Jasper

Transcript

Meet Jasper, a little girl with big dreams. Jasper is a short animated story about the dream of flight, exploring new ways to blur the lines between analogue and digital visual effects. The animation was created as part of an initiative to encourage more young women to pursue STEM subjects and not be held back by gender stereotyping when dreaming of their future careers. Multiple studies have shown that young women in Australia experience a high level of both external and self-imposed gender stereotyping when it comes to making career choices. The project explores the idea that the dream of flight completely transcends gender.

The project was also an exploration into how new emerging technologies, such as 3D printing, can be used to create tangible physical objects in miniature set builds. In addition, it examined how different image-making techniques can affect the emotional experience of the audience by bringing a greater sense of tangibility and realness to story images.

Jasper is a practice-based research project undertaken by PhD student Simon Rippingale. The animation was produced at the UTS Animal Logic Academy in collaboration with the RAAF. This transdisciplinary project draws on the expertise of the Faculties of Engineering & IT, Design, Architecture & Building, and Transdisciplinary Innovation.

[Throughout the video, uplifting orchestral music plays. Visuals show Jasper, a young girl, imagining herself flying and exploring the skies. Occasional background voices in Mandarin are heard, with on-screen text such as "STARCOM" and "ELEVATOR ANGELS 3-0" appearing. The video ends with Jasper exclaiming, "I'm going to fly! I'm going to fly!"]