Space Chase is a fun animated short about a speedy alien who encounters space patrol. The short was created in my spare time while attending the Florida School of the Arts and is directly inspired by one of my favorite animated shows, Invader Zim. The soundtrack was composed by Christian Krogsvold, AKA Waterflame. The entire cartoon was illustrated and animated in Adobe Flash, now known as Adobe Animate.
It started with a simple idea: An alien is speeding through space and gets chased by a patrol officer. After fleshing out the concept, I drew storyboards with notes on how each scene would play out and brought them into Flash. I traced over the drawings loosely to plan out the animation and not spend too much time on the artwork. Once the animation was timed properly, I went back to refine the linework and add color. The final step was adding shading and highlights to give the scenes more depth. After completing the short, I had the chance to revisit it later and create additional concept art to expand the universe even further.
