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“Awake:” An Animated Exploration of Self-Discovery Through Mindfulness

Ross, Karen C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1471826821

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2016, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Design.
My thesis film, “Awake,” explores the animated expression of self- discovery through mindfulness. I employ a variety of 2D animation techniques in order to visually depict the character’s internal transformation. Specific colors, line quality and brushstrokes reflect inner thoughts and feelings. This allows visibility of the “artist’s hand” in the drawings. By hand crafting each image, I aim to impart a personal connection to my work as well as communicate my ideas with the audience. In my film, the main character uses meditation to find some kind of inner peace, or balance. Self-discovery in my film is the mode of stillness and self-reflection that helps get one to a point of personal growth, or realization. I use meditation as a vehicle for mindfulness and self-reflection. Mindfulness involves becoming receptive to the process of self-discovery by fostering openness to psychological flexibility and change. The main character’s efforts are continually derailed by distractions in the form of thoughts. These are representative of a universal, although frustrating, aspect of humanity: the tendency to get caught up in thoughts at the expense of experiencing the present moment. The main idea of the film is the suggestion that there is no way to fully remove the presence of unwanted thoughts. However, it is possible to change one’s relationship with them. Eventually, she comes to the realization that her environment doesn’t have to be “perfect,” or totally free of mental noise, in order for her to succeed.
Maria Palazzi (Advisor)
Alan Price (Committee Member)
Candace Stout (Committee Member)
82 p.
Design; Fine Arts
Mindfulness; Animation; 2D; Traditional; Meditation; Self-Discovery; Psychology; Universality; Audience; Transformation; Independent Animation; Character; Eastern Philosophy

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  • Ross, K. C. (2016). “Awake:” An Animated Exploration of Self-Discovery Through Mindfulness [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1471826821

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ross, Karen. “Awake:” An Animated Exploration of Self-Discovery Through Mindfulness. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1471826821.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ross, Karen. "“Awake:” An Animated Exploration of Self-Discovery Through Mindfulness." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1471826821

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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