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The SARB Prize Patrol will be canvasing campus from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All UO faculty, staff, and students are eligible. Student Alumni Relations Board Promoting Spirit. Keeping Traditions. www.sarb.duckalumni.org UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Project team members gather around the computer to work on a 3-D animated film. Courtesy Students bridge rivalries with digital film creativity University and Oregon State University students find a common ground while pursuing similar art interests BY NATASHA CHILINGERIAN SENIOR PULSE REPORTER A group of artists, including University and Oregon State Uni versity students, are combining their creative talents for a unique film-making project. Using up-to-date technology on the OSU campus, project team members are inventing a 3-D computer-animat ed film in the spirit of “Shrek” and “Finding Nemo.” The project grew out of the imagination of OSU new media communications instructor Todd Kesterson. As a young, aspiring animator, Kesterson contacted animation artist Ron Dias, whose resume includes artistic animation work on such Disney films as “Sleeping Beauty” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” After sending Dias work samples yearly, Kesterson enlisted Dias’ help on his newest film, “The Story Pouch.” Now, more than 35 people, includ ing watercolor artists, dance choreographers, actors and comput er specialists are bringing to life Kesterson’s idea of a fantasy animation about a soul-searching : gentleman. Kesterson, the project’s 1 director, said the story will appeal to children but will also touch i on deeper topics, which adults ] will appreciate. “It’s about a man who is in a slump,” art director Dias said. ' “He’s a writer, and nothing he does seems to be working for him. Suddenly he has a vision and ] then he understands where he needs to go and how to make i it better. ” , Work on “The Story Pouch” began in June, although Kesterson 1 has been developing the idea for several years. Currently, workers are in the heavy stages of designing ! artistic elements, such as characters and music, and in the beginning i stages of turning the conceptual art i into a film. i OSU’s modern animation ' technology allows participants to use the same techniques as the MKiuuuuumniouuuuMiiii :reators of big-budget animation ilms have used. Kesterson cites ‘motion capture” as one of the :oolest methods, in which actors, rearing small reflective balls on heir bodies, act out the film’s scenes and cause the on-screen :haracters to move identically. Kesterson said he thinks of the mdeavor as a true community Droject, with participants from the lugene and Corvallis areas of varying ages. Even children are :ontributing — Kesterson recently /isited Corvallis’ Linus Pauling Vliddle School and led a class in a nask-making assignment. He plans to incorporate the stu ients’ mask designs in the film. He iescribes the rapport between Uni versity and OSU students as very :ooperative. University student par icipants include eight multimedia iesign students and two University graduates. “We have resources from two iifferent campuses coming ogether,” Kesterson said. “There’s to diversion between University of Dregon and Oregon State students.” Dias, who works on “The Story DIGITAL ART, page 12 r LIVE AT THE MCDONALD THEMl S«oHng j SUN NOV GRENERRS I^KADjELIC Limited Seating ALL AGES 8 PM DRS i Limited >r:,[ Seating www.mcdonaldtheatre.com true music Tickets Now ONLINE from McDonald Theatre Web Site And at all JkketsWtst outlets (800) 992-71XX Service charges may apply
