We are Animating History and we make award winning films based on REAL people from the past. Our current film, The Bell Affair, will be released on VOD (Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, etc) in the Fall of 2023. Want to help us out? Great! The Visual Effects (VFX) department of Animating History is seeking FYRE students to learn 3D animation at all stages of production. You will learn to work in Blender and Unreal Engine creating characters and environments. You will learn Motion Capture techniques for background characters too. Students interested in 3D clothing design may apply to learn CLO3D and work with a graduate student who creates historical clothing for our films. Tasks and learning will differ depending on the applicant’s previous experience and interest areas.
Advisor Name: | Michael Burton |
Email: | mburton4@unl.edu |
Website: | http://animatinghistory.com/ |
Advisor College: | Education and Human Sciences |
Advisor Department: | Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design |
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Student Qualifications: | Interest in telling the real stories of enslaved people and families in America. Students must have ability to think critically about how they represent the past through material culture research. Digital literacy and organization is required. Students who are comfortable trouble shooting, testing, and recording results are encouraged to apply. |
Training, Mentoring, and Workplace Community: | We have a big team from a current sophomore in History all the way up to senior faculty. Each play a critical role in how our films are produced. However, this position is in our VFX department and you can expect to work closely with me, Michael Burton, Jo Sayer, our current UCARE student, Tina Shtabi, and Rafael Beracini, our current graduate students. We will provide you with critical training on specific aspects of our film. The training will give you the opportunity to explore the technology and learn how to create the assets for our films. You’ll get to play around with the technology too. That is why we use free software. So you can work on your own laptop. We will meet weekly, together, likely online with occasional in-person meetings (however you are always free to come by East Campus and work with us face to face! |
Available Positions | 2 |