California Wildfires - PSA
Be evacuation ready.
With wildfire risks rising across California and Canada, having a plan can save lives. Fires move fast - knowing what to do helps you act quickly, stay calm, and keep your loved ones safe. 🔥🏠💨
For this story, we aimed to balance urgency with tenderness - focusing on emotion over instruction. A vibrant, illustrative style uses colour and light to heighten the drama while keeping heart at its core.
Visual Development
Colour Script
Production Stills
CREDITS
Created and Animated by : Blame Your Brother Animation Studio
Creative Directors : Darren Donovan and Geoff Donovan
Directed by : BYB
Executive Producer : Mike Holm
Storyboard : Samo Kang
Art Director : Geoff Donovan
Layout Design : Ian Kabesh
Concept Art : Dennis Wardzala
Colourist/Colour Boards: Michelle Booth
Background Paint : Aaron Hong, Matt Allen, Eric Gautier, Geoff Donovan
Character Design : Darren Donovan
Character Posing : Gerry Dushemin, Doug Macklin, Jeff Size, Cerissa Grieve, Michell Tripp, Katherine Pryor, Darren Donovan
Rough Animation : Gerry Duchemin, Sarah Baril, Darren Donovan, Cerissa Grieve, Michell Tripp, Katherine Pryor, Josh Hill
Clean Up Animation : Shannon Mistry, James McCrimmon, Gerry Duchemin, Michelle Tripp, Darren Donovan, Jeff Size
FX Supervisor : Darren Donovan
Visual FX / Compositing : Jesse Willson
Editors : Tom Berger, Miles Davren
Sound Design / Mix : Sebastien Breton