Residence Plan
At AIR 3331, Jenna Caravello will develop workflow techniques for a new short film that uses 3D animation, motion capture, and video game technology. The film is grounded in a story about Caravello's childhood ghost encounter, and unfolds to explore space/time relativity. Part real-time simulation, part auto-fictional narrative, "Time in a Spiral" can exist as a linear short film, or as an installation without a beginning or end; its structure is based on branching paths, determined by chance.

Artist Profile
1) "Easy Ultra Fine" Solo Exhibition | Killscreen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2024
2) 2021 Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Animation
3) Stephen Hillenburg Animation Award, Princess Grace Foundation, USA, 2018

Base of Activity: Los Angeles, USA
Media Used: Animation, Experimental Video Games, VR, Music Performance, Interactive Installation

Jenna Caravello is a Los Angeles-based artist working with animation, video game software, VR, and motion capture technology. Her short films, mixed-reality performances, and interactive installations explore virtual object-oriented hauntology, love, online relationships, and the role of memory in personal and collective narratives. Caravello is an Assistant Professor at UCLA in the department of Design Media Arts and Associate Director of the UCLA Game Lab.