What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? The Beauty directed by Pascal Schelbli is a poetic journey...
What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? The Beauty directed by Pascal Schelbli is a poetic journey through the oceans, which are simultaneously stunning and filthy. Discover a world where concerns and fears dissolve into the mysterious depth of the polluted blue sea.
Crew
Director: Pascal Schelbli
VFX Supervisor: Marc Angele
Producers: Aleksandra Todorovic, Tina Vest
Underwater Cinematography: David Iskender Dinçer
Creature TD: Noel Winzen
Lead TD: Lukas Gotkowski
Animation: Noel Winzen, Pascal Schelbli
Lead Rigging: Noel Winzen
Rigging: Lukas Gotkowski · Seyed Ahmad Hosseini
Modeling: Pascal Schelbli, Fynn Große-Bley, Noel Winzen
Additional Modeling: Paul Golter, Mitja Öhm
Lead Sculpting: Fynn Große-Bley
Sculpting: Noel Winzen, Pascal Schelbli
Texturing: Marc Angele, Pascal Schelbli
Lighting/Shading: Marc Angele
FX/Simulation: Lukas Gotkowski, Noel Winzen, Tim Markgraf
Compositing: Marc Angele, Pascal Schelbli
Pipeline: Marc Angele
Storyboard/Animatic/Previs/Character Design: Pascal Schelbli
Editing: Pascal Schelbli
Additional Editing: Daniela Schramm Moura
Music: Alexander Wolf David, Petteri Sainio
Orchestration & Additional Composer: Meike Katrin Stein
Orchestra: Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Sound Design & Mixing: Robin Harff
Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok
With the support of
Akademie...
Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok
With the support of
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
Saari Residency - Kone Foundation, Finland
Atelier 105 residency - Light Cone, France
2019
Awards:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2020 - Special Jury Prize Lab
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 2020 - Jury Distinction
Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland, 2020 - High Risk Award
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2020 - Golden Zagreb Award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Noway, 2020 - Grand Prix
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Monstra Animation Festival, Portugal, 2020 - Grand Prix
Warsaw International Animation Festival, Poland, 2020 - Grand Prix
Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020 - Grand Prix
Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Black Maria Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Best Animation
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Germany, 2020 - Best Animation
Animakom Bilbao, Spain, 2020 - Jury's Special Award
Filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany, 2020 - Innovationspreis
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short Film
Shorts that are not pants, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short
Featured on:
Short of the Week:
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/29/freeze-frame/
Booooooom:
https://tv.booooooom.com/2021/01/06/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen
Colossal:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen/
Stash:
https://www.stashmedia.tv/soetkin-verstegen-animates-stop-motion-ice-in-freeze-frame-short-film/
Schlosspost:
https://schloss-post.com/freeze-frame/
Animation week:
https://animation-week.com/freeze-frame/
Testkammer:
https://testkammer.com/2020/12/18/freeze-frame-2019/
A documentary-style film about the most formidable species in our oceans: plastic. Using cinematic footage, alluring...
A documentary-style film about the most formidable species in our oceans: plastic. Using cinematic footage, alluring descriptions, powerful music and a well-known voiceover, this sequence illuminates the frightening truth about today’s oceans.
PRODUCTION
VO: Morgan Freeman
Company Name: Spacestation
Director: Brian Schulz
Director of Photography: Chris Bryan
Executive Producer: Melanie Paul
Executive Producer: Matthew Mills
Production Manager: Ellie Cano
Production Assistant: Allie Fuller
Post-Production Supervisor: Marni Ellis
Editor: Sharika Ajaikumar
Assistant Editor: Chang Wang
Diving Services Director: Robbie Gonzalez
Diving Services Coordinator: Giovanni Gonzalez
Safety Diver: Daniel Alamilla
Safety Diver: Felipe Ancona
Safety Diver: Chuck
GOODBY, SILVERSTEIN, & PARTNERS
Co-Chairmen: Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein
Chief Creative Officer: Margaret Johnson
Associate Creative Director: Hanna Wittmark
Associate Creative Director: Kate Baynham
Art Director: Eleanor Rask
Copywriter: Trevor Joplin
Design Director: Ryan Self
Designer: Benny Gold
Managing Partner: Leslie Barrett
Account Manager: Emily Bollier
Partner, Head of Brand Strategy: Bonnie Wan
Partner, Head of Communication Strategy: Christine Chen
Senior Communications Strategist: Jacob Sperla
Brand Strategist: Darien Ahn
Head of Broadcast Production: Leila Gage
Director of Business Affairs: Judy Ybarra
EDITORIAL
Company Name: Elevel
Editing Company City: San Francisco
Editor: Graham Willcox
Assistant Editor: Liz Norris
Director of Elevel: Michael Damiani
Post Producer: Allison Lambert
AUDIO AND SOUND DESIGN
Music Company name: Elias Music
Music Company City: Los Angeles, CA
Music Composer: Jonathan Elias
Sound Design Company: Lime Studios
Sound Design Company City: Los Angeles, CA
Sound Designer: Joel Waters
Mix Company: Lime Studios
Audio Engineer: Joel Waters
Assistant Mixer: Collin Thomas
Agency Director of Film and Music Curation: Tod Puckett
VFX
Company name: Elevel
Creative Director: Mike Landry
Technical Director: Nathan Shipley
Motion Artist: Luke Davisson
VFX
Company name: a52
VFX Supervisors: Jesse Monsour, Pat Murphy
Flame Artists: Kevin Stokes, John Valle
CG Supervisor: Andrew Romatz
CG Artists: Aemilia Widodo, Ariana Ziae-Mohseni, Joe Paniagua, Michael Bettinardi, Josh Dyer
VFX Producer: Drew Rissman
Executive Producers: Kim Christensen, Patrick Nugent
Managing Director: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Color Company Name: a52 Color
Colorist: Gregory Reese
Senior Color Producer: Jenny Bright
Executive Producer: Thatcher Peterson
Managing Director: Jennifer Sofio Hall
UNITED NATIONS
Partnerships Lead, Sustainable Development Goals: Frances Simpson-Allen
TRIBECA STUDIOS
Executive Producer: Nina Chaudry
Coordinating Producer: Nikki F. Heyman
Production Associate: Jaimi Cooks
Partnership Development: Jackie Hassell, Lauren Viola, Evan Dell’Aquila
Legal: Eileen Rodriguez, Steve DeLuca, Christina Yotides
Finance: Joe Pugliese, Julio Mariano, Diane Fosten
