Abstract

With a wildly successful acting career approaching its final days, Marcel T. Cow looks back at his rise to fame, as well as a rollercoaster of a career. A toxic relationship, substance abuse, and living a lavish lifestyle all lead to his downfall, ultimately making him face one final decision: Leave the vices behind and save his career, or give in and lose everything. Out To Pasture is an animated biopic parody about Marcel’s life as an actor and how his career comes to an end. The film starts with a flashback to Marcel’s humble beginnings, moving to the Big City for the first time and getting his first gig on a sitcom after giving the audition of a lifetime to a producer who just so happened to be looking for a lead. Starting his career off strong, Marcel continues his rapid journey to success. He starts to live the high life, meets a boy, and parties hard. But before he can stop himself, he finds himself facing substance abuse, with no intention of finding help. It negatively impacts his career and leads to a messy breakup, making him turn to the only thing he knows, drugs. In the end he’s presented with a choice, to continue his downward spiral or to save his dying career.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Computer animation--Themes, motives; Computer animation--Technique; Animated films--Themes, motives; Animation (Cinematography); Actors--Drama; Substance abuse--Drama; Cows--Drama

Publication Date

12-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Film and Animation (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

Film and Animation, School of

College

College of Art and Design

Advisor

Jonathan Seligson

Advisor/Committee Member

Christine Banna

Advisor/Committee Member

Daniel LaTourette

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

FILMAN-MFA

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