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Kapi‘olani 3D Short a Semi-Finalist
Toilet Story, a 3D computer animated short created by Kapi'olani Instructor Sharon Sussman’s practicum class, was chosen as a semi-finalist in the 21st Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Student Competition. Practicum is one of the final classes in Kapi'olani’s New Media Arts Animation Degree Program.
Toilet Story follows Toothbrush, Floss and their bathroom friends as they find out that being a toothbrush isn’t that bad.
The short was written by Isaac Finkbeiner who directed it along with Jared Matsushige, MyAnh Lu and Troy Hieda. Also involved in the project were Kalani Pokipala, Anna Swope, Atsuki Tokuda, Ed Josef, Aaron Kim, Wendi Takushi and Jabez Armodia.
A 3D short starts with a story, then goes to storyboards and then visual development and final creation in Maya 3D software.
Toilet Story had its first screening at the Louis Vuitton Hawai'i International Film Festival, and is currently showing in the Art of Digital Show in San Diego. In November, it will be shown at the International Digital Media and Art Association Convention also in San Diego.