The Love Slain Crew
Our film, Love Slain, was created during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic quarantine period, which unfortunately prevented us from finishing this film in person and also from taking a crew photo together. Thankfully, our lovely and multi-talented producer, Soul Leavitt, created this beautiful crew picture of us as characters from our film to commemorate our unique experience together. We had a lot to contend with on the journey of producing an animated film but it was an amazing time and a joy to see the story come to life.
Nicole Alfred | Co-Director, Storyboarding, Character Design, Rigging, & Animation
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I started my journey with Love Slain working primarily on storyboards and backgrounds and ascended to a co-director position to help the film find the visual focus necessary to flourish. While I'm usually one to wax poetic, I won't do so here. Love Slain was a tough hill to climb. It's been through many trials and I certainly viewed it as an underdog. But I am so proud of my team for sticking by me while deep in the trenches and climbing that hill together. After finishing this film, it's satisfying to look back at the original pitch and see how the film has evolved since then.
Marquise Williams | Co-Director, Storyboarding, Backgrounds, & Animation
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I did 2D and puppeting animation, compositing, background art, and much more in Love Slain. Seeing the film we got as a result of all of the very different members of the Love Slain crew working together is fascinating to me. The whole experience of this production has been enlightening.
Soul Leavitt​ | Producer, Character & Concept Design, Storyboarding, Script, Voice, & Animation
I had a lot of roles on this film, but my top priority was always managing the team and making sure we were hitting all deadlines. I have enjoyed the many experiences that the Love Slain film has provided me, such as the new friends and knowledge that I’ve gained along the way and I have appreciated the opportunity to expand my talents. This film only enhanced my love for producing and I am happy to have had this chance!
Rebecca Polis | Lead Story, Storyboarding, Character Design Rigger, & Animator
Heyo! I was lead storyboard artist and also took the crash-course on how to rig in Harmony for this project, so that our beautiful puppets could be brought to life. I tackled some of the animation, too, including for both dragons, which was quite a challenge. This project has had so many set-backs, obstacles, and rewrites that it’s incredible to actually have it come together as a cohesive piece - and one that I can say I’m proud of!
Yu Yuan | Lead Concept Artist, Character Design, Storyboarding Concept Design & Animation
Hi, I’m Yu. I have greatly enjoyed working on the many characters of Love Slain. Seeing my designs come to life and my original concept be improved upon has been a great experience. I have enjoyed getting the opportunity to work with so many talented artists and hope that we may work together once again.
Vann Siyvan | Technical Artist, Dragon Character Design & Animation
I worked on both dragon designs for the film as well as animated them. I also worked on the script. So many things have happened since I started working on this film, and it’s been an extremely wild ride. However, I’m happy to see everything coming together and it’s definitely an experience I won’t forget.
Andie Salad | Lead Compositer, Lead Animator, & Puppet Rigger
I joined the film crew after the concept development phase and began working on a whole variety of things for the film from rigging, 2D puppet & hand drawn animation, to compositing, and more. I had a lot of fun rounding out the color script and running compositing tests for the film. Seeing the film transition from black and white to full of vibrant color and life was an exciting experience and a wonderful learning opportunity.
Sabrina Dongqun Everett | Promotional Material including Instagram, Presskit, & Artbook
I was able to join the film crew toward the last part of the production. I was given the opportunity to work on the promotional materials for Love Slain and helped create the artbook alongside Soul. Publishing all of the art done for the film on Instagram, alongside creating motifs, layouts and color choices for the artbook. This was a great way to learn how to promote a film that the crew has been working on for a long time.