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Projects

Sophomore Film

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"Crown Jewel"

A short film I created for my sophomore piece in spring 2023.

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A young woman and her animal companion are disturbed by the king's guards as they do what they can to restore the animal's magical powers.

Junior Film

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"The Night Before"

An animated short film I created for my Junior piece in spring 2024.

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A young blacksmith prepares some weapons for an upcoming battle in his camp, but has trouble finding his best friend when the enemy clan attacks early.

Senior Thesis Film

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"Crossing Swords: Hilt"

This animated short was my senior thesis at Temple University. "Crossing Swords: Hilt" was awarded Best Animation at the Temple University BFA/BA Masterclass Screening. This film is part 1 of 2.

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A young mouse is training with her new swords-master on the Isle of the Rabbits. She is struggling to keep up and is very nervous that her training will come to an end when an old, well-respected swordsman comes to visit.

Part 2 of Animated Film

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"Crossing Swords: Blade"

This animated short is the sequel to "Crossing Swords: Hilt", my senior thesis film at Temple University. 

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A young mouse is preparing to spar with a skilled, gruff swordsman and tries to remember advice that her new master has given her. But when the swordsman starts insulting her old master, she has to find a way to improve quickly or risk getting distracted by him.

Personal Project

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"Heir of the Burrowdowns"

In collaboration with Finn Powers, I have been starting to develop a concept for an animated series.

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Set in the small kingdom of The Burrowdowns, where all the people are woodland animals; Heir of the Burrowdowns follows a young mouse named Lucia, who was found on the bank of the river by her adopted mole parents, Mortimer and Marlene. As Lucia comes of age, the truth of her heritage threatens the entire kingdom, as the Usurper Queen Anna Albyn seeks to ensure her reign by eliminating the last of the original bloodline.

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A fantasy adventure for both older children and adults, Heir of the Burrowdowns is structured as a journey across a kingdom, visiting the many corners of the world and interacting with the many animals and cultures that call it home.

Personal Project

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Motion Capture Combat

A current project of mine is testing out some techniques I have learned in stage combat classes and transferring that knowledge and those skills into motion capture.

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Collaborating with the Center for Immersive Media at University of the Arts as well as Finn Powers (student) and Alex Cordaro (staff), this project was a continuous effort towards exploration until the University's closure.

More on the way!

The Night Before

Finished in May, 2024, "The Night Before" was my junior film at University of the Arts.

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A young blacksmith prepares some weapons for an upcoming battle in his camp, but has trouble finding his best friend when the enemy clan attacks early.

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Crossing Swords

Part one, Crossing Swords: Hilt is set to air in April 2025 as my senior  thesis film at Temple University.

Part two, Crossing Swords: Blade will continue production until 2026.

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A young mouse is training with her new swords-master on the Isle of the Rabbits. She is struggling to keep up and is very nervous that her training will come to an end when an old, well-respected swordsman comes to visit.

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Jilian Sander

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sanderjilian@gmail.com                       Jilian Sander

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@official_jillybean_art                     Jillybean Art

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