tennis (Patreon)

Animation takes a really long time. When I come up with a concept for a film, it's always a reflection of what I'm thinking and feeling in that specific moment in my life. But by the time I'm actually getting through the execution of the film, I've already grown and changed as a person, and I usually feel less strongly about the emotional inspiration for the story.

In a way, it's a sign of progress, because growing as an artist is obviously good -- I wouldn't want to still be coming up with the same type of ideas I had for shorts when I first started a few years ago. But it becomes difficult to find the motivation and inspiration finish stuff when in my mind I've emotionally moved on and want to start on new projects that are a reflection of how I'm feeling now. 

I keep asking myself "Why the fuck did I make this film about tennis?" I used to play tennis when I was a kid and I hated it... Now I realize the only thing I hate more than tennis is animating people playing tennis lol. The actual physical act of animating gets really repetitive and dull after a while and it's wearing on me a bit. But I'm still enjoying making this film and it's still very important to me. I'm just so excited to be done...