In an earlier post, I highlighted two movies by one of my former students, Brendan Kirschbaum. One of them, Zom, is now at a million views on YouTube. Millions of viewers for a high school final project! Amazing. Like the other film of his that I highlighted (Boxes), this movie is a superb lesson in visual storytelling, as are his shorts Brewed Awakening and Flight of the Geese.
Award-Winning Short hits a Million
April 30, 2016 by carlcasinghino
mediateacherdotnet 
Just watched Zom! It is truely an amazing piece of work.
I agree! This is an exceptional achievement in its ability to express complex storytelling and character development in a short animated movie. And by a high school student!
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