Orbits

What originally inspired me was Hirhiko Araki's philosophy in his manga "Jojo's" it's themes are that we all affect one another, where characters will overcome struggles through will and the ability to inspire others.
I took these themes quite to heart and wanted to expand on my optimism, portraying that despite the vastness in scale we're still important and the ability to express ourselves is an incredible gift. So while others may feel an existential dread around these thoughts I find it quite liberating.
I chose Stop-motion because it has a familiar and novel tone to it, like a toy you played with as a child. When showing the scale of our planet I wanted to say "don't feel small, feel inspired to become giant." I think in an age of instant gratification fed to us, we fail to recognise that the act of doing in and of itself is a source of meaning, when we only look for an intended outcome we cut corners and lose sight of why we wanted to get that outcome in the first place.
Stop-motion can be an arduous task, and logitistically difficult with prop placement and camera placement that other mediums have more liberty with, but it's in that constriction you find innovation.
If anything else I want the audience to know that while yes you may be afraid of what the world is becoming, it takes courage to overcome that fear to be true to yourself and embody the ideals of a better world.