Depression is a Beast
Courtney Dixon
Most of the monsters modern-day scream queen, Jenna Kanell battles are in horror films. But one darkness she can’t always escape is depression. Director Courtney Dixon came to us with the challenge to make the deeply personal and largely invisible disease feel tangible without reducing it to a simple metaphor.
Depression is a Beast
Courtney Dixon
Most of the monsters modern-day scream queen, Jenna Kanell battles are in horror films. But one darkness she can’t always escape is depression. Director Courtney Dixon came to us with the challenge to make the deeply personal and largely invisible disease feel tangible without reducing it to a simple metaphor.
Depression is a Beast
Courtney Dixon
Most of the monsters modern-day scream queen, Jenna Kanell battles are in horror films. But one darkness she can’t always escape is depression. Director Courtney Dixon came to us with the challenge to make the deeply personal and largely invisible disease feel tangible without reducing it to a simple metaphor.
An Invisible
Struggle
Depression can be difficult to describe because so much of it happens internally. To solve this challenge, we created a visual language that moves between reality and Jenna's imagination, using 3D environments, surreal VFX, comic-book illustration, and hand-crafted animation to give shape to the "beast" she learns to tame. The result is a story that makes an invisible struggle feel immediate and personal while keeping Jenna's experience at the center.
Depression can be difficult to describe because so much of it happens internally. To solve this challenge, we created a visual language that moves between reality and Jenna's imagination, using 3D environments, surreal VFX, comic-book illustration, and hand-crafted animation to give shape to the "beast" she learns to tame. The result is a story that makes an invisible struggle feel immediate and personal while keeping Jenna's experience at the center.
Credits
Credits
Credits
Starring:
Jenna Kanell
Director:
Courtney Dixon
Production:
Sequitur Cinema
Producers:
John Cassaras and Denis Deck
Production Manager:
Cody Nailor
Post Production Supervisor:
Germain Putz
Cinematography:
Kristian Zuniga
1st AC:
Daniel Ranier
2nd AC:
Drew Barrett
Gaffer:
Brian Stansfield
Key Grip:
Carlos Valdes-Lora
Sound Mixer:
Chris Manza
Key Hair and Makeup:
Loren Scarbrough
Production Assistant:
Lauren Lieb
Mingle
Post Producers:
Krystof Burda and Jakub Jelínek
Editor:
Jakub Jelínek
Assistant Editor:
Ondrej Nuslauer
2nd Assistant Editor:
Jakub Podmanicky
Colorist:
Jakub Jelen
Sound Design & Mix:
Petr Kolev
Coat of Arms
Creative Directors and Producers:
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
Associate Producer:
Grace Lawson
Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth
Art Director:
Elena Chudoba
Design:
Amador Valenzuela, Elena Chudoba, Mauro Borba, and Ryan Butterworth.
Animation:
Anna Taberko, David Reyes, Mauro Borba, and Ryan Butterworth
Starring:
Jenna Kanell
Director:
Courtney Dixon
Production:
Sequitur Cinema
Producers:
John Cassaras and Denis Deck
Production Manager:
Cody Nailor
Post Production Supervisor:
Germain Putz
Cinematography:
Kristian Zuniga
1st AC:
Daniel Ranier
2nd AC:
Drew Barrett
Gaffer:
Brian Stansfield
Key Grip:
Carlos Valdes-Lora
Sound Mixer:
Chris Manza
Key Hair and Makeup:
Loren Scarbrough
Production Assistant:
Lauren Lieb
Mingle
Post Producers:
Krystof Burda and Jakub Jelínek
Editor:
Jakub Jelínek
Assistant Editor:
Ondrej Nuslauer
2nd Assistant Editor:
Jakub Podmanicky
Colorist:
Jakub Jelen
Sound Design & Mix:
Petr Kolev
Coat of Arms
Creative Directors and Producers:
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
Associate Producer:
Grace Lawson
Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth
Art Director:
Elena Chudoba
Design:
Amador Valenzuela, Elena Chudoba, Mauro Borba, and Ryan Butterworth.
Animation:
Anna Taberko, David Reyes, Mauro Borba, and Ryan Butterworth
