19 June 2021
Missing U
A young writer, I, discovers that she is missing her U. So, she embarks on a journey to discover what has happened to U. That’s about all I will say about Missing U – you should really watch this for yourself. It’s a bold piece which relies on both the ingenuity of the rhyme and the animation and so could fail on two fronts. However, this marvelous animated short by Brooke Wagstaff succeeds perfectly.
Wagstaff created Missing U as her senior thesis in Computer Animation from the Ringling College of Art and Design, class of 2013. She was responsible for all the work shown above, from story, design, and modelling to texturing, animation, lighting, rendering and compositing.