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Dreamweaver

The Chippewa tribe believes that Asibikaashi, the spider woman, protects children from bad dreams at night by weaving dream catchers to hang above their heads while they sleep. In Dreamweaver, she teaches Namid, a scared eight year old Chippewa girl who suffers from nightmares, to overcome her fears.

  • Cheryl Briggs, Faculty Director
    Director
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Director
  • Erich Schulz
    Director
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Writer
  • Erich Schulz
    Writer
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Writer
  • University of Central Florida
    Producer
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Art Director
  • Kelly Herbut
    Assistant Art Director
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Production Manager
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Story Artists
  • Kendal Drewke
    Story Artists
  • Erich Schulz
    Story Artists
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Story Artists
  • Kelly Herbut
    Story Artists
  • Erich Schulz
    Animation
  • Kelly Herbut
    Animation
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Animation
  • Jess Wrubel
    Animation
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Animation
  • Jess Wrubel
    Rigging
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Visual Effects
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Visual Effects
  • Erika Johnson
    Visual Effects
  • Kendal Drewke
    Lighting
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Matte Painting
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Matte Painting
  • Sami Sokolis
    Matte Painting
  • Jess Wrubel
    Cloth Dynamics
  • Sami Sokolis
    Cloth Dynamics
  • Kelly Herbut
    Cloth Dynamics
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Rendering
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Rendering
  • Jess Wrubel
    Rendering
  • Erich Schulz
    Rendering
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Compositing
  • Kelly Herbut
    Compositing
  • Kendal Drewke
    Compositing
  • Jess Wrubel
    Compositing
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Compositing
  • Erika Johnson
    Compositing
  • Sami Sokolis
    Compositing
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Compositing
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Editor
  • Erich Schulz
    Set Dressing
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Set Dressing
  • Sami Sokolis
    Set Dressing
  • Oluwaseun Ademoye
    Environment Modeling
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Environment Modeling
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Environment Modeling
  • Sami Sokolis
    Environment Modeling
  • Erich Schulz
    Environment Modeling
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Character Modeling
  • Erika Johnson
    Character Modeling
  • Katherine Ryschkewitsch
    Texture Artists
  • Kelly Herbut
    Texture Artists
  • Erika Johnson
    Texture Artists
  • Kendal Drewke
    Texture Artists
  • Grace Monsalvatge
    Texture Artists
  • William Ascenzo
    Film Score Composer
  • Sami Sokolis
    Sound
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Sound
  • Matt Tracy, Sound Editor
    Sound
  • Kelvin Nguyen
    Layout
  • Erich Schulz
    Layout
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 24, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • UCF Character Animation Premiere Night 2017
    Orlando
    United States
    April 24, 2017
    North American Premiere
  • KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
    Santa Fe, NM
    United States
    June 30, 2017
  • Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    August 26, 2017
    Best Animation Film (Student)
  • Central Florida Film Festival
    Ocoee, FL
    United States
    September 1, 2017
    Finalist Best Animated Film
  • Orlando Film Festival
    Orlando, Fl
    United States
    October 20, 2017
    Nominated for Best Animated Short
  • The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival
    Melbourne, FL
    United States
    October 20, 2017
  • The MY HERO Internationsl Short Film Festival
    Santa Monica, CA
    United States
    November 17, 2017
    3rd Place Winner
  • St. Louis International Film Festival
    St. Louis, MO
    United States
    November 2, 2017
  • Red Nation Film Festival & Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 8, 2017
  • American Indian Film Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    November 3, 2017
    Finalist Best Animated Short
  • 15 Minutes of Fame
    Palm Bay, FL
    United States
    November 17, 2017
    Best Inspirational Film
  • Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage, AK
    United States
    December 1, 2017
  • Green Bay Film Festival
    Green Bay, WI
    United States
    January 16, 2018
Director Biography - Cheryl Briggs, Faculty Director, Katherine Ryschkewitsch, Erich Schulz

In fall 2015 Katherine Ryschkewitsch and Erich Schulz came into the UCF character animation specialization with their minds set on establishing connections with other artists and creating something beautiful. After the first semester with the vision set and the story prepared they set out with a talented team of 10 to create Dreamweaver from the ground up. From pitch to concept and asset creation to animation, Katherine and Erich, along with their faculty director, Cheryl Briggs, were able to guide and shepherd Dreamweaver to its completion by April 2017. With the premiere of the film being a ravishing success among faculty and audience members, Katherine and Erich are now setting their sights on festivals to screen Dreamweaver while continually seeking knowledge and connections for future education and opportunities.

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Director Statement

The intent of Dreamweaver from the beginning was to create a cute and intimate story about the family bond between two characters that would work together to solve a problem. We wanted to really push the art direction with breathtaking and jaw dropping color palettes coupled with contrast and visual motif. From the very beginning we loved the idea of incorporating the colors of the northern lights and the night sky and we based almost our whole film off those hues. The film is also effects heavy, which helped push the look we were going for and helped us bring the blissful dream-scape to life. The animation team was very meticulous and worked to give each character their own unique mannerisms.