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October 6, 2008
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This is my first 2D animation short. It was created in 2006.

All animation, music and sounds were created by me.
Hope you enjoy. :)

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EDIT: What is this about?

To some of those who have a hard time understanding what this is really about I wish to give some background info, although I also don't want to spoil anything before someone watches it. Here goes.

The concept of the film was inspired by a personal event that really changed my life, obviously, the suicide of someone very dear (my brother). People who decide to end their own life are always very specific about how they do it, and trauma (jumping, hit by train, etc...) is considered one of the quickest, most succesful in attempt and most common methods generally. Now how to convey these emotions into a one minute short was the real challenge, as it was already challenging to work on a project for months that kept me dealing with grief all the time.
In Prospect, the difference between freedom, symbolized by the natural landscape, and death become vague. As both freedom and death are to be found through the same portal, the window. Here starts a great issue between after death believers and non believers which I'm not going to start at, more importantly I wanted to show that although suiciders mostly believe there is something better out there than the horrible world they live in (symbolized by the dirty industry), to many there is only death.
And unfortantly for this man he still gets the time to realize that. I wish he hadn't and I wish noone ever has, since it must be a most terrifying final thought...
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Given 2008-10-20
Prospect by ~Jenovah-Art "This animation is dreamlike and inspirational. The simplicity of the character is a great contrast to the fine details of the setting. It's modern yet eclectic, the whole mood of the piece is enchanting as well as foreboding. I admire this deviants ability to convey these complex emotions." - Helloheath ( Suggested by *helloheath and Featured by `Marker-Guru )
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~SercanSalkir Feb 9, 2013
that was sad.. yet brilliant way to describe all that stuff in only 1 minute.
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~Dr-Ugly-monster Oct 2, 2012
omg my bad youtube was playing in the same time! xD sorry nvm
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~Dr-Ugly-monster Oct 2, 2012
wow very nice :) is there by any chances a place where we could download the songs in this small video? :)
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~tofin8r Oct 2, 2012
phenomenal. truly incredible. i got a very gorrilaz-esque vibe from the landscape. which is a good thing. keep it up, you freaking genius.
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*MandieEllie Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
@00:55I like this scene. I like how it expresses this beautiful world we have and then the factories that are slowly destroying it. :D
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*MandieEllie Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
@00:36oh my he has no building just a window that leads two ways O.O
I did not see that coming, AWESOME~!
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*MandieEllie Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
@00:30Nice Scene~! :D
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*MandieEllie Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
@00:06Love the eerie beginning :)
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~mayberuru Jun 30, 2012  Hobbyist
@01:01i will go to study English well then i will come back to comment here what i feel.thank you for being such an incredible artist.you are very inspirational indeed!
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*PagodaComics Jan 7, 2012  Student General Artist
@01:01You know..it is not only a great animation but also can relate to it very much...
I always thought it could be sth like that for my sister as well when she stepped off the bridge...
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