I created this short animation piece using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects; I drew every piece of art in Photoshop, and animated it in After Effects. I have always loved the classic tale of The Little Match Girl by Danish poet and writer Hans Christian Andersen, and I wanted to create my own version of his story. I wanted to see if I could tell a story with no words or narration, just through simple, beautiful music and expressive art. I had a specific art style in mind for this animation- I wanted the art to be abstract, stylized and have a very simple but dark color scheme to reflect the melancholy of the story. All my main elements are meant to be in sihouettes, such as the buildings of the town, and, most importanty, the Match Girl herself. The only thing that radiates in full color is the fire, which is her only source of warmth and hope.
