Synopsis:
Using the New Age idea of a 'dimensional shift' as inspiration, Shift combines science fiction themes through abstract, stop motion animation of objects and colour.
- Director:
- Max Hattler
- Year:
- 2012
- Country:
- United Kingdom, Germany
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animator:
- Max Hattler
- Sound designer:
- David Kamp
- Production:
- Animate Projects
- Genre:
- Non-narrative
- Tag:
- Non-violent
- Audience:
- Adults
- Website:
- www.maxhattler.com
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Submitted by:
- Eszter Gajdos
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