Description

• Wishful Thinking is a 4 min CG cartoon telling the story of a desperate turtle that bumps into a magic lamp and gets a chance to change its life in 3 wishes.
  Oren Ben-Tov is a student of "camera Obscura" college of art in Israel, in his 3rd year and has one more year to graduate.
  

Comments

• Very well done - thanks for letting us download.
• This was a great flick.....Won't more....
• Beautiful short! The story is delightful, and I really love the ending - it brings a warm feeling. Love ourselves the way we are... Great animation. Thanks so much for sharing it with us all!
• Very creative and fun...clearly the animator has a lot of talent and is definitely going to succeed. Good luck
• C'est vraiment super cool!! Avec un bon storyboard
  
  Continuez les gars!
• I love it. Especially I like the way you convert the old-school Chuck Jones style to 3D. Although I must agree with the above comment, that some holds seem to be a bit long, but honestly, I would be happy if I could reach your level...
  I wonder if you read "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett - a turtle in the desert doesn't seem to be the most obvious idea...
  Again, congratulations to this great work!
  Best luck in school!
• Sweet! Very fun piece to watch. Made me smile.
  Some of the technical stuff was sketchy at spots,
  but hey, that's why you're in school. :o)
  I gave it an 8.
  
  Keep up the great work and keep growing.
  -keith lango
• I thought the film was terrific!
• 
  That is a very VERY nice student film. I think the overall film is good enough as a whole that I am willing to overlook the modeling and lighting shortcomings. The character animation has flaws that compound the modeling and lighting issues.
  
  The environment looks allright, your effects animation is fine. THe character models looks overlit and things like colliding surfaces (in the shoulder sockets etc.) become very glaring. Usually these kinds of things are easier to overlook when the character animation is VERY polished. You can do it I am sure with more time and practice. Work on some actions with the character you already have. Do some cycles, some acting. The timing is a big issue. Some things seem to hold too long and move too slow. Most noticeable is the anticipation on the turtles run when he gets his first wish. His pose is awkward when he turns his head so far back and holds for so long with out any REAL exreme.
  
  Try this. Keep his head forward. His eyes on his goal. Use his body position and stance. It may be easier to go for a compressed stance. Right before he launches put in one frame of a real extreme. SO he maybe compresses, for 5 frames, then compresses extra tight for 1 frame before bolting forward.
  
  Nice work! Keep it up!! I would hire you :)
• Say hello to the critic ;)
  Good idea/story..
  Really good movement..
  Different from all the violent movies out today ;)
  
  Things that could have been better?
  Perhaps you should have graduated with it..
  What a waste on a second year ;)
• Very, very nice! ;-)
  Cool shots!
• Nice work indeed! Good storytelling and gags.
  Character animation was'nt as good as story, but
  I think you have the glue what how to improve that...
  More this kind of animations.
• would like to get more comments plz :)
  Things to make better?
  good things? bad things?
  Any suggestions are welcome.
  
• UM FILME MUITO BONITO !
  PARABÉNS
  
  ANA LUDOVINO
• UM FILME MUITO BONITO NO QUAL APRENDEMOS A DAR VALOR ÀS COISAS QUE JÁ TEMOS...
  
  TORRES NOVAS 11 JUNHO 01
  
  FERNANDO PENA
• a beatifull movie! i wish i could celebraite
  with the one (& only) who made it...
  :) me.