Kids suffering from cancer get advice on dealing with the loneliness that accompanies long hospital stays in a sweet animated short created by Renegade Animation for the Imaginary Friend Society. The star of the piece is a cuddly, blue yeti named Yuri, and she’s certainly an expert in loneliness as she’s camped out in the middle of a desert with no one around but her own make-believe friends.
Title: Being by Yourself
Project: Imaginary Friend Society
Client: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Agency: RPA
Animation: Renegade Animation.
Darrell Van Citters, Director; Ashley Postlewaite, Producer; Brittney Jorgensen, Production Manager; Todd Cronin, Storyboard; John Bajet, Designer; Austin Doyle and Randy Sanchez, Riggers; Zach Mekelburg Roman and Ng Lok, Animators; Austin Doyle and Zach Mekelburg, Effects Artists.
Music: We Are Walker
Sound Design: Lime Studios
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