matthewchilelli.com Sticks, the little wooden robot, is brought to life by his master and helps out around the camp. The world is a confusing place for our plucky protagonist, and even a friendly visitor to the camp can seem like a dangerous situation. John August's animatic for a short film needed some music to breath life into the action. We went with a slightly off-kilter melody performed by both Western and African instruments to hint at a larger musical world outside of the camp.