Searching For Existence
Helena Escauriaga
An Animated Short
Trailer
Artist Statement
I enjoy delving into themes like loneliness and isolation as a way to narrate and explore my own personal experiences. I wanted to push my technical and storytelling skills by exploring more subtle acting, slower pacing, and emphasizing environmental ambiance. My desire to create this type of narrative comes from my discovery of old-school anime throughout last summer, and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” and “Ghost in the Shell” heavily influenced my creative process. I hopes to achieve a film that makes the audience feel the main character’s experiences, and immerse them in this lonely world.
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Process
Special Thanks
- Ling Wan – Inbetweener
- Teodora Pencheva – Clean-Up Artist
- James Huang – Background Design
- Glen Gustard – Sound Design and Composition
- Doug Paterson – Re-Mixer
- Leslie Bishko
- Lorelei Pepi
- Darren Brereton
- Martin Rose
- My peers in 2DAN-410
- My loving family and friends