Artist Statement: For my exhibition I created a short animated film, which is completely hand-drawn and utilizes rotoscope techniques to create fluid and lifelike motion. Rotoscope animation is accomplished by tracing over key elements of individual frames to create movement that mimics real life. The story is centered around 205 and his unlikely companion; a stowaway squirrel. The two must survive against a pirate takeover. The story and animation went through many different phases, but the result is the direct opposite of many animation styles today, which are created digitally, and value quantity over quality