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Completed in July 2025, this stop-motion film tells the story of a sophisticated dinner party that takes an absurd twist when the adult personas of the guests begin to unravel, revealing their true identities. Set in what appears to be an elegant dining room with fine china tableware and ambient lighting, four peculiar characters gather for what appears to be a formal evening. However, the conversation begins to drift into incoherent and strange topics, bringing tension and disorder, and exposing an unexpected secret: they are babies in disguise, hilariously failing in their attempt to behave like adults.
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I worked as the lead stop-motion animator, producer, sculptor, and handled both camera and lighting, collaborating closely with the director from concept to completion, helping shape the visual storytelling, character performances, and overall production.
 
This project was an intensive creative process over the course of 30 weeks, blending surreality with absurdist humour all whilst rapidly building skillsets and learning valuable processes of animated filmmaking.

Director: Sophie Carr

Below: Short clip of some of my animation from the completed film (Film             currently not public due to festival entries)
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Quiet Concept 1
Quiet Concept 2
Quiet Concept 2
Early concept drawings by Melissa Smith and Kaira-Lily Jerzyszek-Marren
Early concept sculpt of 'Quiet', Nov 2024
Materials: Super Sculpey, Wire, Tin Foil
Scale: Approx. H 20cm W 8cm
Time: Approx 12 hours
Quiet Progress 1
Quiet Progress 2
Quiet Side L
Quiet Front
Quiet Sculpt - Side R
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Loud Design
Character design by Kaira-Lily Jerzyszek-Marren
Loud Sculpt 2
Loud Sculpt 1
Maquette Head Sculpt of 'Loud' Jan 2025
Loud WIP 1
Loud WIP 2
Loud Sculpt 3
Loud Sculpt 4
Materials: Super Sculpey, Wire, Tin Foil
Scale: Approx. H 12cm W 10cm
Time: Approx 18 hours
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Unbaked Lobster Sculpt
Lobster Sculpt 1
Lobster prop
Materials: FIMO, Rubbing Alcohol, Acrylic Paint
Scale: 1:6
Time: Approx 6 hours
Lobster Sculpt 2
Still from film
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'Angry' Puppet Head Sculpt
Angry Head 1
Angry Design
Character design by Kaira-Lily Jerzyszek-Marren
Painted by Sophie Carr, K&S placed by Sophie Carr
Angry head 2
Angry head 3
Angry head 4
Balsa wood
Tools used
WIP Balsa core
Balsa core finished
WIP Sculpt
Unbaked Sculpt
Unbaked Sculpt 2
Materials: Core: Balsa wood, Sand paper, Files, Wood saw, K&S.
               Outer Sculpt: FIMO, Rubbing Alcohol, Model Paint, Unbaked sculpey for                  eyelids & eyebrows, Black paper for pupils
Scale: Approx H 9cm, W 9cm
Time: Approx 20 hours
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WIP Loud Mouth
Loud Mouth WIP 2
Loud Mouths
Loud Mouth WIP 3
Materials: Balsa wood, Tin Foil, FIMO, Acrylic Paint, Model Paint
Scale: Approx H 4cm, W 12cm
Time: Approx 6 hours
'Loud' Mouth Replacement
Angry Mouth Designs
Angry Mouth
Angry Mouths
'Angry' Mouth Replacements
Materials: FIMO, Acrylic Paint
Scale: Approx H 1cm, W 1.5cm
Time: Approx 2-3 hours per mouth
WIP Angry Mouths
Angry Mouths complete
Mouth being used in film
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© 2025 by Lauren Osborne

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