First Frame 2015 Trailer Play Video
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Intro Animation (1:00) Play Video Expanded Animation
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An experiment animation of rubber birds.
catamatamoros@hotmail.com
www.coucoucestmoi.com

Catalina Matamoros Puerto, MFA 2016

One Last Wound (3:49) Play Video Animation Design and Production
Clips from the film
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A dying man walks through his fantasy after injecting drugs.
yifu0526@gmail.com
yifuzhou.com

Yifu Zhou, MFA 2015

The Infinite (4:12) Play Video Thesis
Clips from the film
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An enlightened journey encompassing the birth of the universe.
josephslyeh@gmail.com
norematch.com/josephyeh

Joseph Yeh, MFA 2014

The Astonishing Effects of Zebulon's Machine (7:37) Play Video Thesis
Clips from the film
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A man with a fantastic music-making machine accidentally lures a Sasquatch into his home, but these seeming opposites have more in common than they know.
andy.malek@gmail.com
andrewmalek.org

Andrew Malek, MFA 2014

A Theory of Everything (2:05) Play Video Animation Production and Design
Clips from the film
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A geometric dance of the platonic solids and everything.
catamatamoros@hotmail.com
www.coucoucestmoi.com

Catalina Matamoros Puerto, MFA 2016

Monster in My Heart (4:02) Play Video Animation Production and Design
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A boy faces the monster in his heart and discovers the serenity of the world.
zhengyawen2012@gmail.com
www.yawenzheng.com

Yawen Zheng

SH0RT (4:23) Play Video Senior Project
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A robot crash lands on earth and must find a way to recharge his ship to leave the planet before being detected!
Jordan.ariel@gmail.com

Jordan Ariel, BA 2014

The Hole (2:18) Play Video Production 1
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A young woman has to literally overcome the demons living inside of her.
amelia@ameliagiller.com
www.ameliagiller.com

Amelia Giller, MFA 2016

Expiration Date (4:18) Play Video Senior Project
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A cookie and his friends fight to survive a kitchen apocalypse.
stejeda0@gmail.com
www.sarahtejeda.com

Sarah Tejeda, BA 2014

Festivals 2014:

Adobe Design Achievement Awards - Semi-Finalist

Disrupted (3:18) Play Video Animation Design and Production
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Someone is not able to sleep because of different sounds that are very disturbing.
alicja.jasina@gmail.com
vimeo.com/alicjajasina

Alicja Jasina, MFA 2016

Over the Top (5:55) Play Video Thesis
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An elderly man recounts his experiences in World War I.
tristandyer81@gmail.com
vimeo.com/user2516057

Tristan Dyer, MFA 2014

Emile (4:39) Play Video Senior Project
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A blind homeless boy sitting in the streets loses his only coin and sets out to find it, only to discover a trail of music that leads him to something more beautiful than he could ever imagine.
tiffanie.mang2@gmail.com
tiffaniemang.blogspot.com

Tiffanie Mang, BA 2014

Festivals 2014:

LA Shorts Fest Showcase (First Place)
San Diego International Kids' Film Festival

She and It (5:32) Play Video Thesis
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A young woman talks about her girlhood in China.
lanzhujian@gmail.com
lanzhujian.wordpress.com

Lanzhu Jian, MFA 2014

RenderOutput_7 (1:36) Play Video Thesis
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A lazy animator makes for a tragic love story.
Liamvickers1@hotmail.com

Liam Vickers, BA 2014

Hell! Visa (3:46) Play Video Animation Design and Production
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An unhappy man contemplates moving to Hell for its great weather, job opportunities, and excitement.
jakezhang.design@gmail.com
http://jakeanime.com

Junjie 'Jake' Zhang, MFA 2015

Pointless (2:25) Play Video Animation Theory and Techniques
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Pointless gestures the hip-hop artist's persona, depicted in a chill aesthetic - over a robust brew of Don Francisco coffee while chain smoking Camel Crush cigs.
klboncato@yahoo.com
cargocollective.com/kels

Kelsey Boncato, BA Animation Minor 2016

Business Hours: Life and Death of a Bureaucrat (5:12) Play Video Thesis
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A bureaucrat is chased by death on his commute home from work.
simonwilchesc@gmail.com
www.simonwilches.com

Simon Wilches Castro, MFA 2014

Animation Zoo (2:20) Play Video Animation Design and Production
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One Friday night in an animation studio, five animators from different counties and cultural backgrounds argue about what to eat for dinner.
linhuiwang002@gmail.com
cargocollective.com/fairyland

Linhui Wang, MFA 2015

La-gar-to (6:39) Play Video Thesis
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Traveling to Nicaragua with his family, a young boy finds a weird and scary place that is absolutely teeming with iguanas.
mibaji@gmail.com
www.mibaji.com

Miguel Jiron, MFA 2013

Festivals 2014:

Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival
Sommets du Cinema d'Animation
Cinefamily Animation Breakdown

Festivals 2015:

Slamdance
ANIMAC
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
New York International Children's Film Festival
Children's Film Festival Seattle

The Pride of Strathmoor (8:32) Play Video Thesis
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Extracts from the journal of Pastor John Deitman,
Strathmoor, Georgia. June & July, 1927.
einarbaldvinanimation@gmail.com
einarbaldvin.com
einarbaldvin.tumblr.com

Einar Baldvin Árnason, MFA 2014

Festivals 2014:

Telluride Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival

Festivals 2015:

Slamdance (Jury Award for Best Animated Film), Stuttgart
Festival of Animated Film

One Wall (1:30) Play Video Introduction to the Art of Animation
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A character journeys through the walls of Los Angeles.
fredppeca@gmail.com
www.efe3d.com

Frederico De Sa Fernandez, MFA 2016

Palm Rot (7:30) Play Video Thesis
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An old crop-duster discovers a mysterious crate floating in the Florida Everglades, and it ruins his day.
gillizama@gmail.com
ryangillis.com

Ryan Gillis, MFA 2014

Festivals 2015:

Sundance Film Festival
South by Southwest Film Festival
Animac
Anima Brussels
Omaha Film Festival
Chattanooga Film Festival
Treefort Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Imagine Film Festival

For more information:
email: firstframe@cinema.usc.edu
DADA website: anim.usc.edu