Master's Research Project:
Paternal Preconception Health
Tools: Adobe After Effect, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate Dreams, Autodesk Maya, Procreate, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro
BMC Supervisors: Prof. Nicholas Woolridge & Dr. Shelley Wall
Content Advisor: Dr. Deborah Sloboda
Target audience: 28-38 year old biological males
Timeline: April 2025 - August 2026
Goals of the project:
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Conduct informal interviews with the target audience and understand the communication gaps in terms of scientific knowledge and the media preferences.
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Communicate about paternal preconception health and the biological pathways that govern it, a topic which is sparingly communicated, through a 2D/3D animation
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Improving biological males’ understanding about the importance of their preconception health, discussing how lifestyle and diet factors affect sperm and seminal fluid health.
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Help create a discussion around this topic and minimize the burden of pregnancy from biological females.
April 2025 – June 2025: Research into the topic, solidify the content of the topic and if possible and necessary, visit the research lab
July 2025 – December 2025:
Preproduction: Preparing storyboard (animatic), creating script -> with multiple revisions from meetings with BMC supervisors, Draft 2D illustrations, Prepare design guide (colour scheme, character design, molecular 3D visuals)
December 2025 – March 2026:
Production: Finalize storyboard, create 3D models and finalize 2D illustrations
March 2026 – July 2026:
Production: Full production into animation, sequence rendering, compositing
June 2026: Final touch-ups and extra revisions or time for extra troubleshooting
July 15, 2026 (Project Deadline): Final committee meeting (all members must be present) and sign off project
July-August 2026: Apply revisions from final committee meeting
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