Whispers of Blossoms

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

Whispers of Blossoms is a short stop-motion film based on Anais Nin’s quote. The film tells the story of life (represented by the plant), which grows alongside with courage (the heart), and perishes without it.

Using the interplay of light and mulberry paper, I aimed to imbue the film with a dreamlike and vibrant quality, all while aligning the storytelling with the message of the quote.

Process

Storyboard & Concept Development

Initially, I had two different storyboards for my film: one was purely typographic, and the other one were more image-based.

However, as this is a film, I thought that the typographic treatment was less effective than representational images.

After pinning down my concept, I started to develop the storyboard in better details.

At this point, I planned for the plant to grow upon the heart. However, its position was changed later for better proportions.

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Whispers of Blossoms

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."

Using the interplay of light and mulberry paper, I aimed to imbue the film with a dreamlike and vibrant quality, all while aligning the storytelling with the message of the quote.

Process

Storyboard & Concept Development

Initially, I had two different storyboards for my film: one was purely typographic, and the other one were more image-based. However, as this is a film, I thought that the typographic treatment was less effective than representational images.

After pinning down my concept, I started to develop the storyboard in better details. At this point, I planned for the plant to grow upon the heart. However, its position was changed later for better proportions.

#whispers_of_blossoms

@2024 Lucie Tran

Whispers of Blossoms

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion
to one’s courage.”

Using the interplay of light and mulberry paper, I aimed to imbue the film with a dreamlike and vibrant quality, all while aligning the storytelling with the message of the quote.

Process

Storyboard & Concept Development

Initially, I had two different storyboards for my film: one was purely typographic, and the other one were more image-based.

However, as this is a film, I thought that the typographic treatment was less effective than representational images.

After pinning down my concept, I started to develop the storyboard in better details.

At this point, I planned for the plant to grow upon the heart. However, its position was changed later for better proportions.

#whispers_of_blossoms

@2024 Lucie Tran

Whispers of Blossoms

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

Using the interplay of light and mulberry paper, I aimed to imbue the film with a dreamlike and vibrant quality, all while aligning the storytelling with the message of the quote.

Process

Storyboard & Concept Development

Initially, I had two different storyboards for my film: one was purely typographic, and the other one were more image-based.

However, as this is a film, I thought that the typographic treatment was less effective than representational images.

After pinning down my concept, I started to develop the storyboard in better details.

At this point, I planned for the plant to grow upon the heart. However, its position was changed later for better proportions.

#whispers_of_blossoms