"Coconut"
1 minute animated short, hand drawn, digital
Final project for the 6 week long Tisch School of the Arts Film & TV 'Intro To Animation' course I took over the summer of 2023 at NYU. Attached below are a few storyboards and early concept art for my animated short.
Credits:
Voice Actor: Luke Curnin
Stunts: Pollux Chan
Writer: Max Van Hosen
Storyboard Artist: Max Van Hosen
Background Artist: Max Van Hosen
Character Artist: Max Van Hosen
Animator: Max Van Hosen
Director: Max Van Hosen
Max Van Hosen: Max Van Hosen
Disclaimer: I don't own the copyright of the song. Video is purely for entertainment purposes only.
Very real critics claim Van Hosen's animation debut "Coconut" is about the fury of the human condition, one's stubbornness that fuels devotion, and the visual representation of the agony of our souls. Evil and also-totally-not-made-up critics claim the animated short "Clearly lacks every single form of creativity. We didn't even know that was objectively possible regarding art" and simply "sucks". His dorm roommate states, "wait that's what you've spent the last two weeks on?