〈樹苗〉是一部運用 3D 電腦動畫,創作出的停格動畫。人物及物件皆為 3D 建模,房間內部的擺設方式,參考了實體場景拍攝,整體色彩我們選擇較低明度、低彩度的顏色,想打造出黑色幽默的風格。
我們以小孩為主角,透過小孩與植物的互動,希望植物跟故事書上一樣,會聲樂與繪畫,比喻父母望子成龍、望女成鳳的想法,從小孩一出生就,希望孩子能從一開始就贏在起跑線上,卻不是小孩成長過程中所需要的,從而遺忘了要到達終點也是很重要的。
動畫中植物的存活也表示著一個鮮活生命的從無到有,又最終迎來了他的凋零,暗示著一個孩子的成長生命,而小孩代表著父母,故事書代表著父母對孩子的期望與規劃。
故事敘述出小孩對於一件事物的三分鐘熱度和中式傳統的教育思想,影射人們在教育孩子的方面,真正對孩子所需要的東西是什麼,引發共同的思想與結果。
Sapling is a stop-motion animation using 3D computer animation. The characters and objects are all 3D modeled, the interior of the room was shot with reference to the actual scene, and we chose low brightness and low color to create a black humor style.
The child is the main character, hope the plant will be able to sing and draw just like in the storybook, which is a metaphor for the parents' expectation that their children will be successful.
The story insinuates that what people really need for their children in terms of educating them leads to common thoughts and results.