"Poached", an animated short film produced by Isabel Waller while studying at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), Poached is a vivid, three-minute 3D computer-animated short that delivers a clever and humorous twist on the natural world. In the film, a cheerful magpie stumbles across what appears to be an egg—but things are not what they seem. As the bird tries to incubate its “find,” the situation escalates into absurdity, blending wildlife animation with dark comedic timing. Film Information: • Title: Poached • Runtime: 3 min 19 sec • Genre: Animation, Drama • Production Year: 2018 • Country of Production: United States • Logline: This is the story of a cheerful magpie whose only desire is to become a mother. What she lacks in experience, she makes up for in gumption as she attempts to "raise" her adopted child. Credits: • A film by Isabel Waller • Animation, Rigging, Modeling, Visual Development, Texturing & Compositing: Isabel Waller • Music, Sound Design & Mix: Mike Secher • Lighting & Compositing: Shahin Alirka • Sound Design: Michael Raneo • Thesis Advisors: Sabine Heller, Eric Cunha • Modeling: Kim Erquinigo, Angeline Rivera, Hee Hye Moon, Sunhee Jung • Additional Rigging: Miranda Knox • Color Grading: Sunhea (Sara) Oh • Voice Talent: Suejee Lee • Additional Animation: Chris Huang