Subject coordinator: Dr Paul Loh
Tutors: Michael Mack + Samuel Lalo
Technical Tutor: David Francis Smith
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In a year of isolation and social distancing, we selected 18 short animations each with a different lens to view our world – each a micro-narrative, a trailer for a full-length feature film. Here, you will discover new and surreal environment from a house in a desert (Mo) to a floating room (Svolmanis), to living inside an aquarium (Robinson) or a ‘hitch-hiker guide to the galaxy’ style room next to a burning planet (Parkinson). Some reconstruct their world as a form of escapism - the futuristic city of Blade runners 1982 (Lin), a Monument Valley-style summer paradise (Caelli) and a secluded ruined temple (Gao). Others take every day to find solace remembering childhood (Stone and Tan), safety (Davidson and Noe) and creativity (Tu). Then, there is the Neo-Noir, a dark cinematic impression of something more cynical to come, dealing with issues of decay (Yuan), obsession (Zhong), anxiety (Ji), crime (Chen), sex (Sim) and pollution (Leong).
In this subject, students learn to use industry-standard software to produce still renders and animations focusing on composition, texturing, lighting, narrative, cinematography and editing. Our students come from multiple majors: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Graphic Design, Performance Design and Digital technology. We thank our industry partners: Binyan Studio, Unsigned Studio and Soymilk Studio for their generous contributions to the subject.
Take a glimpse into the minds of our next generation of Digital Punk!
Selected Trailer Screening in alphabetical order
Summer Dreams by Erica Caelli
High Society by Haoyu Chen
The Art of Reflection by Victoria Davidson
The Temple by David YuPeng Gao
Serenity by Daniel Ji
One Man Army by Kai Lin
Surviving by Maggie Hou Ian Leong
Salvation by Albert XiaoTao Mo
Somewhere Safe by Thin Myat Noe
Welcome to Forever by Oliver Parkinson
Wired by Gemma Robinson
Morning After by Dickson Shen Sim
Left Behind by Lisa Stone
Where do the Children Play? by Kalvis Ivars Svolmanis
Untamed Woods by Yun Ru Tan
The Lane Loft by Yilin Elena Tu
Day 18303 by Ziyang Yuan
Obsession by Beini Zhong