The Fish of Maui

The Legend of how Maui caught the Great Fish that is the North Island of New Zealand.

Animated by Thomas Le Bas, for a Digital Animation assignment at Massey University. Illustrations influenced by Peter Gossage.

Storyline has been edited to fit the length of the animation.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• maui
• legend
• north
• island
• fish
• animation
• assignment
• flash
• maori
• myth
• peter
• gossage

[Maoribrotha]

Great stuff....love the comments from the PI brethren....remember, Maui is an island in Hawaii...kia kaha...

[thomaslebas]

@Maoribrotha chur ;)

[AcrylicOnion]

but it isnt even shaped..

[thomaslebas]

what?

[jevonnz]

Nah its cool bro, there needs to be more animated versions to retell the rich mythology.. such a lack thereof these days..

Tis a bit brief but I like what you've done.

Cheers

[thomaslebas]

thanks

[MrBTRrules]

@thomaslebas WHAT CANOE all i see is maui in a WAKA

[huttriver1]

Just legends. Maori have only been i NZ for seven hundred years. They originate from east Polynesia.

[lopaaione]

Same as the Mauifusifonua who fished up the Tonga islands to. All sons of Maui in one way or another aye.

[thomaslebas]

@muzzatube some say it was Maui's canoe. but there are also other legends about it's origins.

[illucid8te]

Nicely done. I like the simple clear design, and laughed when he pulled out the news paper

[marcus1winter]

Mean bro- the newspaper- classic...shouldve added a latte..hhaha..algud

[PolynesianGirl13]

cool but u forgot the part where mauis brothers eat part of the fish

[chrissykouwie]

Reading the newspaper MAKES it!!!!!