{"id":628,"date":"2025-02-02T23:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T23:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hatchet.tv\/?p=628"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:52:04","slug":"pearl-jam-poster-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hatchet.tv\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/pearl-jam-poster-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Jam Poster Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"628\" class=\"elementor elementor-628\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04481c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f04481c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5ec1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5ec1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"585\">When your friend gets asked by <strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"445\">Pearl Jam<\/strong> to design a concert poster \u2014 and then asks you to bring it to life \u2014 you know you\u2019ve landed in one of the cooler corners of the universe.<\/p><p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"998\">Collaborating with artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathanmckee.com\/\">Nathan Mckee<\/a>, I was tasked with translating his cut-paper illustration style into motion for a short animated piece featuring the band surfing together. 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I approached it as an <strong data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1867\">exercise in motion translation<\/strong>, studying how paper edges, cut layers, and flat forms could move believably while retaining their crafted imperfections.<\/p><p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"585\">Using <strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1059\">principles of limited animation and timing theory<\/strong>, I focused on achieving movement that felt natural yet deliberately restrained \u2014 evoking the rhythm of waves and the laid-back energy of the band.<\/p><p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"585\">The final piece combined <strong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1426\">2D character animation<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1452\">textural compositing<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1485\">subtle parallax effects<\/strong> to maintain dimensionality while preserving the tactile quality of the original poster. The band loved it, fans shared it, and I got to surf that high (figuratively) for quite a while.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6768fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6768fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1052845253?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0cee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0cee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Role:<br \/>Motion Design<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your friend gets asked by Pearl Jam to design a concert poster \u2014 and then asks you to bring it to life \u2014 you know you\u2019ve landed in one of the cooler corners of the universe. 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