Narrative animation / 05
The Burnt Tongue
Clara turns an embarrassing childhood memory from a trip to Europe into an animated story about how a small incident can stay with you.
Portfolio film · 5:00
Play filmProject notes
Behind the work
Family images and animated recollections mark the shifts between the present and the childhood story.
A closer look
Turning memory into animation.
A closer look at the images and choices visible in the finished work.
Entering a memory
Family images and the animated storyteller connect the narration to a remembered experience. The change in image style marks the passage between those layers.
Giving the anecdote a body
The animated character’s posture makes a small incident visible. The illustration carries the physical action that the spoken story describes.
Letting the reaction land
A closer framing gives the character’s expression more space. The change in scale helps punctuate the anecdote and its comic timing.