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A silly pirate and his lovable sidekick find a magical treasure chest that has the ability to grant your every wish…Provided you’re a monkey.Wishing Box was started by Lizzie Zhang and Nan Li as their MFA Thesis for the Academy of Art University in 2013.
In Fall of 2014, Wishing Box was officially accepted into the new StudioX program at the Academy by StudioX Executive Producer Sasha Korellis. Lindsay Elgin joined as a student producer to help finish the project.
Wishing Box is currently wrapping up it’s last couple stages of production and in the next few months will be fully lit, rendered and set up with a beautiful score to set the mood.The Team sincerely hopes viewers will have as much fun watching Wishing Box as they did making it!
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Lizzie Zhang: Ever since I was a child, I have been a fan of treasure hunting. Hoping one day I can sail my own ship and search the open seas for treasure.
So I decided to make a short film. about a greedy pirate and his lovable sidekick monkey who accidentally stumble upon a magical treasure chest with the power to grant them everything they wish for... But only if you are a monkey.
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We have 150 young artists from different place of the world work on this amazing animated short film. Everyone on our team has worked very hard for the past three years to bring this animation to completion. We enjoyed every bit of the production and it’s been an unforgettable journey for all our team members.
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Let’s meet the pirate Derek. He is a greedy and silly pirate, he firmly believe that he will finally find the treasure box.
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Now it’s our cute monkey fatty, he is pirate’s lovely sidekick, and he will do whatever the pirate ask.
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Finishing an animated short is a huge undertaking. Which is why we’re here to ask your support. Wishing Box is currently wrapping up it’s last couple stages of production and in the next few months will be fully lit, rendered and set up with a beautiful score to set the mood.
With your help, we can finally finish Wishing Box and show it to the world. The money from the crowdfunding is going to go to putting Wishing Box into the festival circuit. Thank you so much for your support and having faith in us. We hope you enjoy the following sneak peek.
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In order to get us to the finish line, any bit of help counts.We also understand that not everybody is able to donate money. If you are unable to contribute to Wishing Box financially we could use your help to spread the word about the campaign throughout the next few weeks through any of our social media channels. Please see our Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with our progress.
Thank you so much for your support and having faith in us.