'Through The Looking Glasses' CGI 2min Maya animated, short film by Vicki Norris

'Through the Looking Glasses' is a CGI animated 2minute film, it is an emotional piece, about a girl who has an eating disorder and doesn't like the way she looks because she feels fat. She tries running to loose weight and even makes 'thinspiration' collage to help her diet. Nothing works, how will she overcome the way she feels about herself?
This two minute animation explores different aspects of how the media puts immense pressure on people to conform with the models they see in magazines. It outlines how weight issues can get out of control and make people aware of these issues.
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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• anorexia
• anorexic
• bulimia
• eating disorders
• vicki norris
• animation
• Masters degree
• LJMU
• Maya
• CGI
• 3D
• animagix.co.uk
• animagix
• emotional
• film
• short
• media
• sad
• dramatic
• funny
• animated
• modelling
• environment
• Victoria
• Staffordshire Uni
• Stoke
• ICDC
• industry

[TwistedNath]

Wow love the twist was a great film well done!

I'm starting using this software tomorrow on my course, i cant wait now :P

[vicanny1]

@TwistedNath Thanks, good luck with your course, it'll be a love hate relationship with Maya, but just stay with it :)

[doomddevil92]

so she was realy skiny but the glasses made it look like she was fat????

[vicanny1]

@doomddevil92

Yes, she could only see herself as being fat because of her condition. But once we stopped watching through her eyes, we can see her how she really is

[TurnstertuhIris]

Wow! Well done! I think this is a great example of how some girls really see themselfs. Keep on going! I like the animation! xxx

[vicanny1]

@MrClues1 Hi, I created it using a phong material, make sure the colour is set to black and reflectivity is set to full, if you play with the settings from there, you should get the desired effect. At the time I rendered using raytrace so make sure you tick the setting for raytrace. Thanks for the comment :)

[NZFilmMaker]

love the idea. should have made the reveal slower at the end though... still amazing. well done.

[strych88]

it's sick... cool but still sick :P

[TwistedNath]

@vicanny1 haha thanks after seeing it im sure it will be :) luckily i only have to make a doorway :P

[TwistedNath]

@vicanny1 haha thanks after seeing it im sure it will be :) luckily i only have to make a doorway :P

[elront17]

LIKE!

[sixchickflicks]

@MattGraeme

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