CRUSH

2D Animation / Producer

A young couple meets through a happy accident and they stay together for the rest of their lives.

Overview

An animated diploma film directed by renowned compositing artist Manuel Rivoir.

ROLE: Producer
I was responsible for production planning, creating shot lists and schedules, tracking the progress of every shot and coordinating all departments—including animation, music, sound design and effects—to ensure a smooth production pipeline and on-time delivery. I also organized and managed a live-action reference shoot to create reference footage for the animation team.

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

DIRECTOR
Manuel Rivoir

FORMAT
2D Animated Short Film

GENRE
Drama

LANGUAGE
Without Dialogue

COMPLETION
2018

Main Crew

ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Manuel Rivoir

ANIMATION / VFX PRODUCER
Helge Forler

FILM MUSIC
Patrick Puszko

SOUND DESIGN
Lena Beck

Responsibilities

Production planning / Shot planning / Scheduling & milestones / Shot tracking / Production coordination / Animation coordination / Music coordination / Sound design coordination / Effects coordination / Live-action reference shoot / Pipeline management / Deadline management

Official poster for the animated short film Crush.

Actors during a reference shoot for lighting, color and visual development of Crush

REFERENCE SHOOT WITH THE ACTORS FOR LIGHTING, COLOR AND VISUAL DEVELOPMENT OF "CRUSH"

CREW OF "CRUSH" DURING THE REFERENCE SHOOT IN THE STUDIO