Floraspira: Sarracenia

This is my thesis film currently in production at USC. It follows Ina, a girl haunted by her fear of the volcano, and a boy devoted to planting trees. After falling in love, they gradually move from doubt to mutual understanding.

Logline:

At the foot of a dormant volcano, a girl burdened by fear and a boy desperate to help each face the limits of love, trust, and understanding—before the ash of their past consumes them both.

- Character Design-Ina -

All aspects by me (Design, Drawing, Modeling, Animation,etc)，except annotations

In designing the characters, I aimed to make them feel both beautiful and fragile, with a strong handcrafted quality. I explored stylized techniques like manually painting object space normals for a woodcut look, and using organic textures—leaves, wood, moss—instead of realistic skin or fur. The green foxes are also designed with a wooden texture.

I'm constantly searching for a balance between style, realism, and materiality—not stylization for its own sake, but a way to evoke deep, honest emotions through humble, tactile forms.