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The Thing Under the Tree

Synopsis

Gabby keeps bothering her older sister Tam to play, so Tam tells a story about a monster that lives in the forest. Whatever you do, you can’t let it see your face. But then her phone rings, leaving the story unfinished—so Gabby goes off to find the creature herself.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 26 secs
Format
HD 1080p
Director
Lily Fang
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Executive Producer
Royal College of Art
Editor
Lily Fang
Screenwriter
Lily Fang
Production Designer
Lily Fang
Sound
Lily Fang, Zuzanna Ziolkowska
Composer
Zuzanna Ziolkowska
Principal cast
Megan Alston, Bea Pearson
Recording Engineer
Michael J. York
Modelmaking
Jennifer Cardno, Nadia Oh, Ignatz Johnson Higham, Jessica Ashman, Ana Stefaniak, Merlijn Cantineau, Anna Eijsbouts,Hashim Gaad
Compositing
Merlijn Cantineau, Peter Caires, Greet Kallikorm, Neely Goniodsky, Zuzanna Ziolkowska

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU

+44 (0) 20 7590 4512

Sales Company

Future Shorts

2-18 Warburton Road
London E8 3RT

+44 (0)20 7739 6055

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