Adora Tran Animation - Acting Team 4

 Luffy's Despair in "Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island"      Monkey D. Luffy is the happy-go-lucky protagonist of the hit series "One Piece". He also stars in the 6th spin-off movie "One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island" in 2005. Compared to all the other spin-off movies and main stories, Luffy and the StrawHat crew are put in a different, darker story than the usual adventures. Despite the non-canon status of the movie story, the entire character arc for Luffy is a direct honoring to past and future events in the canon main story. This added depth to Luffy's character and psyche is achieved to great success thanks to Mamoru Hosoda's direction in acting and writing. Luffy Bio: Name: Monkey D. Luffy Gender: Male Age: 17 Family: Monkey D. Dragon, Ace, Sabo, the entire StrawHat crew, everyone in his hometown Cultural background: homeless in the woods or with forest thieves Intelligence (IQ): Combat Genius, subtly emotionally intellig...

     "The Present" by Jacob Frey and Markus Kranzler Team 4: Adora Tran, Josecarlo Torres, Li Zhu, Dylan Wheeler, Shion Takeshita Synopsis : A little boy plays video games all the time. One day, his mother gives him a present in the form of a three-legged puppy. At first, the boy is disgusted and annoyed at the puppy's presence and form. Later on, he becomes inspired by the puppy's optimistic attitude and leaves the couch to go play with the puppy outside. This reveals that the little boy is also handicapped.  1.    Progression  Through the creation of the atmosphere of the scene and the progression of the story, the film shows us the changes in the protagonist's mood while furthering the development of the story. From the beginning, the boy resists contact with the outside world and repels the puppy. In the middle, he began to pay attention to the puppy's behavior and was inspired by it. Eventually, he stood up and walked outside into the sun with the...