Hot Diggity: A Simple, Pleasant Short Created with Great Effort

By: Alex Silverman

This short was animated, colored, and rendered all in Clip Studio Paint by Director Danielle Pedersen. It is a simple, animated short about a dog trying to steal sausages from a street vendor. 

What makes this short so impressive aside from its unique art style, is that it was all done by one creator using one program. It is very reminiscent of classic, animated shorts from major animation studios. Above all, a lot of effort and heart was put into the production and sometimes that’s all that’s needed – it leaves you wanting more. I give this short film 3 out of 5 stars.

Alex is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Comedic Writing & Performance and a minor in Writing for Television. Apart from his work as part of the Planet Classroom Network Film Selection team at CMRubinWorld, he served as a screening panelist intern for the International Children’s Media Center, a sketch writer, and an on-set production assistant at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. 

Author: C. M. Rubin

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