Off the Goop Services
Here are some brief examples and descriptions of some of the services we offer. Feel free to contact us with anything you think we could help with! Off the Goop is filled with unique creative voices, and we love sharing our artistic flair in any way.
Showcase:
Hedgehog Helpers, Commissioned by Wirral Eco Council
In December of 2023 Off the Goop were commissioned to create an animation about hedgehogs and how young people can help them...
Off the Goop has such a diverse skill set, we were about to help organise and create all aspects of the animation. Since the campaign was focused at showing schools how they can make hedgehogs more safe in their own environments, we held a workshop for just under 100 primary school children, and asked them how they would do it.
As part of the workshop, we recorded their voices, helped them create characters, and even create a storyline. Below is a breakdown of each step and how we created the finished piece, which can be seen on Youtube, following the link below.
Workshop
Since the animation was going to aim to be created entirely by the children it was aimed towards we collaborated with 4 different Wirral based schools. We brought materials and set up 3 different stations, and each group then rotated around each station and learned about each stage of an animation production process:
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Storyboarding
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Character Design
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Voice Acting
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Background Design (mixed in with everything else)
This was led by me (Catherine Strickland) and two others working on the project, Brandon Clarke-Cham and Freya Clerkin.
Animation
For this animation we wanted to combine 2D digital frame by frame animation with stop motion paper cut outs. This way we were able to merge the more refined style with the childish style the kids brought to life. We really enjoyed this, Brandon creating puppets out of the children's designs.
Exploration and Development
Here are some examples of how we tested these animation styles, and how we created the final animation.
