Button Down – Stop-Motion-Animation

Synopsis

Buttons start disappearing from a young man’s shirt. Where do they go?

Odd events occur in a young man’s room as he starts noticing missing shirt buttons. As soon as he’s out of sight the inanimate objects on the desk come to life. A pencil and a sharpener are having a race with their brandnew karts.

Credits

Cast: Joseph Dietsche
Writer/Director/DoP/VFX/Editor: Matthias Haller
Stop-Motion-Animation: Nelly Schmidtlein, Linus Kuttruff
2D Animation: Johanna Volkert, Jennifer Liebig
3D Animation: Marius Mrohs
Assistant Camera/Photo Retouching: Linus Kuttruff
Music: Felix von Boxberg, Joseph Dietsche
Sounddesign: Felix von Boxberg, Samson Rupp
Storyboard/Titledesign/End Titles: Elena Krämer
Poster Design: Lou-Anne Reiter

Format: Digital, 1:1.5
Running Time: 3 min

Festivals

58. Werkstatt der jungen Filmszene
180′ Berlin Filmfest
Cine-Maniacs Filmfest
35 Girona Film Festival
Independant-Star Filmfest
Short to the Point Film Festival
Short Stop International Filmfestival
New York Animation Film Awards
AniMate – Australia Animation Film Festival
Short Film Factory Film Festival
We Like ‚Em Short – Animation and Comedy Festival
Story? International Student Documentary Festival
Mokkho International Film Festival
International Motion Picture Festival of India
Nitiin International Film Festival
Indo French International Film Festival