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Congratulations to

Michael Reiser

Newhouse

Television, Radio, & Film / Animation

Honors Thesis Faculty Advisor: Michael Schoonmaker

Thesis Title:

The Astronaut: 3D Character Modeling and the Future of Rated 'R' Animated Content

Image of an Astronaut

The Astronaut is an independent, two-part creative thesis project which captures the in-depth process of designing and modeling a 3D character and outlines the potential of Rated 'R' animated content in films and television. Part one of my thesis, the creation of the character model, is tracked by daily screenshots and renders over the course of ten months and over one hundred and fifty hours of computer modelling. The second part of my thesis is an analysis of the American animation film industry which explains that there is an enormous missing intersection between Rated 'R' content and 3D animation.

Links to Project Materials:

https://files.emailmeform.com/742180/5tKdnh1F/The%20Astronaut.pdf

 

Creative Projects 2020, Newhouse School of Public Communications 2020, 2020