I had the tremendous pleasure of doing the storyboards for Enkai written and directed by Ng'endo Mukii. Reading her script won me over and gave me an inkling that it would be something really special to be a part of. But I had no idea how much the final film would blow me away and it was extra special being able to catch it on the big screen at Annecy Animation Festival 2023. Thank you Blink Industries, Triggerfish Animation and Disney EMEA. I'm forever grateful to have been a part of the talent that created this film, and the wider talent that makes up this rocking anthology!
Just a few shout outs and thanks to:
Assistant Director/CG Lead Dorianne Fibleuil, Art Director Camille Perrin and Animation Director Klaas-Harm de Boer, amazing, talented leads whose work inspired me to push my storyboarding to the next level.
Thank you Julia Helou for your gorgeous clean up work on storyboards and Dan Hamman for some storyboard work that helped me meet a deadline!
Thanks to Animatic Editor Simon Bullen and Assistant Animatic Editor, Christina Conradi. It was always a relief to see my boards working and really helpful to have your feedback and help with problem solving the visual storytelling.
Thank you to our incredibly supportive and efficient production team: Producer Ellen Collins, Production Manager Emma Hanson, Senior Production Co-ordinator Roisin Larkin, Production Co-ordinators Anna Fitzsimons and Ayoola Solarin and Production Assistant Henri Holz. Thank you also for letting me sneak in a preview of the stop-motion shoot, that was so incredible to see!
And thank you to the rest of the Enkai team, some of whom I never met (because I was too early in the pipeline). I absolutely loved what we've delivered.
An extra special thanks to Patrick Brennecke who brought me onto the team and giving me a chance to do something a little different to what I've done before! Thank you also to Blink Industries Studio Executives, Benjamin Lole and James Stevenson Bretton.
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