Belonging

Belonging FIRE Episode Poster, featuring the character Grace, a young woman, with her hand on the shoulder of the character David, a young man.

FIRE

A dutiful son finally marshals the courage to confront his father, leave the family business, and pursue his passion for the arts.

Directed, animated and edited by Brazilian motion capture animator, Frederico Junqueira. Starring Eric Bear and Janna Bear.

Produced under a SAG•AFTRA interim agreement for independent producers.

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

4 minutes 5 seconds

Completion Date

July 1, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FIRE, featuring a young white man in a pink button-up shirt
  Meet David
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FIRE, featuring a young woman with dark hair in a bun
  Meet Grace
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FIRE, featuring an old bald man in a white button-up
  Meet Yarom

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

4 minutes 5 seconds

Completion Date

July 1, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Credits

David

Eric Bear

Grace

Janna Bear

Grace (previs)

Carly Christopher

Yarom

Eric Bear

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Screenwriter

Eric Bear

Director

Frederico Junqueira

Animator

Frederico Junqueira

Editor

Frederico Junqueira

Motion Capture Director

Cory Williams

Motion Capture Operator

Luke Hill

MetaHuman Sculptor

Eric Bear

Facial Performance Capture

Frederico Junqueira

Michaela Bost

Motion Graphics

Frederico Junquiera

Graphic Design

Ellen Buckmaster

Mariana Monego

Theme Music

Gerry Bassermann

Technical Artist

Edward Dawson-Taylor

Performance Coach

Luke Hill

Previs Face Capture

Max Cowan

Peter Divers

Deanne Czarnecki

Jordan Beth Vincent

Public Relations

Gayle Khait

Ame Van Iden

Webmaster

Kate Ericksen

Social Media

Brittany Bro

Legal Counsel

Amy E. Mitchell

Jeff Racho

Matt Powers