Happy Files — Event Promotional Film

DESIGN CONCEPT

This promotional animation was created for a high school camp organized by the Department of Interaction Design.

Inspired by the idea of a “Happy File,” the story follows a student whose computer repeatedly crashes while she is designing a poster, leaving her frustrated and helpless. Suddenly, a notification appears asking whether she would like to open the Joy File. She is then transported into a camp journey, where she learns skills such as After Effects, Arduino, and PowerPoint.

In the end, she successfully completes the poster and falls asleep at her desk from exhaustion.

PRODUCTION NOTES

This project allowed me to experiment with bolder visual ideas. For example, I used a surreal ship-like environment to express the character’s sense of despair when her computer crashes.

The three main scenes represent the core skills of Interaction Design: animation, programming, and 3D modeling. To reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the department, I combined both 2D and 3D animation techniques.

The production process was more challenging than expected. I had to carefully plan the camera movement, characters, and environments, render the foreground and background separately, and finally composite everything together in After Effects.

TOOLS

AE / PR