Abstract

The Culling is an animated, short film graduate thesis. It explores ideas of perception by examining an anthropomorphic tribal group of lobsters that live in the fish tank of a New England seafood restaurant. The story is told through the experiences of a new comer to this lobster tribe. It focuses on his reactions to the odd traditions and beliefs of his peers in this new and strange place. The film is a 2D animation that has been produced digitally using various video, audio and animation software. The goal of this paper is to outline the production of this thesis film from concept to completion, as well as provide some supplementary materials used in the creative process.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Animated films--Themes, motives; Animation (Cinematography); Short films--Themes, motives; Short films--Technique; Computer animation--Themes, motives; Computer animation--Technique; Folklore in motion pictures; Lobsters--Drama

Publication Date

5-1-2010

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

School of Film and Animation (CIAS)

Advisor

Larson, Brian

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TR897.7 .S37 2010

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Share

COinS