync. 

 

 

 

"Shark Facts"

8.5" x 11" watercolor

  

"Sharks" and "Things Sharks Eat"

 18" x 24" watercolor

 

Zoe, Bryn, and I at the gallery reception! 

Thank you to Bryn for most of the documentation of the exhibition!

Monthly Breast Check

October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I wanted to make an infographic on breast exams - incredibly important to do monthly!

Available to purchase at my Redbubble.
Hang it in the bathroom or laminate it and hang it in the shower!

Disclaimer: This is not a substitute for going to the doctors, this is just a way to be self aware. Also don't do this to other people, that wouldn't be legal.

goðan dag

This is the story about a girl, who meets a dog.

This is a late upload of a trailer (for a short) I made junior year at CCA. I did the animatic 2012 fall semester, then designed the characters 2013 spring semester.

Inspired by a beach on the Snaefellsnes peninsula in Iceland during summer abroad.

All of the colors in the film are color dropped from my sketchbook paintings in Iceland.

What Happens When Sharks Disappear?

• Overfishing
• Predators and sea creatures
• Seals and cod
• Hypoxia and dead zones
• Are you finished with finning? 

Update: Interested in owning these? Posters, cards, prints available!

Update Update: A HUGE Thank you to I Fucking Love Science for sharing my art! 

Shark Week 2013

Its that time of the year again! Shark Week!

Shark week does a great job of highlighting how jawsome sharks are, but it doesn't emphasize the critical condition most shark species are in. For more information on sharks and the danger they are in, click all these fun links! Get involved and find ways to help out our finned friends!

Be sure to check out my other Shark Week Selfies: Shark Week 2011, Shark Week 2012