«Collapse» is a short animated film about creative burnout and the fight against fear.
Main information about the cartoon
Target Audience: 16+
Format: Short Animated Film
Estimated Length: 4 minutes
Genre: Drama with Thriller elements
Execution Technique: 3D Graphics
Logline
A prolonged creative block is preventing the artist from finishing a poster commission for a festival. In search of inspiration, she attends an upcoming fair and ends up in a tent of fear, where she must confront the nightmares that have tormented her for a long time.
Moodboards
Animatic
Characters
Joy is a talented but insecure artist who is accustomed to judging her own work too harshly.
Joy is a talented, yet insecure artist who is accustomed to judging her own work too harshly.
The Boss is the owner and organizer of the festival who commissioned the poster. He wants as many people as possible to come and see his project, which makes him perpetually dissatisfied and demanding.
The Distorted Boss is the embodiment of all of Joy’s fears in one person.
Minions are little workers, busy all day setting up festival tents and carrying props. They are bustling, a bit comical, but very responsible.
Locations
In the dollhouse-stylized space of «Collapse, ” the setting reflects the protagonist’s internal state. Joy’s story begins inside her studio, which resembles a tight coffin in shape. The festival grounds serve as a juncture between the character’s external and internal worlds. Upon entering one of the tents, Joy is immersed in an abstract environment embodying all the fears she must confront.
Team
Anya Kirina — the lead and heart of the project, a 3D character artist, and someone capable of bringing any hero to life.
Polina Kuznetsova — concept artist and screenwriter, a master of visual imagery and narrative, through whom the world gained form and color.
Anya Konchits — special effects artist and procedural modeling specialist, the mistress of magic, smoke, particles, and everything that makes a scene dramatically more impactful.
Masha Statsenko — concept artist and modeler, a versatile fighter on the team, capable of taking an idea from initial sketches to a fully realized 3D object.
Sasha Golovach — screenwriter and modeler, someone at the intersection of narrative and visual art, who builds a world both in terms of ideas and storytelling, and in three-dimensional space.
Personal Contribution
Location Blocking
