Student Showcase: The Monster Inside Me by Jude Erica Estrada

The Monster Inside Me by Jude Erica Estrada, California Institute of the Arts

Who?

DirectorL Jude Erica Estrada
Narrator: Ben Wickey
Additional Animation, Sound Design, Co-Editor: Ben Reicher

I also did the music along with the animation and editing.

What?

When a little boy named Alex doesn’t want to go to bed, he begins to imagine himself in all his favorite monster films. However, when he can’t find his “creature” that he created he goes on a little adventure to find it; transforming into other classic monsters on the way.

How?

ANIMATION: Maya Autodesk

CHARACTERS: illustrated first on my notebook, then taken a photo of it on my iPad after I would trace it by using Illustrator. Colored in Photoshop.

EDITING: After Effects, Premiere and Apple Motion

Next Project?

Im working on a whole three-dimensional CG character robot named Kiko where it is set in a sort of Fight Club-esq environment.

Which Film do you wish you could have made?

Wall-E or Monsters Inc.