Storyboard for Dungeons and Dragons (2021)

A practice storyboard based off of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign Sarah participated in. This was completed as part of an art class Sarah took while at Smith College.

Storyboard animation made in Procreate.

A doodle of Xiaolian hiding in Tian's thick hair. Tian has a bemused expression on her face while Xiaolian pokes her head out.
A digitally drawn reference sheet of original Dungeons and Dragons characters, Tian and Xiaolian. The sheet consists of references to Tian and Xiaolian's color palette, different facial expressions, and the items they carry.

A reference sheet of the character Sarah played featured in the Dungeons and Dragons storyboard: Tian and her granddaughter, Xiaolian.

Left photograph: Golden snub-nosed monkey image belongs to Giovanni Mari

Central photograph: Goeldi monkey image belongs to Malene Thyssen

A full body view of Xiaolian. Next to her is her stuffed monkey, Mango.
A Xiaolian on the verge of crying. She wraps her tail around herself while she quivers from holding her tears in.
A waist up sketch of Tian holding Xiaolian in her arms. She looks fondly down on Xiaolian as Xiaolian hides her face into Tians chest.
The Monkey King holds Xiaolian in his arms as they both smile happily.

Sketches of Tian and Xiaolian from early and mid-campaign, as well as The Monkey King (design by LEGO Monkie Kid) and Xiaolian interacting.

The Encounter : Stop Motion (2022)

An amorphous fluffball and a sticky note meet each other for the first time! What will happen between these two?

A stop motion animation that Sarah completed for my animation class for Smith College (class taken at Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst). This animation was completed in 4 hours using Dragonframe. Editing done in Premiere Pro.

Narrative:

The fluffball in the beginning is simply rocking back and forth minding it's own business when a stickynote comes rolling up and bumps against the fluffball. The fluffball gets surprised and scared so it curls into itself. The stickynote unrolls itself and taps the fluffball to get its attention. The fluffball uncurls from itself and the stickynote then transforms itself into a different form; which is akin to the fluff’s form, albeit much skinnier. The stickynote offers it's arms for a hug and the fluffball accepts as it joins the stickynote and curls into itself, enjoying the hug.

Music Credits:

Energy Hard Rock Song [Hard Heavy Rock] by espatine

Stock Music provided by espatine, from Pond5.

Please note that in her video, Sarah cut the song up and overlapped it in the middle. Please listen to the original for the unedited version.

Quirky 1 (Harp And Double Bass) by Numusic

Stock Music provided by Numusic, from Pond5.

A paper puppet of the Monkey King. Alongside him are assests including his staff, eyelids, his tail, and his right hand.
A landscape shot of a gape in the forest that looks upon a waterfall and tall mountains in the distance. The mountain is Flower Fruit Mountain.

Assests of the cutout animation.

From left to right: close-up shot assets, the Monkey King paper puppet with accessories, the background of the beginning and ending scenes.

A closeup shot of the monitor that displays the downshooter camera's perspective. The cutout puppet the Monkey King is on display. The background has the stop motion camera setup.
A horizontal shot of the the whole stopmotion setup. The paper puppet of the Monkey King lays light up on a glass pane while in the background a computer displays a closeup of it.

The Disappearing Act (2023)

A stopmotion animation done with Sarah’s own hand crafted armature and set. The story features Kit the Cat Witch, a cat who loves magic! Kit is constantly searching and yearning for new ways to increase her proficiency in the ways of magic, but her curiosity tends to lead her into precarious situations.

A stop motion animation that Sarah completed for her animation class for Smith College (class taken at Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst). This animation was completed using Dragonframe. Editing done in Premiere Pro.

The full set of The Disappearing Act, including Kit the Cat Witch.

A closeup shot of the back of a siamese cat armature. In her right hand is a staff with a yellow star atop.

Kit the Cat Witch, back.

~Behind-the-scenes look~

A downshooter camera is connected to a monitor that displays live feed of the ending scene. A glass pane is set up and 2 LED lights with orange gels are placed over them. The program being displayed on the computer is Dragonframe.

Kit the Cat Witch has discovered a new spell! Being a cat proficient in the use of magic, and being a witch of boundless curiosity, Kit pursues the contents of this mysterious spell. This short stop motion animation showcases Kit trying out this spell for the first time. Hopefully nothing goes wrong…

Closeup, fullybody shot of a siamese cat armature. In her left hand is a staff with a yellow star on top
The set of "The Disappearing Act." There is a summoning circle in the shape of a cat, the cat witch, books, a spider, plants, couldren, crumbled notes, and windows among the set.

An early rough animatic of The Disappearing Act.

The Witch’s Study set

Full set with props, closeup shots

The sides of the set are able to be folded up or down.

Camera-work

Photos taken during the “white void” scene. Kit is in her final pose as she casts her spell in the hopes of sending her back to her study.

The program being displayed on the computer is Dragonframe.

Guinaifen Seeks Chaos (2023)

A loop animation done of Guinaifen from the video game, Honkai: Star Rail. As a street entertainer with many skills, being a pyrotechnic is one of them. She tosses a firecracker with the utmost confidence as she gazes at the crowd, ready to give another astonishing performance.

This animation was done in Toon Boom Harmony.

Title card of animation short featuring an anthro-cat dressed in a grey robe, flowery apron and pointed black hat. The cat holds a book and chalk. A summoning circle is at the feet

Title card, The Disappearing Act by Sarah Fox.

The Adventures of The Monkey King : Cutout Stop Motion (2023)

Featured in the University of Massachusetts Animated Film Festival (2023), hosted by University of Massachusett’s animation studio, Meraki Studio.

Featured in The October 2023 Animation, Video & Film Student Showcase, hosted by the University of Massachusett’s.

A paper cutout animation done with a paper puppet and paper cutouts. The story features the Monkey King, Great Sage Equal to Heaven! This animation serves as an pseudo-intro to a cartoon featuring the adventures and hijinks of this all-powerful monkey as he uses his signature staff to kick butt.

A stop motion animation that Sarah completed for her animation class for Smith College (class taken at Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst). This animation was completed using Dragonframe. Editing done in Premiere Pro, title done using After Effects.

Kit the Cat Witch, front.

~Behind-the-scenes look~

Various paper assests including a closeup of the Monkey King's left ear, both hands, and cut up closeups of his staff.
A downshooter camera pointing down at paper cutout, Monkey King. 2 lights stand on either side both light up
Closeup shot of paper puppet the Monkey King. The cutout is on a glass pane with 2 lights shining on the setup.
The Monkey King holds up Xiaolian with one hand as they gaze both curiously and excitedly at each other.
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    • 3/11/23

    Storyboard for Dungeons and Dragons Short

    A practice storyboard based off of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign I participated in. This was completed as part of an art class I took while at Smith College. We had 3 hours to complete the concept, the artwork and the video.

    Made in Procreate

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    • 3/11/23

    The Encounter

    A story about a crumpled up mess of a being (me) who only became alive when it met a furball and they both allowed each other to care for each other.

    A stop motion animation that I completed for my animation class for Smith College (class taken at Univ. of Mass.). We had 5 hours to create the story, plan the production and creation, create the animation and provide proper attribution (for music).