trailer update

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character dynamics

Name	Ophelia	Angler Fish	Nautilus
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Biography	Ophelia is the animus of character “Ophelia” in W Shakespeare`s Hamlet. She is forever in a status of being 14 and sexless. All her life she was confined to a stage and told to dance to the part of being a fair lady until one day, the shadows that dwell in her sub conscience intruded her performance.	Angler fish is an elusive shadow created by her irreconcilable emotional trauma. Its birth may have been a result of Hamlet`s accidental killing of Ophelia`s father, or being in a twisted  social  hierarchy where the King and queen on the top are lying murderer and materialistic whore.	Nautilus is a knowledgeable creature that witnessed the creation of earth.  However, the more Ophelia grew, the more she  repressed his calling. Eventually he was sealed in a coffin along with the original strength of Ophelia to liberate her true self.
Goals	From when she could remember, she was constantly told to shut out all ”improper” thoughts and dance to her part. However, Ophelia wonders if there is a real reason behind her unique existence.	Angler  fish lives in the dark caverns of Ophelia`s subconscious. But from time to time he likes to reveal himself in the conscious level and play tricks.	Nautilus lies in the bottom below all mental layers. He reaches out to Ophelia when the conscious power left her and tries to show her true potential and set her free.
Obstacles	Ophelia is stuck in an instance on stage where she blindly dances to a tune she can`t concentrate on.	Ophelia`s consciousness keeps casting it back to unconsciousness.	Nautilus is locked in a coffin and is forgotten by Ophelia.
Status relationship	Before her failure at the performance, Ophelia keeps repressing her shadows. She fails because of the shadow`s intrusion, but is able to conquer it after finding her true self.	At first, the angler fish successfully interrupts Ophelia`s performance, but it was defeated once Ophelia embraced her true potential and turned its habitat into open sky.	The nautilus was at first repressed and sealed in a stone coffin, its monstrous tentacle try to draw Ophelia closer. In the end Ophelia decides to confront him, and he is able to set her free.

end of the march update

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character_prototypes

http://www.ecuad.ca/~xlan/character_prototypes.zip

Why Paper

Why am I making this film

Production schedule for Spring semester

http://www.ecuad.ca/~xlan/2rd schedule.docx

Leika Reel with Rendered pictures

http://vimeo.com/18713901