NO DIALOGUE.

A film about speaking.
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CalArts BFA1 2023
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Credits:
Director, Animation, and Music: Ben Knight
Ink & Paint help: Chun Kit Fong, Amara Mancia, Jess Ji, Yenni Myung, Alyssa Anderson
Additional Character Design: EV Knight
Violin Performance: Kalynn Lam
Drum Performance: Greg Blum.
Re-Recording Mixer: Daniel Eaton

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[gregblummusic]

So good!! It's deep!! The film illustrates so powerfully what it might feel like to be silenced, and then is also funny! Such creative animation style!! Great work Ben!! 🔥🔥

[danieschenkekraft]

Loving irony of the cut off at the end xDD Interesting and creative. Good job!

[earnest]

The anticipation and build up is crazy! I love the use of music in this (those chaotic drums!) and the black n white color scheme really unifies all the different depths/contrasts between the characters/their surroundings. Super cool super cool

[HeyGrouch]

Man this is so good. Super excited to see whatever else you end up working on!

[EmilyMGin]

Woahhhh, this film has a super cool vibe... also pretty scary haha. And love the end hahah

[Gavenr]

Silence!
He's going to

. . .

(Cool animation! I got really desperate never getting to hear what he had to )

[snazziington]

wow i love the style in this!! loved the transition where the protagonist jumps into the water and the camera flips as they stand "on top of" the water (upside down). it's really cool!!

[minervadeuteronomy]

I love the artstyle and premis behind this! the animation is really cool and the hands are done really well!

[herothecrow]

Oh it's wonderful

I love how jittery the hands are, it gives it a very claymation stop motion feel.

[skruffedpretzelz]

was just checking out your channel again and saw that you just posted this masterpiece a few hours ago!

[Petertjrksor]

The soundtrack is amazing. Do you release music too?

[ericzhou]

this might be my favorite thing ive ever seen! what do you use to aniimate?

[Cirayas]

This is pretty amazing for a first attempt at a film!❤️

[wholegrainmilk]

i'm trying to limit my bias against 3d animation in this critic but there where parts where it seemed you where using 3d assets that where being pushed to their limits and crumpling in places that seemed un-intentional. I appreciate grayscale but the lighting felt a little off especially on the big hand