a computer generated short feature
"A Small Comfort" is a story of life, death, transformation and
regeneration. An imprisoned woman gazes through the window of her
cell at a surreal landscape filled with gently undulating life forms.
She dreams of freedom, but even more so, for a companion to ease her
solitude. Through a mysterious process she is transformed into a cat
and her freedom is granted. However, while free she commits an act of
violence against one of the environment's inhabitants. Her freedom
is taken from her again, but she does get her companion, the "small
comfort".
The models
were created in Softimage and my Interactive Object Transformation
Animator. It was animated and rendered in Softimage. The soundtrack was
written and performed by Pamela Bublitz and recorded by Brian Jensen
at Streeterville Studios Inc. in Chicago.
MPEG Movie, 94 Kb
Screenings
The Woman
The woman stands alone in her bleak cell, looking out onto a world
filled with undulating organic life. She yearns for freedom,
but even more so, for a companion to ease her solitude.
The Critter
The critter is an inhabitant of this strange world. It lives
in a pod and pops out when it sees something interesting.
A curious, trusting, friendly creature, it is doomed by its nature.
The Cat
The cat is a beautiful, deadly killer. This strange world
holds many opportunities for her to stalk and hunt. Is she a part
of this world, or just a projection of the woman?
Storyboards
Each image is a page of the storyboard for the animation. The pages
are in sequential order.
Animation Clips!
SGI Movie, 2.4 MB