What’s for Dinner (2025)
Motion Graphics
What’s for Dinner is my thesis project at University of Southern California, John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts. I spent my very last student year with this film. It is a 3-minute-long motion graphic film about a girl navigating the world of food choices as she grows up. What begins as an exciting adventure gradually becomes overwhelming. How does she handle all the choices? …Maybe the answer already lies in the flow.
The full film is available upon request :)
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effect, Cinema 4D
Inspiration
The initial inspiration came from all the time I wasted and lost inside Uber Eats and my fridge trying to decide what to eat.
I feel like I’ve always had a hard time making decisions...
We are constantly facing decisions in our lives. It can be something as big as where to be in the future or something as small as what to eat for dinner.
It’s a film about food decisions and growth!
Why Food?
Food can tell us so much about a person! You are what you eat!
Story Structure
01 Childhood
Welcome to the kingdom of sweetness!
02 Teenagehood
All the yummies in the world!
03 Adulthood
Making decisions is hard :(
04 Kidult
Go with the flow
Character Design
Type Design
Styleframe
Full Credit
Director, Animator, Designer: Muling Shi
Music, Sound Designer:
Anji Dang
Voice Actor:
Laura Karoubi (
Little Girl
),
Melissa White
(
Big Girl
)
Additional Character Animator:
Zhifan Chai
Additional 3D assets:
Yuki Li, Floria Huang
2026 Sep.
Please Eat Well :)