Belonging

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Belonging Rosaline Episode Poster, featuring the character Berowne in the foreground and the ethereal face of a woman amongst stars in the background.

ROSALINE

Set in the Navarre space colony, a down-on-love noble finds himself besmitten. This episode is a comedically reimagined excerpt from Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” (1590).

Directed, animated and edited by Luke Hill. Starring Eric Bear and Carly Christopher.

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

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Runtime

5 minutes

Completion Date

June 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

Honorable Mention - London Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Montreal International Animation Festival 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Portland Festival of Cinema Animation Technology - 2023

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: ROSALINE, featuring the character Berowne in the foreground and the ethereal face of a woman amongst stars in the background.
  Meet Berowne
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: ROSALINE, featuring the ethereal face of a woman amongst stars in the background.
  Meet Rosaline
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: ROSALINE, featuring the interior of a spaceship. A man sits on a futuristic coach.
  Explore the set

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Sci-fi

Runtime

5 minutes

Completion Date

June 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

Credits

Berowne

Eric Bear

Rosaline

Carly Chistopher

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Original Playwright

William Shakespeare

Screen Adaptation

Eric Bear

Director

Luke Hill

Animator

Luke Hill

Editor

Luke Hill

Motion Capture Director

Cory Williams

Motion Capture Operator

Luke Hill

MetaHuman Sculptor

Eric Bear

Facial Performance Capture

Frederico Junqueira

Michaela Bost

Environmental Artist

Brandon Hix

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