Belonging

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Belonging Water Episode Poster, featuring the character Mark in the foreground and the character Emma showering in the background.

WATER

A self-assured fortysomething fears his independence being threatened. Feeling boxed in, an incompatibility of needs and desires is exposed.

Directed, animated and edited by YouTube pioneer and virtual production innovator, Cory Williams. Starring Eric Bear & Janna Bear.

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

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Romance, Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 34 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

16:9

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Winner - Best Actor - CANNES International Shorts 2023
Official Selection - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Montreal International Animation Festival 2022
Finalist - Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2023

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: WATER, featuring a barechested white man with greying hair and stubble
  Meet Mark
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: WATER, featuring a white woman's face and a shower stream in the background
  Meet Emma
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: WATER, featuring a barechested man with a towel around his waist looks in the bathroom mirror. A blurred out naked woman is showering in the background
  Explore the set

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Romance, Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 34 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

16:9

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Credits

Mark

Eric Bear

Emma

Janna Bear

Emma (previs)

Carly Christopher

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Screenwriter

Eric Bear

Director

Cory Williams

Animator

Cory Williams

Editor

Cory Williams

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