A Word and Sesame Street

When we were given our next assignment - animating a single word- the very first thing that popped into my head was the television show Sesame Street. In every single episode, they have little tiny segments (some animated, some with people, some with the monsters, and some everywhere in between) highlighting specific letters, numbers, or words. In many of these segments, the only thing that is said or spoken or sung is that letter (number or word) itself. That's it. And that is exactly what our assignment is-- we cannot have any other words other than that single one we have chosen.

So for our word animation assignment, I am inspired by Sesame Street :-)

The next thing I had to do was choose a word. This was not as easy as I thought it would be. With so many words out there, what would be the perfect one? One that inspires? One that angers? One that makes the viewer laugh? Cry?

I decided to choose a word that is something everyone (hopefully!) is looking for: happiness. With so many possibilities out there, animating this word is going to be fun and a challenge, because it can be very hard to define. Perhaps Sesame Street will help me again in figuring it all out.