JOYA
JOYA is a heartwarming short about a young girl who meets a monster in her playground. What begins as fear slowly transforms into friendship through empathy, curiosity, and play.
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The film explores how childlike innocence and kindness can overcome fear and misunderstanding. The playground represents imagination and openness, while the monster symbolizes the unknown — things we fear until we understand them.
Themes & Metaphors
Audience
Families, children (ages 6–12), and animation lovers who appreciate emotionally warm,
visual storytelling similar to Luca, The Good Dinosaur, or Pixar shorts like Bao and Partly Cloudy
The film explores how childlike innocence and kindness can overcome fear and misunderstanding. The playground represents imagination and openness, while the monster symbolizes the unknown — things we fear until we understand them.
Themes & Metaphors
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Fear vs. Friendship: What we fear may simply need understanding.
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Innocence: A child’s perspective restores joy and curiosity to what seems frightening.
- Connection through play: Communication without language.
Audience
Families, children (ages 6–12), and animation lovers who appreciate emotionally warm,
visual storytelling similar to Luca, The Good Dinosaur, or Pixar shorts like Bao and Partly Cloudy
- Characters
- Motion Capture
- Environments
JOYA是由動態捕捉所製成的短篇小影片。
Motion Capture Performance: JOYA (Janki Patel), Monster (Ying-Ju Chen)
responsible for animation & Character implementation (Blender), Visual Effects (After Effects)
Motion Capture Performance: JOYA (Janki Patel), Monster (Ying-Ju Chen)
responsible for animation & Character implementation (Blender), Visual Effects (After Effects)