Luminarias

A little girl follows a magic jellyfish into the sky.

  • Catherine Chooljian
    Director
  • Nami Melumad
    Music
  • Daniel Strum
    Technical Director
  • Matthew Steidl
    Layout
  • Catherine Chooljian
    Layout
  • Ramiro Cazaux
    Modeling
  • Catherine Chooljian
    Modeling
  • Matthew Steidl
    Modeling
  • Aiman Akhtar
    Texturing
  • Catherine Chooljian
    Texturing
  • Matthew Steidl
    Texturing
  • Daniel Strum
    Rigging
  • Daniel Strum
    Hair and Cloth
  • Catherine Chooljian
    Hair and Cloth
  • Lauren Levering
    Matte Painting
  • Catherine Chooljian
    3D Animation
  • Victoria Cuthbertson
    2D Animation
  • Vanessa Rosuello
    2D Animation
  • Catherine Chooljian
    Compositing
  • Matthew Steidl
    Compositing
  • Dan Blanck
    Music Engineer
  • Yuchen Yang
    Foley Recordist
  • Kate Clarke
    Vocal Efforts
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 6, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    3,380 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • USC Hench-DADA 2015 Senior Animation Showcase
    Eileen Norris Theater
    May 14, 2015
  • Glendale International Film Festival - 2015
    Glendale, California
    September 25, 2015
    United States Premiere
Director Biography - Catherine Chooljian

Catherine Chooljian is a 3D Generalist based in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Fresno, California. In 2015, she received a BA in Animation and Digital Arts from USC. Other projects include Elementerra (2015), a virtual reality game where you embody a nature spirit learning to control its powers (www.elementerravr.com).

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Director Statement

Luminarias was my senior thesis film. I worked with a really small but really talented team, and I think we made something pretty great together.