Aroma is a 2D frame-by-frame animated short created as part of the BA (Hons) Animation final major project. Set in a magical scent shop, the story follows a young mage who must confront her trauma in order to craft one final memory for a fading life.

The film explores themes of memory, family, and the emotional process of facing loss

 Set in a magical scent shop, the story follows a young mage who must confront her trauma in order to craft one final memory for a fading life.

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A picture contain basic information of the piece with logline, synopsis and genre

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Four images of the best shots of the animation

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This turnaround sheet presents the design for our protagonist, Fina.

<p>This turnaround sheet presents the design for our protagonist, Fina. Her outfit blends elements of a dress and apron with subtle influences from traditional Chinese aesthetics, evoking both a scent-making artisan and a poetic illusionist of memory and life.</p>

Design Concept - Fina

Design Concept - old man

Design Concept of a secondary female character in green and brown ponytail 

Design Concept - Mrs. Wald

old storyboard drawings

storyboard drawings

Aroma is a 2D frame-by-frame animated short created as part of the BA (Hons) Animation final major project. Set in a magical scent shop, the story follows a young mage who must confront her trauma in order to craft one final memory for a fading life.

The film explores themes of ...

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