ANIMATION | 2022
Animating a documentary about spirituality & self-inquiry.
At the Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts & Technology, a specialized program at Mountain View High School, I studied Digital Media Arts and Animation. I’d like to highlight my most elaborate work here— an animated documentary.
ORGANIZATION
Freestyle Academy
ROLE
Animator
Editor
TEAM
N/A
TIMELINE
Feb - May 2022
PROCESS
Launched in January 2025
I started by conducting an interview. After recording, I carefully reviewed the transcript, cutting 50 minutes of audio down to a concise 2-minute narrative. I storyboarded each frame and animated using Adobe Photoshop. The animation process took over four months to complete. At the end, I composed the background music and ambient soundscapes that score the video.
Here are the storyboards I made:
© Kyle Jhong 2025