viterbi school of engineering

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Winner: 2nd Prize in the 2011-2012 USC Science Film Competition. Title: It's All in You Team: Maria Raykova (Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts) -- Director, writer, animator, editor Andy Su (Astronautical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering) -- Science consultant, writer Jabril Mack (Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts) -Voice actor, animator, editor Mara Guevarra (Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts) -Voice actor, animator, editor, music Kayla Carlisle (Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts) --animator Synopsis: On a hot day in old Southern California, a weary prospector is panning for gold. Just when he is about to give up for the day, he is cheered up by the discovery of a nugget in his pan. Finally, he has found what he was looking for... or so he thinks. His loneliness is suddenly dispelled by a visit from a kind and mysterious stranger, who promises to show him where all the gold in the world is made. We join the excited prospector as he embarks on a treasure hunt of both astronomic and atomic proportions, taking us across the Periodic Table, through the cosmos, and even to a futuristic space diner. By the time we return to that little place in the universe we call home, we are rich with the kind of wealth that we carry not in our pockets, but in our hearts and minds.