Alex Bongaarts

@melonprofessor

hi, i'm alex!
a minnesota-based multimedia maker.
i do animation, illustration, writing, and more!

telling stories about my silly guys
using experimental technqiues to capture the whimsy inherent in everyday life
inspired by the shows, technologies, and styles of the 90s-00sopen for illustration and animation commissions
would love to work with you!

Animation

Outside the Box

a virtual assistant accidentally stumbles into a new foreign world.
features a 2d character composited into a live-action environment

Loafing Around

stop motion animated film where an impatient inventor gives his toaster legs...
and on accident, sentience
features handdrawn puppets and handpainted backgrounds animated on a downshooter with digital facial animation and composition

Rika in the Woods

rika explores the woods in search of adventure. uses both tweened and handdrawn animation

Dullscythe

mixed media film project set to a porter robinson song. videos from my phone from the last few years mixed with animation

The Walk Home

aoi and kiera walk home and encounter a strange creature. features handdrawn 2D animation on top of live action backgrounds

Illustration

Storyboard

Meow

animatic set to music by tamagotchideathscreen, features rika wandering around the town at night

Hey Dough Boy

adaptation of a scene from chuckle dungeon, an episode of the chuckle sandwich podcast

Color Script for Experimental Collab Film

Character Design

Backgrounds

Prop Design

Experiments

Collage

Risograph

Paintings