Working Title: Olivia Eakins; Disconnected

            During my time at Dawson, I have taken Script Writing for Media, Digital Art, and Animation classes, all of which have helped me hone the skills this project will require of me. This is also the type of work I would love to continue pursuing even when I have completed school. Olivia Eakins is my original character, who I have used in a class project in the past and was inspired by a game I made in a Game Design class. She is part of a work-in-progress project of mine I call “Who’s Done” or “The Who’s Done Project” which is centered around the mental health of a group of friends and focuses initially on Olivia. All the characters are based on real people I know, Olivia is based on myself, in order for me to best create authentic characters with real struggles.

            I have taken the opportunity in my Integrating Activity class to bring this story to light, which I felt fit the class theme of Connection since Olivia’s character struggles a lot with connecting to herself, always feeling divided and confused about why she can not be like others and just accept things as they are. So, not only a disconnection with herself but a disconnection with others and even the reality of society. The short animation will only scrape the surface of this, but her internal disconnect should be fairly obvious enough to fit the theme of the class.