Chapped
My role(s): Writer, Director, Lead Animator, Editor
Two smitten chapsticks must brave the elements across a bedroom to find their way to each other. Chapped is a family-friendly, romantic adventure in stop motion.
Animated Short | 8 minutes | 2020
🎬 Credits
Chelsea Rugg
Director, Writer, Lead Animator, Editor
Jordan Goldston
Director of Photography
Sam Kessler & Lydia Cornett
Music
Ashley Lawler
Art Direction
Dylan James Amick
Lighting Design
Nick Bowden
Sound Design
Kristin Macomber
Animator, Production Coordinator
Jessica Cox
Title Design & Artwork
🎟️ Festival Selections
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DC Independent Film Festival, 2020
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WINNER, Best Animated Short
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Florida Animation Festival, 2020
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HONORABLE MENTION, Stop Motion
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Los Angeles Animated Film Festival, 2021
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ANIMAZE - Montreal International Animation Film Festival, 2020
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Seattle True Independent Film Festival, 2020
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FLICKFAIR Film Festival, 2021
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jellyFEST, 2021 - Finalist
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Deep Focus Film Festival, 2020 - Finalist
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Dumbo Film Festival, 2020 - Semi-Finalist
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New York Animation Film Awards, 2020 - Semi-Finalist
✨ Project Highlights
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Filming in my bedroom. I came up with the idea for this film by creating some limitations for myself — how could I experiment more with stop motion using my space and my existing things? The first image I had was of the bed as an ocean and the rest grew from there.
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Attending the premiere. The very last thing I did before the pandemic shut everything down was go to the World Premiere of Chapped at the DC Independent Film Festival in March 2020. I'm so glad I got the opportunity to see my work on the big screen before it went on a virtual film festival tour for the rest of its run.
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Finding success on GIPHY! As of the last time I checked, the gifs for this film have over 👀 65 million views on Giphy. It's great to know that it's found an audience in Slack chats and group text threads.
