Road Trip! All Roads Lead Through CMU
Art direction, concept development, and animatic by Jo Moorehead
I co-directed this promotional stop-motion short film as part of Central Michigan University’s College of the Arts and Media’s CAMEO initiative.
Recognized as the May 2026 Outstanding Capstone Award Recipient in the Arts and Humanities by the CMU Honors Program.
Main Character Designs
All Roads Main Characters
Initial concept of the 3 main characters: The Painter, Dancer, and Musician.
character poses
character silhouettes
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Secondary Character Designs
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All designs were made with production workflow in mind, as these drawings were references for the puppet fabricators, 3D modelers, and set crew.
Initial designs and animatic made for my Central Michigan University Honors Program Capstone.