Shadow Goes First (Ep.10 of

Shadow Goes First (Ep.10 of my CapCut World LA series). An editor is stuck at her desk at 2 a.m. watching the export bar crawl, her CapCut World LA badge hanging on the lamp. She gives up and puts her head down. Her shadow doesn't: it takes the badge off the wall, peels itself off the plaster like a paper cut-out and travels through the LA night to the main stage. The spotlight snaps on, the shadow stands up and fills with color. Back home the export hits 100%, she looks at the empty wall: "Save me a seat." Hand-painted noir animation, made in CapCut Video Studio and the CapCut editor.