
# Südwind Susy

## Animating solidarity economy educational video exploring alternative trading systems.

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## Solidarity Economy

This animation video for the project "Solidarity Economy" of [Südwind](https://www.suedwind.at){target=_blank} had the ambition to make an alternative trading system – which used elements from the barter trade – tangible. The art direction was done by the company Hello we are. Character designs, storyboards and much more were created. My role was to animate the characters and help with the compositing. 

## Animation

The characters were rigged in After Effects and then animated in short loops. Afterwards, the compositing was done on the basis of previously made animatics (this is something like animated sketches). In addition, we created infographic elements based on the visual style of the characters.

![walkcycle](/img/beaver.gif "beaver walkcycle")

![snailcycle](/img/snailcycle.gif "snailcycle") 

![treechart-diagram](/img/treechart.gif "treechart")

![earth-conenction-diagram](/img/earth.gif "earth connection diagram")

## Credits
Video for [suedwind.at](https://www.suedwind.at/handeln/kampagnen/abgeschlossene-kampagnen/solidaroekonomie/){target=} Production by Martin Michl from [Pipe Studio.](https://pipe-studio.com){target=_blank}Creative- & Art Direction by [Tim Maresch.](https://mareschsturm.com){target=_blank} Illustrations by [Michael Schmidl.](https://michischmidl.com){target=_blank}
2D Animation & Compositing by me and [Flo Sturm](https://mareschsturm.com){target=_blank}