CGI 3D Animated Short HD: "Sayonara" Directed by Eric Bates

Check out this great short story about two unlikely friends saying goodbye. A young man named Charles just lost his home. He spends one last day with his best friend, a sea turtle, before moving on. For more information please visit: http://www.eric-bates.com/

This graduation project was made while at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. It brings together a lot of the research done over the three years in Kyoto, using techniques such as drawing, cg, photography, painting, video, and puppets. 

Directed by
Eric Bates
Puppeteer/ Sound Editing
Rulo
Sky Paintings
Yuki Murabayashi
Lacquer Transfer Textures
Judith Umana
Motion Tracking Assistant
Jeon Tae Hwan
3D Stereo Consultant
Masayoshi Arimoto
Taisei Enterprise
Media Services
Kasuo Hirose
Kazuyoshi Tsuji
Shineisha Company
Special Thanks
Ayumi Bates
Yasu Suzuka
Hirokazu Sato
Masahiro Kashima
Robert Borland
Kyoto University of Art
Monbukagakusho

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