THESIS

CHALLENGE

The thesis project is meant to demonstrate the culmination of the student’s technical
experience and artistic development. Students will present final proposals and style frames of their self-directed projects
animation project. This project emphasizes experimentation, self-expression, and the pursuit of an individual aesthetic

OBJECTIVE

Try to make something I’m happy with!

CONCEPTS

CONCEPT 01

GREEDEN

The main idea here was to illustrate greed's powerful potential as an innate human emotion. To reinforce this, I set the story in an older period, since greed isn’t a recent development but something that has always existed. Placing the narrative in a past era more vividly captures the notion of greed as a dangerous primordial emotion.

I was excited about this idea and thought I had a fleshed-out idea for it. Still, it wasn’t communicating as well as I thought it would. Aside from that, greed has and will always be a significant topic. Unfortunately, I don’t think I was qualified to tackle it (at least I got some cool renders from it).

Main Reference: Major Grom Opening Title Sequence

DESIGN BOARD

EARLY EXPLORATIONS

CONCEPT 02

SUN SEEKER

The idea for this piece was initially inspired by the tale of Icarus, though I didn’t plan on featuring any wings. Instead, it explores how those who came before us often leave behind clues and guidance for the next generation. I plan on placing the setting in a place or environment where the figure ascends and reaches a summit of some kind.

EARLY EXPLORATIONS

SELECTED CONCEPT

SELECTED

MIRRORED

The idea behind this was to showcase the process of getting trapped in one's thoughts, we often try to reflect and hyper-fixate on that one thing that we don’t even notice as things fall apart.