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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
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: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
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