Wishful Thinking (2024)

This animated video and audio © 2024 University of Central Florida. All rights reserved. Downloading, reproducing, distributing, or modifying any image, video, or part thereof, is strictly prohibited without permission. Created By: Dani Sherwood - Co Animation Lead, Kalb Design/Model, Co Sound Lead. Jeremy Siegel - Editor, Co Sound-Lead Kenneth Takacs - Technical Director, Compositing Lead Lucas Kurz - Art Director (Exterior) Lucia Pineiro Sosa - Rigging TD (Kalb) Margaret Messer - Director, Original Pitch Mishal Asad- 3D Texturing Lead, 3D Modeling Lead Natalie Riambau - Production Manager, VFX TD Sam De Melo - Djini Character Design/Model, Cloth Sim TD Savanna Bohn - Art Director (Interior), Marketing Lead Steve Lane - Co Layout Lead, Co Animation Lead, Cleanup Animation Vincent Antonini- Rigging TD (Djinni) Music by Dane Bryant Frazier Sound Mixing by David Traver Wishful Thinking was created with the help and guidance of the following U.C.F. Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants: Cultural Advisor: Dr. Zeynep Arda Lead Faculty Advisor: Christina Christie Faculty Advisors: Jo Anne Adams Demetrius Dukes Cheryl Briggs Dr. Stella Sung Graduate Student Advisors: Jamie Lachnicht Alyssa Klapka Sanne Methorst Sabrina Dias Vlada Evtushenko Elaina Buffkin _____________________________________________________________________ The School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) is a diverse unit at the University of Central Florida, housed in the College of Arts and Humanities. The various tracks, degrees, and opportunities facilitate experimental and groundbreaking research while offering students the essential foundations necessary to be innovative and effective designers and artists. SVAD serves students majoring in animation, architecture, art history, photography, graphic design and studio art. SVAD’s alumni include Fulbright scholars, resident artists, art historians and curators and are employed by Pixar, Electronic Arts, Scholastic, Universal Creative and others. Our diverse faculty has an array of specializations and are current on the latest industry standards, software and practices, because they remain current in their respective disciplines and can offer students real-world insight into their future careers. More information about the school and our offerings is available at: https://svad.cah.ucf.edu/