The Tale of Wendylin Wayne by Brandon Rogers

Written, animated and performed by Brandon Rogers. This was a poem I wrote way back in high school. The only way I could get the same feel that I had in my head was to animate it - I could NEVER film a story like this. LOTS of green screen, CG, and photoshop. The entire thing was made frame-by-frame and was a project of mine for 8 months. SO glad I'm finished with it! Haha. Original poem (written in 2005): "The Tale of Wendylin Wayne" by Brandon Rogers Wendylin Wayne was eight years old. She loved a boy named Gary Gold She'd follow him here, and stalk him there. Watched him floss and comb his hair! But alas, gary Gold could not say the same for rumors have spread of poor Wendylin Wayne. These tales, though harsh, seemed heavenly true, that Wendy was a witch, practicing horrible voodoo. Some say she lived in a cottage of bones of the children she ate in their very own homes. Some say she casts spells to make gnomes come to life, chasing children down halls with a long, rusty knife. Some say she's a spy, who's cleverly sly, who eats dogs and cats in the midst of July. But why oh why would these other runts lie? Spreading fake truths making Wendylin cry? But soon, years had passed and the tables had turned. Wendylin grew gorgeous and Gary had burned. His looks-- once handsome and filled with such pride Had faded away, resembling worn-out cow hide. His head, twice the size bags under his eyes his pride-- rather full and his morals-- minimized. But Wendy's strong heart, oh how ...