Abstract

Miss is a 2D animation graduate thesis film, with a length of 5 minutes and 50 seconds. The production phase went from September 2019 to November 2020.

"Miss" is a microcosm of ordinary children's emotional expression facing the death of their loved ones in reality. The protagonist is a child. The first time he met his relatives' death, he was at a loss and didn't know how to deal with it. He tries to pray and find an answer. But the answer is already in the heart of the little boy in the end. The temple gods are very kind and fair and try their best to respond to the devout believers. But there were some small episodes, which caused some twists and turns in the process, but I finally completed it. The little boy wanted to realize his wish, and the gods tried his best to help the little boy learn his desire. Without violating the laws of nature, he finally had a good result.

Miss is a 2D animation produced by multiple software programs, including TVPaint Animation Pro 11. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Premiere. The final output format is 720 with a stereophonic track.

This paper will retrace the process of making Miss and share the personal experience, Inspiration, technique, reflection, and difficulties and solutions.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

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

Publication Date

12-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Film and Animation (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Film and Animation (CAD)

Advisor

Brian Larson

Advisor/Committee Member

Mari Jaye Blanchard

Advisor/Committee Member

Stephanie Maxwell

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

FILMAN-MFA

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