As we wanted a relatable story and character, the staging of the film had to reflect this. One crucial element we wanted was to have a camera that felt real and present in the world of our story: as if someone was standing next to our main character and recording her with a camera over their shoulder.
"The animation team animated all the camera, this way the animation is thought with the shot in mind and the shot is made with the animation in mind. Finally, the cherry on top was that we built a custom camera rig that uses camera tracking data to get a life like camera shake, the animators were then able to animate, mix and blend between the different shaking profiles and intensities based on their intentions.