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Animation Showcase

Animation Student Showcase

We are pleased to share a collection of short films made by animation students at 91桃色视频Adventist University. In the School of Visual Art and design, emphasis is placed on developing talent for the purpose of benefiting others through service. Character animation students are encouraged to tell narrative stories that reflect truths and concepts that focus on external means of change. Under the guidance of Disney veteran Hendel Butoy, with fellow professors Jesse Rademacher and Zach Gray, instruction is focused on collaborative production, where a studio-like environment is established during the third and fourth years of study.

Featured Animated Short: Knock Knock

Animation majors Mugi Kinoshita, Avery Kroll, and Ruth Perez created this short, 鈥淜nock Knock,鈥 over four months during the fall of their junior year, 2020. Created sitting between sheets of plexiglass, wearing masks, it鈥檚 a story about finding connection in a COVID-19 world.
 
鈥淭hroughout this project, I found myself relating to the characters in ways that I didn鈥檛 expect. What makes this short meaningful to me is the fact that I see myself and part of my journey this past year reflected in the story. And it is my hope that each person can also relate to 鈥楰nock Knock鈥 in some special way.鈥 - Avery Kroll, senior animation major
 
鈥淓ven with what is happening out there, we were able to still work together and create something that represented how it was for all of us in the beginning of all this.鈥 - Ruth Perez, senior animation major

Knock Knock

The film received the Windrider Best Undergraduate Student Film Award during the 2022 Windrider Summit at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as 鈥淏est Animated Short,鈥 鈥淏est in Festival,鈥 and 鈥淎udience Choice Award鈥 at the 2021 Sonscreen Film Festival.

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Still image of student animation film titled "Beep Bop Symphony"

Beep Bop Symphony

鈥淏eep Bop Symphony鈥 tells the story of two cherubs who are fighting with each other to be the best at making the world a better place.

鈥淏eep Bop Symphony鈥 tells the story of two cherubs who are fighting with each other to be the best at making the world a better place. Completed in 2018 and coming off a festival run, the film has resonated with audiences worldwide. It tied for 鈥淏est in Festival鈥 at the 2019 Sonscreen Film Festival and also received 鈥淎udience Choice Award鈥 and 鈥淏est Animated Short.鈥

The short film was created by animation students Christin Smolinski, David Berrios, Hannah Leung, and Melissa Rodarte their junior year.

鈥淚t was a joy bringing these characters to life with a small, tight knit team. After animating the fight scenes, my favorite part was working on the reconciliation scenes in the end. Animation can be fun and impactful at the same time, and that is what was so special about this short. I think we all grew not just as artists but also as people.鈥 - Christin Smolinski, 鈥19, who scheduled the project and led the animation efforts

鈥淲e just set out to make the most entertaining project we could and treat the characters in an honest way. Looking back, I think we are speaking to a truth about the human condition. Our project was never intended as an 鈥榠ssues鈥 piece, we simply wanted to create cute characters who were visually distinct.鈥 - Hannah Leung, 鈥19, who directed the project and did the storyboard

鈥淥ur small team was really a great fit. We had someone who specialized in each area for design, story, animation and visual effects. But I think the real key is that we could trust that each person was doing their best work and supporting the team鈥 - David Barrios, 鈥19, lead rigger

鈥淏eep Bop Symphony鈥 was based on a story idea by Jose Mata, 鈥16, that was in the 鈥楽tory Vault鈥欌攁 collection of ideas from storyboarding class in Southern鈥檚 School of Visual Art and Design. It was made with Storyboard Pro, Maya, ZBrush, mGear, rendered in VRay, comped with Nuke and tracked with Shotgun.

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Still image of student animation film titled "Sideshow"

Sideshow

鈥淪ideshow鈥 tells the story of Benson, who is the top act in Latigo鈥檚 much-lauded carnival鈥攖errifying, thrilling, and positively alive!

Created as a collaborative studio project in the School of Visual Art and Design, 鈥淪ideshow鈥 tells the story of Benson, who is the top act in Latigo鈥檚 much-lauded carnival鈥攖errifying, thrilling, and positively alive! A hardened monster, Benson has been scaring children into ill-humors longer than any show in town. But behind the razor-sharp teeth and manacled claws is the shadow of somebody entirely different. Somebody perhaps even Benson himself was unaware of until the day a most unexpected friend fluttered through his window. Now it鈥檚 up to Benson to change his tune or stay with what he does best, the Sideshow.

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Still image of student animation film titled "Rock in the Road"

Rock in the Road

During the Fall 2007 semester, Southern鈥檚 animation students set out to create a three-minute short film based on a simple parable...

In a faraway land, a king governed his realm so well that his people were in want of nothing. As the years passed, the king noticed his people had become lazy and selfish, so he devised a simple test to show them the value of others. As a young boy unknowingly faces the challenge, the future of the kingdom is built on the strength of his character.

During the Fall 2007 semester, Southern鈥檚 animation students set out to create a three-minute short film based on a simple parable. This artistic venture, intended to be completed during one year, turned into a five-year journey. The result is the 12-minute animated short, 鈥淩ock in the Road.鈥

The scope of the project grew as the team became interested in telling a longer form story. But as students who started it graduated鈥攁nd other projects were begun鈥攆inishing the short became its own 鈥渞ock in the road.鈥 However, professors and students persevered, realizing the completion of the film would benefit everyone who was involved. A small, dedicated crew worked on it between other projects to finish the film at the end of the 2012 school year.

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Still image of student animation film titled "Danger Planet"

Danger Planet

During a routine scan on a distant planet, a young space scout finds romance with a female pilot.

During a routine scan on a distant planet, a young space scout finds romance with a female pilot. But when peril strikes the two star-crossed explorers, he must face what lurks in the darkness of the planet to rescue the girl. This 4-minute animation was a collaborative student project.

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