Nobunny “I Was On (The Bozo Show)” Characters from Jason Willis on Vimeo.
In 2013 I directed a live action/ animated music video for “I Was On (The Bozo Show)”, originally released on the Nobunny LP “First Blood” (Goner Records).
Because the song has specific ties to his time spent in the Sonoran Desert, Justin Champlin (née Nobunny) travelled to Tucson, AZ for the shoot, which was undertaken over two days at multiple remote locations. For the time lapse section, the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly was utilized.
Character Creation and Animation
Justin also supplied me with original drawings (see below) for various characters that he wanted to have appear in the video. The original art was drawn by Justin on notebook paper and photographed with a cell phone. I then extracted, colorized and rigged the characters for animation in After Effects using Duik Tools.
Below you can see a gallery of the various character animation stages used for the final marching sequence.
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Original B/W Character Designs by Justin 01
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Original B/W Character Designs by Justin 02
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Separated and Colorized Characters for Animation 01
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Separated and Colorized Characters for Animation 02
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Separated and Colorized Characters for Animation 03
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- Nobunny – I Was On The Bozo Show – Behind the Scenes Shot – Time Lapse