I like how Philip describes the cinematic direction and themes of this opening scene. The story of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is told in a suspenseful and mysterious way, like most Japanese animated films.

A lone gecko passes through the rain forest with a snake on its trail.

This is an original story that was designed, storyboarded, animated, composited, audio-mixed and edited by me. The characters, objects and backgrounds were designed in Krita; the animation was made with Toon Boom Harmony; the video was composited and edited in HitFilm Express; and the audio was mixed in Audacity and Cakewalk.

This took me two years to make-- from the initial sketch storyboard that was done in late October of 2018-- while balancing freelancing, temporary and part-time jobs.  The idea for this short came from me considering the stories associated with the characters on one of my Facebook banners. After publishing "Convenience, " I thought to focus on smaller stories. This short managed to be a bit longer anyways.  The process was much smoother, though, since I laid out the important moments in the storyboard.

I would be nice if I can further develop The Gecko with a Reed into a game, but I will see what opportunities lie ahead.