Having always been a lover of trees and wood sculpture, and wanting to use my professional animation knowledge on a personal film, “Of Wood” began as an experiment in finding a new way to animate with wood. I had almost no woodworking experience when I began this project, but took a short wood carving class in order to learn the basic techniques and tools necessary.
Most of the film was shot without storyboards, tests, or exposure sheets since I could never plan very far ahead due to the nature of the process. As such, I had to make it up as I went along, just using my overall vision for the film to guide each particular moment’s actions.