About the Film
Synopsis 1
A girl working at a local comic shop finds herself alone for Valentines Day. With the agony of watching everyone else in love, she tries to create her ideal boyfriend on an Internet website.
Synopsis 2
A girl working at a local comic shop finds herself alone for Valentines Day. With the agony of watching everyone else in love, she tries to create her ideal boyfriend on an Internet website. When she realizes she only has enough money saved for a day with him, it becomes a journey that opens her heart and what she will find when she says goodbye to him.
Director Notes
This film is about the love we find online, long distance relationships and the fabrication of love. I've always wanted to get into a romantic 3D animated film. Since I often create sci fi dramas, this seemed like a natural step in a different genre. The film questions the people we fall in love with, how we can often try too hard to find love, and how we sometimes can be too picky.
It's a bit of a personal experience and about saying goodbye to people you care about and what you can learn about in yourself.
Specifications
| Duration |
5:31 |
| Process |
3D Animated |
| Language |
English |
| Start Date |
March 2012 |
| Completion Date |
March 2014 |
| Funded By |
GRFC (Southeast Missouri State University) + Old Gold (University of Iowa) |
| Software Used |
Maya, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere |
| Produced In |
USA/Canada/Thailand |
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Credits
| Director, Producer, Story |
Peter Chanthanakone |
| Lead Modeler |
Chris Northcutt |
| Character Modeler Consultant |
Tyler Fermelis
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| Rigger |
Farley Chery |
| Musical Composer |
Rabby Teng
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| Sound Effects |
LaMar Barber, Naoki Izumo
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| Comic Illustrators |
Elliott Raz,
Alec Todorovic
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| Story Consultants |
Horst Dworczak,
Sandy Sen
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| Special Thanks |
The RiFF Animation Studio team
Veerapatra Jinanavin
Wiroj "Bank"
Chakkarin "Ping" Sriwattanamongkol
Jack Saran
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Production Facts
| # of revisions of the film |
2 |
| # of people who watched the first cut in May 2013 |
120 |
| # of critics |
6 |
| # of 3D shots |
81 |
| # of models |
24+ |
| # of textures |
150+ |
| # of rigging changes to Patricia, the female lead |
40+ |
| # of environments |
7 |
| # studio members @ RiFF |
35 |
| # studio members @ RiFF who assisted |
7 |
| Rendered using: |
Maya Software |
| Avg number of render passes (max, min) |
4, 1 |
| Avg rendering time per frame (max, min) |
35 min, 1 second |
| Time to render the film in Maya in 1080HD (1 computer) |
340 hours |
| Time to render the film in After Effects in 1080HD (1 computer) |
2 hours |
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