Act One Study- Sintel

Sintel (2010)
Director: Colin Levy
Producer: Ton Roosendaal
Studio: Blender Institute
Awards: Best Short Animation (2011),  Best International Animation (2011), Best Animation (2011)

The Opening scene of Sintel is set in real time as the hunter tells her story, it introduces us to the main protagonist and the harsh unforgiving world she lives in. In Act I we learn the back story of the girl with the inciting incident occurring when she finds the injured dragon Scales. Finding the dragon is a pivotal point of her life which changes the course of the story, Plot point one occurs when Scales is taken from her by the antagonist, a bigger and more ferocious dragon. this incident forces her into action and introduces us as the audience to the main story and her mission to find Scales begins. This animation is clear and well structured with its story line, it blatantly follows the three act structure and keeps the viewers engrossed as the pace is well set and varied throughout the acts. I really enjoyed watching Sintel, with it impressive animation, suitable music and a story line that evokes mixed emotions from its audience.