Illustration for animation!
This is the work I do most often and I LOVE it. Every new project is a challenge. I especially enjoy when I can be a part of R&D. From the research to thumbnails, storyboarding, through final submissions… I feel lucky that I get to do this, every day.
Verve Records + Pixel Park + Louis Armstrong
I was hired to create the style frames for the animation below. It was amazing to make illustrations based on the life and birthday mystery of the incredible Louis Atmstrong! The illustrations were used for this long form animation and also song visualizers on Spotify. A couple of the style frames are shown below video.
Louis Armstrong in Corona Queens, home
New Orleans 1900
Louis on Stage
The Team
Video Production: Pixel Park
Director: Alexis Schuknecht
Producer: Josie Bowlin
Production Coordinator: Caroline Thompson
Designers: Mary Liza + Liz Anderson
Animator: Dustin Kober
Verve Records + Pixel Park + Ella Fitzgerald
My illustrations were animated for five of Ella Fitzgerald’s song visualizers as part of a Spotify campaign for her birthday. I’m thrilled to have been a part of this project!
The Team
Video Production: Pixel Park
Producer: Josie Bowlin
Creative Director: Hilary Buchanan
Aimator: Ryan Gargac
Illustartion: you guessed it, me, Mary Liza
PS- Working with the folks at Pixel Park was such a wonderful experience! 10/10 would recommend!
School of Motion’s illustration class
Click through the images to see more frames/process
Thanks for taking a look! Let’s talk soon.
-Mary Liza
hello@maryliza.com