BEACON - Animated Scifi Horror Short Film

A freak accident leaves a mechanic fighting for his life on a desolate ice planet.

Beacon is the senior film I directed at my final year of SCAD. Without the support of my fantastic crew, friends, and family this film would not have been possible. Thank you to the animation class of 2022 for voting for my pitch to go forward. Beacon would not exist without your votes. Thank you to all those involved who made this film possible. We couldn't have done it without you!

Contact the team here!

Art of Beacon Book in the works. Follow our twitter for updates!

Thank you to the film festivals we submitted to for their incredible support and allowing us to be shown on the big screen. We hope you enjoy Beacon!

Happy Halloween!

CREDITS LIST AND CONTACT

VOICE ACTORS

Sarah Tyndal

MAIN CREW

SOUND AND SCORE
Chad Gutierrez

DIRECTOR

PRODUCER, STORY, 2D ANIMATOR, 2D EFFECTS, CLEANUP, COMPOSITOR

STORY, 2D ANIMATOR, CLEANUP, COMPOSITOR

VISDEV, LAYOUT, COMPOSITOR

3D MODELER, 3D ANIMATOR

3D MODELER, 3D ANIMATOR, VFX

3D MODELER, ANIMATOR, COMPOSITOR

SUPPORT CREW

2D ANIMATOR

2D EFFECTS

3D MODELER

3D MODELER
Darcy Leeman

3D MODELER
Mason Matutina

3D MODELER
Jonathan Gibney

CLEAN UP

CLEAN UP

CLEAN UP

CLEAN UP
Morgan Stemm

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[animatrocities]

Hi Yall! I just wanted to say thanks so much for getting Beacon to over a million views. It's honestly a huge milestone for me. I started this channel nearly a decade ago and I always wanted to make films but it took nearly a decade to get there. So thank you so much!

Hoping to get you guys films every 1-2 months. Some longer or shorter than others. There's a mythos to Beacon I'd like to continue with and as much as I've slipped hints and elaborated on things I'll just have to let the story develop its self. Almost 10 years of stories in the making I started in High School will start to take shape. In the meantime I can't wait to show you the anthology F3ROCIOU5. Thank you for watching it's first kick off entry and again thanks for taking interest in Beacon!

We have such sights to show you...

[larubric]

What I really like about this is how quiet the protagonist is. A lot of shows have the MC constantly talking while they're alone cos they don't trust the audience to pay attention all the time. For this it works super well; it makes when the character does speak extremely valuable and also benefits the dread. It emphasises how alone the protagonist is, how vacant the planet is, and how vulnerable any survivors are when they're always being watched by the rabid wildlife.

[zombiepopi]

Real sucker for the gore, but also the fact that it's acknowledged and then ignored for the horrors of the monsters and being abandoned, fantastic animation, i'd kill to have a longform series with the concept

[Gracie-rrut]

This is a senior film? This is clean as hell, everyone who worked on it should be so proud!

[Zanzabarchocolate]

Stellaris Player: "Oh, so THAT'S where my science ship went! Alright, time to build another one."

[ImperialKnight]

You know that "last crew" that's always mentioned in space horror games? This is them.

[rrk]

I like how he gives up in the end unlike other videos or movies where the mc is injured and their only means of escaping is gone but still think there's hope, but in this the mc knows it's over and chooses to end his suffering quickly

[Helldiver-U]

Jesus, watching the dude in the first sequence rip out that shrapnel and I am just sitting here going..."Dude, you are NOT supposed to do that!"

[elementblue]

When your wrist thingy says stay in the pod, STAY IN THE DAMN POD. I agree with everyone about the amazing animation, but I also wanted to mention how great the sound is. Those were some top notch effects! Awesome job!

[CosmicFlora]

Absolutely beautiful in its bleakness. I love sci-fi/horror concepts where the antagonist is just nature in all its brutal indifference. The terrain and ruins all serve to make the viewer feel very small. Phenomenal work! If you ever consider a Kickstarter or something to take this project further, I’ll be the first to sign up.

[fearsomejinn]

This looks like something on par with Love, Death and Robots. both in tone and animation style. well done.

[dand]

Beautifully animated.

The survivor of the Archimedes ultimately getting himself and a rescue team killed seeking pointless vengeance on the local wildlife is... frustrating, but believable.

[petalpotionsart]

The sense of pure dread this gives is amazing. What a genuinely great animation!

[LaitoChen]

Don't leave pod under any circumstance
Leaves pod and disturbs hostile wildlife
Everybody dies
MC is has room temperature IQ

[HeathMartinVO]

I love what you all did with this film! it was a great joy for me to be a part of it!
p.s. I'd be cool with continuing this story or making a prequel.
- The Survivor

[NoahCheruk]

The strength of the overall tone is so impressive in this film, and feels so fresh! This film paves the way for a sense of atmosphere that is rarely touched on in animation. Congrats to all the crew involved! Was a pleasure to help out on this film even if only a little bit, and inspiring to work alongside you night after night for the college film grind. Looking forward to what you make next!

[Jinx_you_lose]

6:51 i love the little detail of him ever so slightly being pushed back due to the firearm

[socha]

the detail on the arm 8:34 was very nice

[kdeathwing]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the sheer balls on this guy for even attempting a rescue after hearing those screams.

[temporaryalien]

This was a great work on a dreadful experience of being stranded on a alien world with the character trying to gain hope in finding others he only finds more fear in his own surroundings only to react unreasonably when approached with such strangeness on this world.