This film will be a 3d animated anti-war film about the experience of growing up in a conflict zone. Following the main character's development from early childhood to adulthood, The film will tackle how trauma becomes normalized and how long it takes us to accept it. This film uses my parents as a case study for two immigrants who left their country to save their children from the experiences of their past.

Thesis

As the world pushes itself deeper into more conflicts and wars it is important to view conflicts through the eyes of those who experience them, and not through the eyes of world governments and organizations. Conflict and violence are currently on the rise (UN) and there are 32 countries currently at war (World Population Review). There is a lack of movies focused on realism rather than romanticism. Films about conflict are romanticized by portraying characters as brave and heroic and highlighting the bonds forged by war. Living in conflict is not defined by bravery or heroism but by survival.

Significance

Methodology : Research

Interviews

Defining project limitations

Analysis

Methodology : Creation Stage 1

Story Development

Storyboarding

Storyboards

Loving Vincent

In a story depicted in oil-painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Loving Vincent is the world's first fully painted film. They painted over 65,000 frames on over 1,000 canvases. 

Methodology : Creation Stage 2

Music

Asset Development

Animation

Compositing

Enviorments

Characters

A 3d animated film that is a realistic story showing the experience of growing up in a conflict zone. A film that spreads empathy and gives people an understanding of the emotional difficulties of conflict. The film will be targeted at a mature audience but it won’t include images of violence, these things will be felt instead.

Expected Outcome

Advisor: Robert Laplante

My advisor is Robert Laplante, he is currently a CFX Artist at Blur Studios, a well-known studio in the VFX industry famous for their work on Love Death and Robots. Robert specializes in Houdini and Maya but is accustomed to the whole animation pipeline. He has also previously coached at Nuvu so he is familiar with the Nuvu process. 

Timeline

Asset Development

Animation

Rendering

Compositing

expected to finish April 10th

April 11th -> April 29th

April 25th -> April 29th

April 30th -> May 4th

Feedback Questions

• What do you think the film is trying to convey?

• do you think it's easy for the audience to get this message?

• do you think the pacing makes sense?

• What scenes were most impactful?

• does the story align with the goals of the film?