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The Different One

In this short animation, Fay Huo intends to visualise an idea- you could be the only one to make a different choice, but you may also be the only one who will not be trapped. Viewers could also find the background illustration quite interesting and inspirational. Organic elements are used to delineate nature as a perfect trap in this long background illustration. Visually, carnivorous plants often have vivid colourful parts that can induce insects. Only focusing on the beautiful obvious parts and ignoring the whole picture make one easily get trapped.

This animation is part of Fay's self-initiated project which centres around trap. To her, if one addicts to group life and always refer to existing rules to make decision, he is actually living in a trap. The storyline of this animation is simple- Everyone has a circle on his/her head, which represent existing social values. When wind (unforeseen circumstance) blows, the circles become obstacle for everyone except for a girl who turned around at the beginning. When people try to get rid of the circles that obstruct their view, they are trapping by the metamorphosis of the circle. The girl who decides not to follow others and make a different choice is the only free one at the end.

More than 800 hand drawings are created to make this animation, finally edited with After Effects.

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