Dog

Anya Tarasova, character designer:

I ran away from the real world to draw funny Spitz dogs and red-haired girls. The most torture was with the girl’s hair — on the one hand, it was a fun game of find me a hairstyle, but on the other hand, I had to understand their structure and how they would move.

Galina Pugach, 2D animator

When I saw the character designs, I instantly fell in love with the doggy. One of the main tasks was to think through how the dog should move on the scene. It was necessary to succinctly convey its fussiness and playfulness. So the most wonderful thing that was further in the work was the search for video references. Watching dozens of videos about dogs, what could be better?

Vova Orlov, lead animator

In this cute video, I really wanted to show a fairly harmless situation as if it were a dramatic confrontation. Hence the slow-mo and the dog jumping out like a shark from “Jaws”. It’s better to end such a story with even more absurdity. A sudden denouement, the heroine dances and plays in the middle of the mess. Perhaps this is how I behave in situations when I’m really pressed.