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Full Measures, Xuejing Xu

Theses

“Full Measures” is a 3D Animated Short Film about a pianist’s struggle writing the music he desires before his deadline. With musical creatures taunting him, will he defeat his nightmares in time?

“Full Measures” has two meanings, it’s literally definition is “to perform a task as well as possible.” The second definition is a play on words meaning “Passages with heavily written music.” It’s a phrase I found through speaking with musician at the Eastman School of Music.

In life we all aspire to achieve what we want to create. Often the greatest obstacles are constructs in our minds. We …

Crush, Tirumalaimuttu Shanmugam

Theses

"Crush" is a 3D Animated Short Film about a kid who gets lost in

his own world of imagination after any typical crush. JoJo, plays the

protagonist in this film. He desires the attention of his classmate PoPo, to propose his interest towards her. After receiving a positive response from her, he gets lost in a dream world. When his heroic exploits in this dream state go awry, Popo loses interest in him. Before Jojo can gain insight from this experience he receives a wink from MoMo. Undoubtedly her attention will send him into another daydream.

How To Use Computer Graphics Popularize Tai Chi, Tao Zou

Theses

TAIMIC is a visual interactive exploration application involving motion capture and 3D animation. It introduces Tai Chi to young generations and could be accessed through the Internet from anywhere in the world. Tai Chi, a division of Chinese Kong Fu, has been popular in China for hundreds of years. Today Tai Chi has been spreading worldwide. Thousands of people in the world practice Tai Chi every day. However, most of the participants are senior people. As a result, I am creating a way to popularize Tai Chi among young people. My goal for this project is to use computer graphics …