La Noria short film — character animation still

La Noria

  • Short film
  • Client work
  • 2019
  • NightWheel Pictures

The story

Character animation on the award-winning short film La Noria, a stop-motion-inspired CG piece directed by Carlos Baena (Pixar). I worked on character performance for select shots in the third act.

La Noria is a short film by Carlos Baena that follows a young boy whose imagination gives him refuge from a personal loss. The piece blends a hand-crafted, stop-motion aesthetic with CG character work.

Key frame from a La Noria shot — boy walking through a stylized hallway

Performance choices

Pose-test reference for the boy character
Final-frame comparison for the same beat

The project, in short

2015–2018
Year
NightWheel Pictures
Company
Character animation
Scope of work
Autodesk Maya
Software
United States
Location

Credits

Director
Carlos Baena

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