Belonging

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Belonging Trust Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of a stern man with a white hair and white mustache.

TRUST

A hardened tech magnate reveals a dark truth to his former business partner’s starry-eyed son.

Directed, animated and edited by motion capture director and independent film cinematographer, Webb Pickersgill. Starring Eric Bear.

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

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 20 seconds

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

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

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: NIGHT, featuring the character Jack, an stern-looking older white man with white hair and a white mustache.
  Meet Jack
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: TRUST, featuring the character Greg, a young white man, chin down, gaze pointing upward.
  Meet Greg
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: TRUST, featuring two men in a high rise office overlooking a large city.
  Explore the set

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 20 seconds

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

Jack

Eric Bear

Greg

Eric Bear

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Screenwriter

Eric Bear

Director

Webb Pickersgill

Animator

Webb Pickersgill

Editor

Webb Pickersgill

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