Roomba (2021)
Project completed on October 16th, 2021 by Natalie Leroy
Animation for Hemans Chan’s university project.
Animated by Natalie Leroy. Concept by Monique Leroy. Soundtrack by Hemans Chan.
Life is mundane and repetitive, well for nearly everyone… except Ro… a vacuum cleaner. Follow the adventures of Ro discovering the world, making friends and ultimately, finding their place in the world.
Software used: Premiere Pro and Adobe Animate.
Natalie’s Process
Project started August 2021 to October 2021. Over the 3 months, I worked in close collaboration with Hemans Chan.
The idea of bringing a Roomba to life was through a conversation discussed with my sister, Monique. We loved the idea of making inanimate objects to life- like the pioneer of 3D-animation did, Toy Story. We also thought it would be fun to reimagine an ordinary object that is used for essential use but bring personality to it.
From there, I spoke with Hemans about the soundtrack. We bounced ideas off each other and I drafted up storyboards and character profiles, keeping her updated throughout the animation process, as well as editted according to feedback. Samples can be seen below.
