Director and designer Somei Sun in Shanghai, China: “In 2019, Chinese video sharing website Bilbili launched the Small Universe Project to encourage students and independent animators to submit domestic animation short films.

“In order to encourage young people with animation dreams and discover more outstanding creators, this year, they announced that it would upgrade the project to a broader Light Catcher plan for groups.

“The whole film goes from stop-motion animation to 2D painting to real shooting synthesis, to 3D, following a running stickman as the main line of the whole film.

“Through the constantly escalating style of painting and the setbacks and difficulties by the hero, the film shows the growth process of a beginner with a dream of animation through continuous self-study and relying on the Internet (Bilbili) to obtain support and help, until the final work is seen by the world.”
 

 
Creative director/Producer: Somei

Stop Motion Animation: UoU Studio
Stop Motion Director: Yerr

2D animation production: Lanying Animation Production, Lead Element Animation