Inspiration

The story was inspired by a Chinese TV series “Dear Child”. This TV series is adapted from the movie “Left and Right”. It tells the entanglements and choices that a pair of divorced parents have gone through in order to save their daughter suffering from leukemia. The story of where they should go. The main inspiration for my project was He He in the TV series who had leukemia, and I was very touched by that. Illness can destroy a family, and it can destroy the spiritual world of family and friends.

Theme Setting

My final project is a character animation of a little girl who is sick. First the heroine’s name is Ellie. She has leukemia. This short film tells her story and dreams while waiting for a bone marrow match.I’m going to use something emotional to describe these scenarios.

First is the character setup. Here is a sample I made with DAZ. Alongside are some references to villain costumes. These include patient costumes and little girl costumes. I want a 3D realistic style, so I will use UE4 for this project.

Then about the scene. The first scene is that at the beginning the girl is being treated in the hospital and she falls asleep. In the dream she was walking in a dark forest. In the dark forest, Ellie walked for a long time, looking for the exit of the forest, but the forest was too big for her to find. At this time, a stranger suddenly took her hand and led her to the sunny forest. Then woke up. The girl woke up to find that she had just fallen asleep. (the metaphorical girl had a bone marrow transplant and survived)

The difficulty of this short film is how to express emotion. Because I can’t monologue. There needs to be a feeling of oppression from the very first act. Express fear and other atmospheres in the black forest. Walking out of the Black Forest, we must express a vibrant artistic conception of life. Among them, the stranger who rescued the little girl needs to express a feeling of strangeness and kindness.