We had to condense an entire life story into two minutes, so we created detailed picture-book scenes held together by fluid camera movements and clever transitions. From a scratch on an object to peeling paint to the movement of clothing and hair, we brought an immense amount of detail to the CG. The film features 45 unique characters and 22 environments. Given the timeline and sheer volume of CG involved in this project, we developed a special shader for the groomers that makes the surface behave like actual hair would. We could control the shapes and still create great hair for our characters. We also spent a lot of time on cloth simulation so it looked and functioned properly in CG. Typically, we use standalone software for this, but this time we modeled and simulated the clothing with a proprietary tool we developed specifically for this project.