King Witch : Metal

Set to the style of a silent film, it tells the tale of an obsessed Sea Captain with a crew riddled with sickness, looking for a place to call home. Against the backdrop of descension amongst the crew, as they slowly die from illness, all hope is seemingly lost. The Captain, crazed with desire to save his crew and himself, goes to any length towards seeking salvation bracing a fierce storm, only to be swallowed by the vast and tormented seas. The story tried to get across the idea that the banished weak, would eventually be destroyed by the mass of dark forces, helpless as they were pitted against them. Even though sick, broken and in need of help, their cries are unheard and only lead to them being destroyed. In a society that preys on the weak, it seemed fitting that that was a driving force within the tell of this narrative.

A mixture of stylized band performance with green screen actors and hand-painted, hand-animated models and backdrops, the end result is a very technical but purely artistic piece that showcases not only the skills employed by all involved, but my love of cinema in it’s totality.