Maple and Mae's Guide to the Universe - CalArts 2022 Short Film

Wanting to pen an expedition guide to their first trip outside of their small town, Maple and Mae (A bee and a moth, respectively) set out on a road trip to explore the huge world before them.
My BFA 4 film at Calarts!
Huge thanks to my film workshop, and to everyone who helped me color!
Maple- Kira McMaster
Mae- Sandra Mazuera
Score- Zach Rosenstiehl
Sound Design- Colin Andrew Grant
A Film by Palison Hsu- palisonhsu.com - [e-mail]

[@dewberry150]

Such fun world building! And the colors are soo cute

[@tobi__x3720]

This was amazing, I loved the char design, the mouse was adorable, and the colours were rlly rlly pretty. It feels really homey and comforting :) Snuggly and warm

[@azile2870]

This was so comforting to watch

[@divalea]

That was like a hug in a story. The teeny-tiny sound when the dandelion broke away was such a great detail.

[@LL-fw7hi]

Ah jeeze. So gosh darn dim dam dibly adorable. I particularly like the glow mouse. Best travel long I've seen.

[@themothergoblin]

the way this brought me to tears it made me so happy. this filled me with such a sense of wonder and joy i cant describe. i love all the backgrounds and trinkets everywhere and i absolutely love all the characters so much. this type of film reminds me of why i want to be an animator.

[@raindoesnotexist]

i really love the aesthetics of small creatures daily lives

[@violetcyclops]

Beautiful from start to finish! The set details were incredible and every character design felt special

[@PeregrineFalcon646]

What a wonderful story! The world is dynamic and interesting, and you painted what feels like a very real story in a fantasy world. Great job!

[@JM_Buried]

LOVE all the tiny details and little versions of furniture and decorations. Reminiscent of Studio Ghibli's Arrietty, with so much great visual worldbuilding.

[@adfdasfadfdaaaa]

This was a very wholesome experience, thank you. Wish you a satisfying and successful career! Be happy while making others happy.

[@elliemoody7876]

OMGGGGG, i remember seeing when this was a work in progress, and you were looking for voice actors,, I’m so glad that this ended up in my recommended, it turned out amazing!!! I absolutely love the style!

[@TrixTasha]

This is the type of film I’d LOVE to see. The characters are so cute!! Amazing job!

[@FirstnameLastname-he1ov]

This was really sweet! Had a very cozy feel to it (not to mention some great colors!). You all did an awesome job!

[@kagome1000o]

How does this have so little comments but so many views this is this is a cartoon that should be shown to children like it’s perfect. It reminds me a lot of little bear but better.

[@youeyecreative2545]

I love the art direction of your film. So great to see you trying to create something genuinely unique

[@alexvais6383]

This's so cozy and fairy ✨ I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH 😍

[@sophiablue8705]

That was beautiful! The art, the colors, the story, everything!

[@readingcrafter2535]

I love the animation style! This is an amazing film, great job!

[@lucky0bastard]

THAT"S SO GOOD I got a bit of mixed goblincore/cottagecore vibes off this cartoon and I love it Now all of my friends ain't escaping the fate of me sharing it

[@Opaline.]

This is such a beautiful work! I'm so invested in the characters' journey and the world around them. It looks really fun and enjoyable to go outside aaaaah. I love the art style so muchhh

[@Jfreek5050]

When the Dandelion got lifted up I was like "Oh shit they got found by a human."

[@Boomboomratata]

This is so beautiful, the animation is smooth the colors are amazing. I really like the characters and backgrounds. Keep up the good work, this channel is truly underrated

[@skimpy5762]

This is extremely underrated

[@kayjay1909]

This feels like watching old kids TV shows when you were a kid. It brings up memories of biene Maja and jonalu for me. (Sry for the shows I mentioned, I'm german so those are the ones that come to mind for me)

[@dailyllamapics9566]

The little universe this takes place in is so freaking amazing I want to live there and go to the frog spa

[@lpu_n.4926]

This will blow up on youtube I'm sure

[@pamelajohnson5859]

This was charming.

[@lumbahjacki4133]

This was sooo cute!!!! I absolutely love the aesthetic! The animation and character design was truly impressive!

[@Kleezee]

Every place is what it sounds

[@Dragoooooon]

Man, this is awesome! You're so underrated holy frick (Also, 100th sub!)

[@elizabethstein9698]

This would make for a cool show !

[@artofescapism]

This is lovely- I adore the soft art style and the little details of the miniature houses. Very creative with destinations, and the coloring of the whole thing is beautiful!

[@greyartist6764]

The colours and world of this is so pretty, it was so cozy and nice to watch! Wonderful artstyle and lovely voice acting, I really enjoyed this ✨

[@boxiisock]

This was so awesome congratulations!!

[@Krio24]

I want a series!😍

[@acinonyxspears5254]

0:59 I love the over the garden wall references with Adelaide’s scissors

[@marinag3842]

This makes me feel warm and cozy.

[@seineevee]

This was so, so wonderful.

[@spammusubi1607]

Wow what amazing world building! So many unique and adorable details!! What a heartwarming and cute adventure.

[@rylandplassmann9095]

Thank you, I did enjoy the journey.

[@pamsy3533]

Très joli court métrage, des personnages mignons et attachants, une nature paisible et coloré, de l'amitié, de la découverte, un moment très agréable !

[@ashleyrich8526]

This was amazing. I absolutely love the art style and the sweet story!!

[@dodddobjurenborghennix]

This artstyle is so cute!

[@konjurist]

absolutely great

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

I want to live in this world and visit the frog spa. 💕

[@rx2ie]

this is by far my favorite calarts film liiike theres a fucking frog A FUCKING FROG!!! its amazing

[@magickconchshell]

This was really enjoyable to watch! Great job. I love the character designs, backgrounds, the world building, and the pacing was good too. I wish youtube’s algorithm showed me more stuff like this.

[@wendys_lemonade2459]

this is so cozy :))))

[@jeanner.4003]

Very cute!

[@ranurai6452]

how beautiful is this 😍💟😍

[@nataliami1777]

Beautiful

[@uncroissant9497]

love this so much!!

[@stardust948.]

That was so lovely

[@davidbettcher8843]

Great!

[@webs4447]

This is amazing! So glad it got suggested to me

[@gamerbear84]

This was absolutely delightful. :)

[@brandonyu7318]

This was too good. I hate myself now

[@melon2point082]

There are animation memes that get more views then this 😰 I love this man

[@takingyourfirstbornnow]

Mable and Dipper’s guide to the universe.

[@Peppermint88]

THAT WAS SOOO ADORABLE XD GREAT JOB!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@TheZandrys]

I loved it ✨🤩

[@SSSBonfim]

Cute!

[@connorgahan5197]

this is so cute

[@roquejimenezporro4538]

incredible work! love your desings and story telling!

[@animegod.-.2919]

This looks amazing❤❤❤ the animation is is so pretty and vibrant ND I love the characters I hope you get more likes and views

[@veramae4098]

A dragonfly taxi! Yes, please.

[@ravenpotter3]

Adorable

[@dunno7844]

Really amazing!

[@jing8927]

More, please!

[@ijlayugan4149]

Adorable styleeee The composition is cool

[@alicerivierre]

10/10! Fantastic!

[@sillypastry333]

theyre bugs!! i love it

[@lairdofpawblins]

This is super cute. There are some issues with the scale of things here and there, but overall a pretty good film. :3

[@HazelCharming88]

i like maple

[@Turnil321]

Great video. If I may give one tip, try to get more frames per second.

[@miunce]

underated

[@sebastianmalpica3795]

Im suscribing but make a reference to argentina in future animations cause im from there excellent work a channel like this should have 100k suscribers with animations like these

[@Peter32tjrksor]

Nice job

[@MasterTopHat]

It’s beautiful I love this I wish the best of luck and I hope you gets more subs

[@margaretlee2571]

i like Mae

[@gerardocarmona1758]

lunes 6:40pm 05/06/2022

[@Kleezee]

She said swamp so I thought she meant shrek and then I saw the frog thinking it was shrek

[@daphnamelnick5971]

Ok so where can i watch the next episode

[@connorgahan5197]

do humans even exist in this world?

[@kirurikeri]

no idea.

[@Rain_WCUE50]

TINY PEOPLE TINY PEOPLE TINY PEOPLE

[@Rottenblueberriees]

Is this a webtoons?

[@TubatuMoranghae]

Sekarang aku ingin menjelajahi dunia tapi yang seperti kamu katakan tidak apa-apa juga untuk dirumah mungkin lain kali

[@kettei7743]

a

[@beanusbean]

Your honor they’re gay for each other-

[@kenguyii9108]

This makes me want to go on an adventure! 🧳🚗🗺🌋🏔🌲