Jorge R. Canedo E.s animationis an experience. Think of sleek, nimble motion, harmonious use of color and geometric shapes moving through space as if its their sole purpose, and thats what he and his team at Ordinary Folk create. Anyone remotely interested in motion design or, really, anyone whos browsed through Vimeo may have stopped their monotonous scrolling based on a single frame. And once that autoplay kicks in, theyre in for a gorgeous, skillful treat.
Canedo, born and raised in Cochabamba, Bolivia, moved to Mexico as a teenager, eventually ending up in Vancouver, Canada. Behind the immersive visuals is a person I would describe as chill, personable. Someone whod prefer to wear a gray T-shirt on his best day. For Latinx-Hispanic Heritage Month, Canedo took time out on his 30th birthday to chat with me about his familys influence, exploding cameras, the versatility of simple shapes and tried-and-true tips to improve anyones animation.
Whats your origin story, like when you started creating and finding your voice as an artist?
From an early age, I would copy what my brother did. Hes four years older. And he was always involved with the more bohemian cultural scene of the city. So, like bars where they would play guitar music, and, you know, his friends were writers. He started getting into filmmaking. And then we got a camera when I was, I dont know, maybe 9 years old. We started playing with it, and he started doing short films in black and white not great, but I thought they were amazing.
We started doing some stop-motion together. It was a Handycam, a very precious toy in the house. Which wasnt a toy. My parents werent thrilled about us playing with it so much. We did break it. We did a little bomb with firecrackers, which bombed. We just stuffed a ball of paper with powder. Instead of blowing up, the little firecracker came out into the camera and exploded.
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