CALARTS STUDENT FILMS AIRING AT SUNDANCE.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer VALENCIA - Mari Inukai has twin passions: hand-drawn animation and her 10-year-old daughter, Sena. So it was only natural that Inukai, then in her second year at the California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. , would weave the two together in her film ``Blue and Orange.'' ``My daughter is what keeps me going in my life,'' Inukai said. ``I wanted to explore the connection between animation as a medium for artistic expression and my love for my daughter.'' The short animated film, which is partly in Japanese with English subtitles, will be shown next week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. - the premier showcase for American and international independent films. ``It's like a dream to me,'' said Inukai, now a third-year student in CalArts' bachelor of fine arts The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. Also named in some countries the Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA. program. ``I still can't believe it.'' While work by CalArts students is reviewed by the Sundance Film Festival every year, student work rarely makes the cut, festival officials said. More than 3,330 short films were submitted to the festival - and just 90 were selected, including seven by CalArts alumni, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. festival officials. The shorts, which are all about 30 minutes, will be shown before feature-length films. ``We're all amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. that almost 10 percent of the total have CalArts connections,'' said David Barber David Barber is a British television actor, known for his numerous roles in ChuckleVision. Filmography:
Inukai's film has also won praise from the school's professors for its combination of still frames within the animation, and its personal story. ``It's an insightful and beautiful film, really - an homage to the experience of raising her daughter,'' said professor Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Hobaica Jr., the associate director of CalArts' character animation Character animation is a specialized process of the animation process, concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work. It is usually as one aspect of a larger production, and often to complement voice acting. division. ``She's found her voice, and it shows.'' STUDENT FILMS Eight films made by current or former students of the California Institute of the Arts will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday through Jan. 23. --``Blue and Orange'' by Mari Inukai --``In Order Not To Be Here'' by Deborah Stratman --``Buffalo Common'' by Bill Brown --``An Injury To One'' by Travis Wilkerson --``A Certain Kind of Death'' by Blue Hadaegh --``The Velvet Tigress'' by Jen Sachs --``Jon's Day'' by Peter Ko --``The Erlking'' by Ben Zelkowicz CalArts CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Mari Inukai works in her cubicle at CalArts. Her film ``Blue and Orange'' will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival. Box: STUDENT FILMS (see text) |
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