Kevin Bauer

Abstract

"Run" is an animated graduate thesis film that is 5 minutes in length. You will be taken on a journey with the film's main character, Ethan, as he goes out for a normal jog. While on his jog, different memories start confronting Ethan and he is forced to deal with an event that completely changed his life: the loss of his best friend.

"Run" is a combination of traditional hand-drawn animation as well as 3D animation, and was created using programs like TVPaint and Maya.

This paper will take you through the creation of the film - from storyboarding and creating the original idea to the production stages and the film's first public showing. It will cover everything that I dealt with while making the film and describes how, in the end, this film helped me start coping with a personal issue of my own.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Computer animation--Themes, motives; Computer animation--Technique; Animated films--Themes, motives; Animation (Cinematography); Grief--Drama

Publication Date

10-24-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Imaging Arts (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Film and Animation (CIAS)

Advisor

Brian Larson

Advisor/Committee Member

Mark Reisch

Advisor/Committee Member

Atia Quadri

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at TR897.7 .B38 2014

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

IMGART-MFA

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