Lane Palmer BFA Animated Arts Thesis Fall 2021

Going Under

Going Under is an animated film featuring a lone man surviving the end of the world. Through the short five minute film, the main character, locked away, must come to terms with his new reality. As time goes on, the man does not know what will become of him or if he will ever escape the concrete and steel box tomb that he thought was once his only chance at life. This work is the artist’s reaction to the current and ongoing social, political and ecological pressures within our world. Mainly constructed of digital, computer animation, combining three dimensional CG and two dimensional, hand drawn animation, both included to give a contrast between the characters reality and mind. Sound plays an important role because it connects reality to the character, grounds him within the space as well as hints at his mental state within the film. With all that has been going on in the world, I hope we can move forward and all walk through the next door into an unknown, peaceful existence.

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Fall 2021