Abstract

Posthaste is a short, stop-motion animated film that follows the narrative of an absent-minded teenage boy who must race to drop a letter in a distant mailbox before the mail truck arrives for its last pickup. This narrative framework is structured to allow for the exploration and experimentation with multiple animation styles. The goal was to not only practice various walk cycles at different speeds, but to also have the character emote broadly, in a more cartoonish style, and with smaller, subtler movements, all while maintaining the believability that these were all expressions of the same individual and were in line with his particular personality.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Stop-motion animation--Technique; Computer animation--Technique; Animation (Cinematography)

Publication Date

5-12-2016

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Film and Animation (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Film and Animation (CIAS)

Advisor

Peter Murphey

Advisor/Committee Member

Tom Gasek

Advisor/Committee Member

Mark Reisch

Comments

Physical copy of thesis available from RIT's Wallace Library at TR897.7 .D47 2016

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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