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Super Secret depicts the relationship between a proud, villainous father and his heroic-minded teenage daughter.

Super Secret was produced by a team of nine DigiPen students. It has been selected to eight major festivals, including the Seattle International Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, and the LA International Student Film Festival.

Process Gallery

  • Title card for the film Super Secret with stylized portrait of a blue-haired man with a red suit standing by a birthday cake
  • Cover art for the film Super Secret depicting a man and a girl in a teal superhero costume on opposite sides of a door
  • Credit and story slide for the film Super Secret, outlining the plot and concept art
  • Additional credits slide for the film Super Secret in black font on a white background
  • Look and feel inspiration slide for the film Super Secret, depicting reference art from Meet Buck and Salesman Pete
  • Look and feel inspiration slide for the film Super Secret, depicting reference art from Coraline and Defective Detective
  • Character design inspiration slide for the film Super Secret, with reference art from Headless Productions
  • Environment inspiration slide for the film Super Secret, with stylized reference art by Mac George
  • Color inspiration slide for the film Super Secret, with references highlighting the color and lighting of Pascal Campion art
  • Character progression slide for the character of Baron von Koerndaug, from sketches, to color drawings, to final design
  • Model sheet for the character of Baron von Koerndaug, including actions and expressions from walking, sitting, sad, and angry
  • Character turnaround slide for Baron von Koerndaug, showing model from different angles and at different moods
  • Expression sheet for Baron von Koerndaug, depicting black-and-white sketches of anger, suspicion, sadness, and others
  • Character progression slide for the character of Kara von Koerndaug, from sketches, to color drawings, to final design
  • Model sheet for the character of Kara von Koerndaug, including actions like flying, walking, sitting, anger, and others
  • Character turnaround slide for Kara von Koerndaug, showing model from different angles and in superheroine dress
  • Expression sheet for Kara von Koerndaug, depicting black-and-white sketches of anger, sadness, smugness, and others
  • Character turnaround sheet of The Red Herring, a superhero in red and green costume tied up in a gift box
  • Expression sheet for The Red Herring, depicting black-and-white sketches of surprise and fear
  • Early concept art of the environment in the film Super Secret, including unused restaurant and villain's lair settings
  • Development slide showing the progression of the loft apartment setting depicted in the film Super Secret
  • Final artwork depicting the Foyer setting including lofted apartment and windows in the film Super Secret
  • Artwork depicting Kara's room in the film Super Secret, including a bed, rug, closet, and skylight
  • Environment slide for the film Super Secret depicting the exterior of a red house, with a well lit ocean and sky seen behind
  • Concept art of props in the film Super Secret including face masks, gift boxes, costumes, and chandeliers
  • Concept art of set pieces in the film Super Secret, including command centers, lamps, shelves, and mannequin
  • Color palette slide for the film Super Secret, including desaturated and saturated colors from different scenes
  • Color Script for the film Super Secret depicting 8 frames of the story from beginning to end
  • Color profile of the character Baron von Koerndaug, with a posing Baron in a maroon suit
  • Color profile of the character Kara von Koerndaug, with a posing kara in a teal outfit, holding a light aqua mask
  • 3D tech model of a man with a large head and wearing a suit from different angles. The color of the character is gray.
  • 3D model of a girl with in a tank top and shorts from different angles. The color of the character is gray.
  • Shading slide for the film Super Secret describing the various shading effects at work on the characters
  • Textures slide for the film Super Secret describing the effects applied to objects and characters in Photoshop
  • Concept art for the film Super Secret, a large-headed man in a maroon suit sits next to a taller girl in a teal tank top
  • End presentation slide for the film Super Secret with a stylized portrait of a girl in a teal mask

Awards and Recognition

Official Selections and Screenings

  • 2014 Blue Plum Animation Festival
  • 2014 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
  • 2014 LA International Film Festival
  • 2014 Portland Film Festival
  • 2014 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
  • 2014 Tacoma Film Festival
  • 2014 Traverse City Film Festival
  • 2014 Tumbleweed Film Festival

The Team

  • Laura Borgen

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Concept, Environment Art

  • Cole Harrington

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Additional Animation

  • Nnenna Ijiomah

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Producer, Character Art and Modeling, Lighting

  • Justin Jacox

    BA in Music and Sound Design

    Role: Sound Design

  • Dan Layne

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Story, Rigging, Animation

  • James Ludden

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Additional Animation

  • Collin Meredith

    BA in Music and Sound Design

    Role: Composer

  • Eddie Peters

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Character Modeling, Animation

  • Tyler Stuart

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Art Director, Concept Artist, Animator

Animation Stills

  • A man in a black mask gestures to a long white table holding plates, presents, glasses, and a dark purple cake.
  • A man stands in a gray loft with a large portrait of himself seated in front of a fire, a caped superhero on the ground
  • A young girl in a room decorated with superhero merchandise wears a teal mask and lightning-bolt tank top
  • A girl in a teal superhero outfit holds the hand of a man with a large head, pointy red nose, and five o'clock shadow
  • From behind, a girl rests her head on the shoulder of a man as they sit on an edge looking out at an orange sea and sky