end, animated short film by Joe Ark Sun (Ringling Computer Animation Thesis)

This is my senior thesis from Ringling School of Art and Design, Class of 2007, uploaded 3 years late...

Enjoy :3

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Film & Animation

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• 3d
• animation
• ringling
• trains
• thesis
• short film
• CG
• computer animation
• cloth animation
• hair animation
• fx animation
• character animation
• MAYA
• joe ark sun
• SYFLEX
• IFF
• independents' film festival
• adobe photoshop
• adobe premier
• shake
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[circeowaggles]

DAMMIT! I've been in 3D work force for three years and I still cant make stuff like this. The animation is beautiful. The story moved my soul, but the animation shook my core. I believed in this character the moment she lifted her head. My father was killed by a train so I guess I had my own personal explanations, and being an animator and getting to see such good work took me on a journey I haven't been on in quite a awhile. Thank you very much, sir.

[ceark]

@circeowaggles I'm glad my piece could do that for you. Thanks

[ABChorror123]

wait a sec wat happend, i didnt get it???

[ceark]

@ABChorror123 most I can explain is that it's not meant to be too literal.

[Electricshrock]

Fan of 'Final Fantasy: Spirits Within'?

[ceark]

@Electricshrock I think a more direct influence would be the phantom trains in the FF series, or charon in greek mythology. I always liked myths about vehicles that carted off the dead.

[creativeprojects720]

great animation.

[Picard2011]

Very beautiful story and excellent animation.

[cscdigitalgraphics]

This is beautiful, conveying so much emotion in such a short animation. Great job.

[amaihito]

Wow, this is really touching. You got me to tear up a bit.

[TJLgaming]

very quite strange but very powerful and dramatic