Synopsis
Let’s Pretend! is an animated music video directed and animated by Jessica Edge. It is a student film made in 2019 (finished in 2020) as part of the Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Animation at University of Technology, Sydney.
It was made using a mix of hand-drawn crayon stop-motion frames and 2D computer hybrid techniques.
Director's Statement
This animation explores the relationship between a young boy and his pregnant Mum. Jessica is influenced by her own experiences growing up as a big sister, and her love of drawing from a young age.
What starts as a brightly coloured celebration of childhood creativity using crayon drawings soon becomes a fast paced imaginative story told from the perspective of a three year old child.
As characters begin to learn how to get along, the viewer is hopefully reminded of cherished memories of loved ones.
