🎬 When Happiness Was Simple is a 15-second cinematic 2D animated childhood story created in a vertical 9:16 format. The story begins on a peaceful summer afternoon beneath a huge old tree, where three childhood friends are playing together in a bright green meadow. The girl, wearing a yellow top and a white blindfold, playfully tries to catch the two boys as they run around her laughing. 🌳☀️ As the game becomes more exciting, she suddenly reaches out and successfully catches one of the boys by the hand. She removes her blindfold and looks at him, her expression changing from surprise to a genuine, innocent smile. 🥹💛 The boy smiles back while their friend laughs nearby. The final moment slowly pulls back to reveal all three friends playing and laughing beneath the enormous tree, surrounded by warm sunlight, moving grass, and gentle leaves. The animation uses smooth character movement, expressive faces, cinematic camera motion, and a nostalgic hand-painted 2D style. The purpose of the project is to capture the simplicity of childhood, when happiness came from playing with friends and creating memories without worrying about anything else. The video was developed using Seedance 2.5 and CapCut, with gentle music, playful sound effects, slow-motion emotion, and a soft fade-out. The final message is: “Sometimes, the simplest moments become our favorite memories.” 🌱✨