Go Far. Close to Home.
Mountwest
Cradled in the mountains of West Virginia, Mountwest Community & Technical College helps students find new paths forward, offering guidance toward new careers and inspiration along the way. The College asked us to create an anthem video that would speak to and inspire prospective students.
The project began with Clara drawing on her experiences growing up in West Virginia. Her script captures the ideals of perseverance and hope, laying the foundation for a visual story told through illustration and animation. Together, the words and imagery reflect the spirit of West Virginia—and the idea that, with the right support, you can go far without leaving home.
Go Far. Close to Home.
Mountwest
Cradled in the mountains of West Virginia, Mountwest Community & Technical College helps students find new paths forward, offering guidance toward new careers and inspiration along the way. The College asked us to create an anthem video that would speak to and inspire prospective students.
The project began with Clara drawing on her experiences growing up in West Virginia. Her script captures the ideals of perseverance and hope, laying the foundation for a visual story told through illustration and animation. Together, the words and imagery reflect the spirit of West Virginia—and the idea that, with the right support, you can go far without leaving home.
Go Far. Close to Home.
Mountwest
Cradled in the mountains of West Virginia, Mountwest Community & Technical College helps students find new paths forward, offering guidance toward new careers and inspiration along the way. The College asked us to create an anthem video that would speak to and inspire prospective students.
The project began with Clara drawing on her experiences growing up in West Virginia. Her script captures the ideals of perseverance and hope, laying the foundation for a visual story told through illustration and animation. Together, the words and imagery reflect the spirit of West Virginia—and the idea that, with the right support, you can go far without leaving home.
Behind the Shield
Behind the Shield
Behind the Shield
With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.
Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.
Please. Thank you. And godspeed.
With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.
Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.
Please. Thank you. And godspeed.
With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.
Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.
Please. Thank you. And godspeed.
Credits
Credits
Credits
Project:
Mountwest
Creative Directors & Producers:
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
Associate Producer:
Grace Lawson
Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth
Haewon Shin
Cel Animator:
Arm Sattavorn
Latham Arnott
Original Music:
Matt Stanfield
Sound Design & Mix:
Jenna Coyle
Project:
O Pioneer
Creative Directors & Producers:
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
Associate Producer:
Grace Lawson
Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth
Ryan Butterworth
Art Direction & Illustration:
Haewon Shin
Animation:
Latham Arnott
Ryan Butterworth
Coupe Studios/Nova Nimbus
Sound Design & Mix:
Sarah Krohn
Narration:
Thandi (TL) Murray
