Last night I composited the animation with the background and confetti in After Effects. The depth map is shown on top. With the depth the camera move feels like a drone or crane is lowering the camera as the mob of wacky wavy Uncle Sams gesture.
As I was working on this composite, I got some great news in that COVID Dystopia is an official selection at the Berlin Short Film Festival in Germany. I am scrambling to update my passport and making plans to be at the screening. It seems the submission process is picking up steam. I honestly thought no one would ever screen this nightmarish short.
Now that the film has won a Best Animated Film Award in the Chicago International Reel Film Festival, I realize all the time invested might have been worth it. This wacky wavy scene might be that last scene that needs animation. I am going to render the whole film again so that the Berlin Film Festival can upload the most recent version of the film.
My mission to make people aware that the pandemic is far from over continues.