Cat and Moth | Cute CG Animated Short Film where Two Animals Battle for a Comfy Sofa

A fluffy white cat wants nothing more than to find the most comfortable spot in the universe, but little does she know someone else has their eye on it too.

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🐾 Cat and Moth
Dir. India Barnardo
https://www.catandmoth.com
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/06/05/cat-and-moth

Tom and Jerry, Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, the world of animation has seen a number of rival pairs battling for dominance in their on-screen worlds. In India Barnardo's playful seven-minute short Cat and Moth, an adorable fluffy feline fights it out with a turbo-charged moth for the prized spot on the sofa. It's a classic premise given a modern spin thanks to its narrative twist and energetic production.

We're first introduced to the short's titular house pet after a bolt of electricity seems to spark it to life on a book case (a quick scan of the titles on show will not only give you a giggle, but provide an idea of the inspiration behind that aforementioned narrative twist). As the curious cat tests out a number of locations - a globe, a radiator, a tiny box - for a content little nap, once it finds the ideal spot, it soon discovers it has competition for its snuggly space. Cue the moth, who after dive bombing the cat, we discover also has a penchant for a little relaxing in a cosy corner.

With the opponents established and the arena set, Barnardo are her team bring this battle to life through an eye-catching blend of 2D and CG animation. Although it's the 3D animation that makes up the majority of the film, it's the 2D elements, and sequences, that make the short really standout. From the animated accents that amplify character movements and reactions, to the more abstract scenes where we follow the chase in a retro monochrome style, or get transported into a morphing world of sofas and scratch posts, you can't help but smile as the contrasting styles seamlessly merge, immersing you its colourful world. - S/W Curator, Rob Munday

*Cast & Crew*
Creative CG Supervisor - Amar Chundavadra

Story Department: India Barnardo, Amar Chundavadra, Martyn Smith
Music & Sound Department:
Sound Designer, Foley & Dub Mix: Andreas Russo
Composer: Liv Muir Wilson
Music Development: William Barnardo

Production Department
Producers: Emily Shinyi Hsu & Sarah Dacey
Production Coordinators: Antonio Caamaño, Mary Kate Dangoia, Michelle Pinargote
Production Assistant: Lily Ardalan

Art Department
Visual Development Lead: Pablo RiveraVisual Development Artists: Siena Kuan, Marco Giorgianni, Ankush Cholia, Maria Bazhanova, James Butler, Ben Hong, Jessica Aoki Almeida, Ashlyn Lardinois
Colour Key Artists: Jessi Bales, Yinfaowei Harrison, Richi Bailey

Modelling Department
Modelling Lead: Daniel Zinck
Character Modelling: Gil Pinheiro, Noel Mahoney, Laura Soriano
Environment Modeling Artists:
Pablo Gonzalez Bellozas, Alyssa Hamlet, Camille Lamirault, Hana Starr

Look Development & Texturing Department
Look Development & Texturing Lead: Jennifer Pham
Look Development Artist: Pablo Gonzalez Bellozas
Texture Artists: Dong Kyu Kim, Juan Manchado, Luis Diego Martinez, Andreas E Hopen, Mario Cortés, Massimiliano Lai, Greg Malkin

Rigging Department
Rigging Lead: Martin L’Anton
Character Riggers: Alicia Carvalho, Martin L'Anton, Alex Marassa
Prop riggers: Dawon Lee, Joe Rumney, Vanessa Schneider, Enrique Velasco

Layout Department
Layout Lead: Heather Fleischman
Layout Artists: Amar Chundavadra, Martyn Smith, Eric Swyer

Animation Department
Animation Lead: Alex Ferreira Simoes
CG Animators: Shekhar Nalanagula, Srinivasan S, Karen Trieu, Mati Marek, Jay Stuart, Florent Arnould, Sergiu Badragan, Nahuel Moreno (Nagu), Vanessa Schneider, Martyn Smith, India Barnardo

2D Animators:
Théo Berthet, Bruno Carias Fogaça, Katie Fabrick, India Barnardo
2DFX Animators:
Debbie Middleton, Carolina Guadalupe González Sánchez, Brandon Louie, Helen Ahlberg

CG Generalist
Aevar Gudmundsson
Sonia Wakefield-Ioannou

FX & Groom Departments
Groom Lead: Amar Chundavadra
Groom Artists: Prashant Sawant, Magdy Tadros
CGFX Lead: Joan Català
CGFX Artist: Gyula Kovacs
Lighting and Comp Lighting and Compositing Department
Lighting Lead: Amanda Beals
Compositing Lead: Dorien Gunnels
Lighting Artists: Maud Bourgeais, Elena de Bustos, Lise Dejaegere, Sabaribalaji Harishankar, Eduardo Hernanpérez, Seth Izen, Jason Leandro, Flavia Minnone, Hossein Mohamadian, Katarina Perez, & Daniel Rojas

Full credit list: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8628894/fullcredits

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