About the Film
Synopsis
In this family's history, every 14 year old son is giving a task to become a man. So when it's time for Buddy's task to slay the neighborhood dragon, he might not be ready to be a man.
Specifications
| Duration |
8:24 |
| Process |
2D and 3D Animated |
| Language |
English |
| Start Date |
April 2008 |
| Completion Date |
May 2010 |
| Funded By |
Grants and Research Funding (Southeast Missouri State University) |
| Software Used |
Maya, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere |
| Produced In |
USA |
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Credits
| Director, Producer |
Peter Chanthanakone |
| Story Concept |
David Hayes |
| Production Assistant |
Michael Freezeland |
| Modeling Assistants |
Tyler Paneitz
Chris Northcutt |
| Texture Assistant |
Kirk Lohmann |
| Musical Director, Producer |
Rabby Teng
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| Voice Overs |
Connor - David Hayes
Gabriel - Jacob Dudley, Olivia Nguyen
Dragon - Osby Tomlin
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| Special Thanks |
Patrick Adams
Neal Borowiak
Scott Wright |
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Production Facts
| Number of short stories David Hayes gave me |
3 |
| Number of revisions of the film |
5 |
| Number of 3D shots |
49 |
| Number of 2D drawings |
8 |
| Avg number of layers per 2D drawings |
23 |
| Number of models |
29 |
| Number of textures |
250+ |
| Avg animation time per second |
1 hour |
| Number of voice over auditions for casting |
10 |
| Rendered using: |
3 computers
2008 Macbook Pro (4GB)
2008 Mac Pro (2GB)
AMD 64 x2 5000, (4GB) |
| Avg number of render passes (max, min) |
4 (6, 2) |
| Avg rendering time per frame (max, min) |
1:50 seconds (1 hour, 6 seconds) |
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