Dissociate
2021 - 01:12
When anxiety becomes too much, disconnecting from reality can be the brain’s attempt to return to peace and comfort. But stay too long out of body and one can lose presence entirely.
Made from conception to completion in three days, this piece uses pixilation animation - a technique that utilises still photos of a figure, captured individually and played back in sequence.
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Starring: Ciara Kerr
Director: Donovan Lenten
Cinematographer: Genevieve Reyes
Production Designer: Yung
Editor: Jack Cotter
Sound Design: Marios Themistocleous
Composer: Max Uldahl Pedersen
Cinematography Assistant: Jack Hamilton
Production Design Assistant: Luke Stronach
Behind The Scenes
Testing in the cinema.
When Yung hit the fire alarm instead of the light switch...
Rough storyboards.
Floor plan showing the seperation of the classroom and the void.
Testing haze levels.
Action shot.
Production designer Yung, star Ciara Kerr, director Donovan Lenten, cinematographer Genevieve Reyes.
