This is a copy of the slideshow I presented to the Faculty during my May 2014 Thesis Development Pitch at USC

1. Thesis
Presentation
Camille
Kanengiser
May
9,
2014

2.
At
the
brink
of
starvation,
a
young
Etruscan
couple
transcends
humanity
to
save
their
village.

3. ! Studied
Abroad
–
Fall
2013
! Visited
Volterra,
Italy
! “Ombra
della
Sera”
! Agricultural
deity
! Warrior-­‐Couples
! Christine
de
Pizan’s
“City
of
Ladies”
(1405)
! Semiramis:
Queen
of
Babylon,
Assyria,
&
Ethiopia
! Artemisia:
Queen
of
Caria
–
! Captured
Rhodes,
fought
Persian
King
Xerxes

5. ! Etruria:
500
BC
! ~200
years
before
the
full
expansion
of
Rome
! North-­‐Western
coast
of
modern-­‐day
Italy
! Influenced
the
Romans
! Relied
on
agriculture
! Polytheistic
! Monogamous
! Relative
freedom
&
respect
for
women

6. ! Fufluns:
plant
life,
happiness,
wine,
health,
growth
! Satres:
frightening
and
dangerous
lightning
god
! Divination:
relied
on
the
sky;
will
of
the
supreme
Sky
Gods
! Embrace:
had
the
power
to
ward
off
evil

18.
Camille Kanengiser -­ ID #4200895316
SCA Animation Undergraduate
University of Southern California
“OMBRA” Thesis Schedule
as of May 9 2014
2014
April 17 Budget Due, Schedule Due, Foley Scratch Recording
April 24 Animatic Due
April 29 -­ May 7 Compile Materials for Pitch
May 8 Faculty Pitch
May 14 -­ 16 Meet with Composer
May 17 -­ 24 Travel
May 25 -­ June 2 Final Reference Gathered
June 3 -­ 14 Surgery and Recovery
June 15 -­ 30 Final Characters, Map backgrounds
July 1 -­ 31 Test Animations, Backgrounds
August Animate: Village + Temple
September Animate: Temple + Fight
October Animate: Fight + Resolution
December Animate: Credits, Cleanup, Finalize with Composer
2015

19. July 1 -­ 31 Backgrounds, Test Animations
August Animate: Village + Temple
September Animate: Temple + Fight
October Animate: Fight + Resolution
December Animate: Credits, Cleanup, Finalize with Composer
2015
January Cleanup / Color
February Cleanup / Color, Record Music and Foley (coordinate with Musicians)
March 1 -­ 14 Visual Composite
March 15 -­ 31 Full Composite (Audio/Visual)
April 1 -­ Picture Lock Final Touches before Picture Lock
Picture Lock -­ Final Finalize Film, Finalize Website, Print Promo Materials, Burn DVDs
May Graduation, Screening

20.
Camille Kanengiser -­ ID #4200895316
SCA Animation Undergraduate
University of Southern California
“OMBRA” Thesis Budget
as of May 8, 2014
BUDGET 2014-­2015 Amount: $1000
TOTALS & Itemized Costs
PRODUCTION $785
Music* / Recording / Foley 500
Color 130
Cleanup / Misc. Assistance 130
Brushes (Photoshop) 25
POST PRODUCTION $215
Mixing 100
DVDs** (split with 1 other student) 30 → div. by 2 → 15
General Contingency 100
* SMPTV student composer (no cost), 1-­2 live musicians (no cost + one student at $20/hr)
** Split ½ with Paula Collins: JVC Taiyo Yuden JDMR-­VALWPN-­SK 8X White Inkjet
Hub Printable Media Valueline -­ 100 ct.
Hardware:
> Laptop
Software:
> ToonBoom

21. Mixing 100
DVDs** (split with 1 other student) 30 → div. by 2 → 15
General Contingency 100
* SMPTV student composer (no cost), 1-­2 live musicians (no cost + one student at $20/hr)
** Split ½ with Paula Collins: JVC Taiyo Yuden JDMR-­VALWPN-­SK 8X White Inkjet
Hub Printable Media Valueline -­ 100 ct.
Hardware:
> Laptop
> Desktop (USC)
> Wacom Tablet & Pen (personal, USC)
> Cintique (USC)
> External Hard Drive
> Flash Drive
>Wacom nibs
> Camera
> Audio Recorder
> Wireless mouse
Software:
> ToonBoom
> TV Paint
> Photoshop
> Flash
> After Effects
> Premiere
> Soundbooth
> Brushes
> Online Storage: Dropbox / Google Drive
> Toggl Pro

22. ! Discovering
Etruscan
and
Greek
Influences
! http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/AncientRome/
DiscoveringEtruscanGreekInfluences.htm
! Etruscan
Art
&
Architecture
-­‐
Bucks
Community
College
! https://bucks.instructure.com/courses/200544/files/2586260?
module_item_id=1474359
! Ombra
Della
Sera
-­‐
An
Etruscan
Statue
! http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-­‐lancashire/plain/A76414115
! Wikipedia:
Etruscan
Civilization
! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization
! Wikipedia:
Fufluns
(Puphluns)
! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fufluns
! Wikipedia:
Satre
! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satre_(Etruscan_god)

23. ! Woman
Statue
! http://italy.exibart.com/oggetti/2011_09/giaco3.jpg
! Ombra
Della
Sera
Statue
! http://www.villasensano.it/blog/wp-­‐content/uploads/2013/09/ombra-­‐
sera.jpg
! Ctrnáctka:
Etrusk
(city
on
the
hill)
! http://www.trasa.ctrnactka.net/2009/italie/images/etrusk2bagnoregio.jpg
! The
Smile
of
the
Etruscans
(husband
&
wife
sarcophagus)
! http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-­‐0CGI_utTpUA/UrXTRuzk8WI/
AAAAAAAAt8k/4lO3VayBaHo/s1600/Etruscos+e+o+par+amoroso.jpg