Griffons of the Apennines
REWILDING APENNINES
Griffon vultures play a vital role in the the ecosystem but need protection from becoming endangered.
Rewilding Apennines needed an explainer video to share knowledge of these birds and to teach people how they can help protect them.
Direction | Storyboards | Design & Illustration | Animation
The film needed to feel grounded in Italy so I used a warm, dry colour palette to reflect this colours found in Central Apennines nature. Below are some of the key illustrations from the film.
![Illustration of bacteria floating around](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/1ecf7352-8c18-4f57-9424-79688d4000db/vultures_bacteria_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of two nesting vultures](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/114cf96b-15ae-468a-9e6b-af42c30914eb/vultures_breeding_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of two vultures eating a deer carcass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/f472dec3-72e8-41f6-a29b-4f82e98acc70/vultures_carcass_rowena_sheehan_00466.jpg)
![Illustration of a farmer pulling away a dead goat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/c18618b1-17ff-4b6b-b64e-ba2a582672fe/vultures_farmer_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a parent vulture feeding a baby vulture](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/2abf8f48-34a4-4e81-a72a-e72d9afba02a/vultures_feeding_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a man pouring poison on a dead lamb](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/c7a94e91-7a01-4175-b834-52a06366c1f4/vultures_grandad_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a man and a child high-fiving](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/486af5fd-d8ea-404a-815e-95afa5c1f833/vultures_highfive_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a man in a cap looking down](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/ca83de39-ae00-4f4b-868d-ebc2527fcd0b/vultures_nicolo_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a woman carrying a box with a vulture inside it](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/95e3d982-a6bc-437a-aa8a-bdf5aa83adab/vultures_opening_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of the sun in the sky](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/e1cdb881-4add-4eb2-8347-58f69cd34f90/vultures_sun_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
![Illustration of a dead wolf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665d9a074cc2be407645e788/078d9309-269e-483d-a056-1f335306a6f5/vultures_wolf_rowena_sheehan.jpg)
The film premiered at the event “The Comeback of Griffon Vultures in the Central Apennines” which was hosted by the Carabinieri Biodiversità, Rewilding Apennines, and the municipalities of Magliano de’Marsi and Massa d’Albe.
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