Bum Park. Animation Short Proposal. Final Thesis. 3D Animation MFA. Academy of Art University. 2011.

1. A MAIDEN FLIGHT
BUM PARK
Student ID#: 02638083
3D ANIMATION & VFX
FINAL THESIS
A two-minute 3D animation short film
Review date: Nov 29th 2011 9:00am

2. CONTENTS
02 Autobiography
03 Resume
05 Abstract
06 Project proposal
07 Character design
26 Environment design
30 Storyboard
36 Shot planner
59 Timeline
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3. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
I have studied design as an undergraduate student. However, I really had a passion
for creating animation for children. As a child, I enjoyed reading comic books and
drawing cartoons, especially the ones incorporated in a plot. Ever since I created my
first cartoon, “A comedy Inspector Gadget,” at the age of seven, I always wanted to
become a cartoonist. With this dream in mind, I applied to Hong-Ik University and
got accepted into the Visual Communication Design Department, which is the most
top ranking art school in South Korea. During the nine years of studying, including
working in design and commercial animation companies, I learned many things in
establishing my values of life and work.
I perceived that animation is the most effective way to introduce my story to the
audience, especially the children. I think children are the most precious spectators
of animation. Without a doubt, I would love to spend the rest of my life creating
images and stories for the young spectators. Besides, I am a Christian with a
purpose in life. I believe my purpose is making animation that shows the love of
Jesus to the children. I hope that one day, I will be able to make useful features in
animation and/or TV series for Christian families to be able to educate their kids in
an interesting way.
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4. RESUME
WORK EXPERIENCE
3D animator & Director
Calling studio, San Francisco, CA (2010 - Present)
- Directed & Animated an animatics of independant film“Mr.blingbling the Animation”
- Developed comics for “Mr.blingbling”
Chief Character Designer
CGI Technologies, Co., Seoul, Korea (2002 - 2005)
- Developed original company’s main character and C.I.
- Developed flash animation banners for website
- Developed avatars and themes for online service
- Developed all editorial works including name card and company nameplate
2D Animator & Digital Editor
Ta:f Animation Studio (Aniframe Co. Ltd currently), Seoul, Korea (1999)
- Animated 2D animation CM
- Edited 2D animation CM
Freelance Motion graphic Designer
- Edited Presentation Reel for SKTelecom America (2011)
- Edited Presentation Reel for Korean National Defense (2007)
- Shot & Edited Online Trailers for Play ”Darling” (2007)
- Shot & Edited Instructional Video for LG CNS (2007)
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5. RESUME EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTIONAL
Instructor
Ye-Darm Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea (2003 ~ 2005)
- Developed seminars and workshops in Media team in Ye-darm Presbyterian Church,
Module 4 explaining the process of making digital video
COMMERCIALS
2D Animator & Digital Editor
Taff Animation Studio (Aniframe Co. Ltd currently), Seoul, Korea
Atis Shoes: Pocket Monster (1999)
Uami Furniture TV Commercial (1999)
Cutco (1999)
EDUCATION
2008 - Expecting May 2012, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
MFA in 3D Character Animation
1998 - 2007, Hong-Ik University, Seoul, Korea
BFA in Visual Communication Design
SCHOLARSHIP
- University scholarship in the amount of $2500.00 for semester, Hong-Ik Univ. (2005)
- Ye-Darm Church scholarship in the amount of $1000.00 per semester for four semesters, Hong-Ik
Univ. (1998 - 1999, 2005 - 2006)
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6. ABSTRACT
This story is about the unconditional love of a pirate’s family.
At the age of sixty-five, ‘Captain Hahn’ teaches his nine year old grandson, whose
name is ‘Hahn III’ how to navigate his flying pirate ship, the ‘Sushi Boat.’ While
teaching his son, the captain takes a nap while the grandson gets a chance to play
around with the ship. After a raucous time of steering the ship, out of nowhere, a
high mountaintop suddenly appears through the fog. All of a sudden grandson has to
make an important decision before he crashes into the mountaintop. Hahn III begins
to panic and tries to dodge it. He barely escapes the danger and ends up saving the
Sushi Boat. However, the top of the mountain scraped the ship causing some
damage to it and also setting off the alarm. Captain Hahn wakes to find his grandson
next to a broken helm. He draws a long sigh and pushes a red button to stop the
alarm. A strenuous and intimidating silence generates tension in the ship. Hahn III
studies the captain’s face to see if he is angry. Nevertheless, the captain gives
comfort to his grandson with a big smile. Although ship got some damages, his
grandson is fine. Finally, the grandson hugs the captain and feels his unconditional
love.
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7. PROJECT PROPOSAL
My final thesis project will exhibit many actions, both humorous and energetic, in
order to entertain the audience. It will also reveal subtle facial expressions to
illustrate the changes of emotion. Both of the cartoon characters will portray
realistic details of the body.
I will mainly use Maya (Modeling, Animation, Rendering, Shading and Rigging)for
Modeling and Animation. I will not hesitate to put forth my best effort and skills to
enhance my final thesis project. Adobe Photoshop (Texturing), Adobe After effects
(Compositing), and Adobe Sound booth (Audio editing) will be used as well.
Running time will be 2 minutes. The output will be DVD format.
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60. TIMELINE
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61. Director: BUM PARK
Animator: BUM PARK
Visual developer: BUM PARK

62. Director: BUM PARK
Animator: BUM PARK
Visual developer: BUM PARK
SPECIAL THANKS TO
GOD
THANKS TO
COACHING INSTRUCTOR
: DAVID LATOUR, MICHAEL BERENSTEIN, JASON PATNODE
SUSHI BOAT MODEL
: HUI-CHEOL SHIN
SUSHI BOAT RIG
: IN KIM
AND
MY PRECIOUS FAMILY