I animated this in 2021 during lockdown. It's part of a self-initiated film project. For the time being, I'm really glad it found a home in the eleventh STZAP episode with a beautiful soundtrack crafted by multi-talented good friend Diffan Sina Norman.
CREDITS
Direction & Animation Vincent Tsui
Music Diffan Sina Norman
Additional Material
Although the final piece is purely 2D animation, I first modelled the whole scene in 3D to build a precise reference for the light/shadow animation. I drew everything in Photoshop (including the framed paintings) and animated all lights and shadows in After Effects. Only the goldfish was animated in TVPaint.