CANCELING KAREN

ROLE: Motion Designer Aims to build show identities and graphics packages, from show opens, transitions, backgrounds, to set and scenic design.

Canceling Karen is the last project that I worked at CNN+ before I joined CNN Motion.
It’s a scene played out over and over again: a white woman grows irate over something seemingly unimportant, an onlooker films the encounter, and a viral Karen meme is born. Public outrage ensues, and soon, “[insert-descriptive-locator]-Karen” is CANCELLED -- transforming the woman into an infamous-pariah deemed racist, homophobic, entitled and unwelcome to exist in any other role than this latest one: A KAREN.Canceling Karen is the unfiltered and provocative story that unpacks the viral memes, delving into the who, the how and the history behind today’s most notorious women. The piece aim to address central questions like: What are the real world impacts behind these fleeting viral moments? Do the Karens deserve to be forgiven? And where do we go from here?

SELECTED FILMSTILLS

This peice has more illustration animation than the other two documentaries that I had worked on in CNN+. In combination with the playful color palette, this design language allowed us to eas ily swing from comedic to serious in tone. I had a lot of fun animating each little elements, and it turns out going pretty well with the footages.

EARLY STYLE EXPLORATION

CREDITS

Executive Producer
Senior Producer
Supervising Producer
Senior Editorial Producer
Director of Production
Producers
Editors

Directors of Photography
Field Producers

Production Assistants

Assistant Editors
Senior Producer
Producers

Editorial Producer
Field Producers

Production Assistants
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Editorial Production Assistant
Line Producer
Production Managers
Production Coordinators
Directors of Photography
Camera Operators

Assistant Camera

Sound Recordists

Grips
Field Production Assistant
Editorial Producer
Creative Director
Art Director
Senior Motion Designer
Motion Designer
Senior Manager, Post Production Opera
Post Production Supervisor
Senior Manager, Media Operations
Media Manager
Colorist
Sound Supervisor
Sound Mixer
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