Zeev's Journey

Director:
Todd Delman, Design
Script writing, Modeling, Animation, Rigging and Sound
: Todd Delman, Design
Additional Animation: Eric Farrar, Design
Lighting: EunKyoung Lee, Art and Technology
............. Min Lee, Art and Technology
..............Jeff Ostergaard, Design
Texture and Shaders: Tyler Ayer, Design
...............................HJ Chae, Dance and Technology
...............................Jenny Macy, Design
Compositing: Mike Altman, Design
....................Todd Delman, Design



"Zeev's Journey" centers around a young No'am who is motivated to find
meaning in suffering when his most beloved possession, his car, is wrecked
in an accident. Zeev struggles to understand how one can maintain a
consistent view of the world when bad things happen. His journey takes
him to wise sages who help him see that one's attitude and perspective are
the key to being happy with what one has. The story is inspired by a
Jewish folk tale.

This animation was part of an attempt to interest American Jewish children
in Jewish history and Jewish tradition. The strategy was to bring up-to-
date technology to this field of education.

The characters in "Zeev's Journey" were designed partly based on feedback
from a focus group of fourth grade girls and boys from a Jewish Day
School. These children were consulted in an effort to develop a list of
necessary qualities for appealing characters.

 
     

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