Sea Child

Hand painted stop-motion. English and Korean.

By National Film and Television School

Sea Child Still (4) (2015) by Minha KimNational Film and Television School

Synopsis

Sora is a young girl on the verge of becoming a woman. One night she is woken by nightmares and decides to follow a group of men into the city.

Sea Child Still (1) (2015) by Minha KimNational Film and Television School

FILM FACTS:

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2015
LENGTH: 7 mins 27 secs
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Hand painted stop-motion.
COLOUR OR B&W: Colour
SOUND: Dolby Digital

Sea Child Behind the Scenes - Minha Kim (2015) by NFTSNational Film and Television School

Sea Child director: Minha Kim

Originally from Busan, Minha Kim is an award-winning director based in London. Sea Child screened and won at well over 50 film festivals across the globe.

Sea Child Behind the Scenes - Dialogue Recording (2015) by NFTSNational Film and Television School

Sea Child - Recording Dialogue

Minha Kim with her actors Rachel Park, Sohhee Kim and Se-jung recording the audio for Sea Child at the NFTS.

Sea Child Behind the Scenes - Sound Mix (2015) by NFTSNational Film and Television School

Sea Child - Sound Mix

John Cohen works on the sound design for Sea Child, in the main dubbing theatre at the NFTS.
Keep exploring below to see Sea Child storyboards, animatics and behind the scenes time lapse video.

Sea Child Storyboards

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Sea Child (previously titled "Eel Shop") - Animatic

An animatic is like a moving storyboard of the film; like a first draft to help plan the final film.

Sea Child - Behind the Scenes

A chance to see the amount of dedicated work needed to create such a beautiful film. See the finished film Sea Child below.

Sea Child Still (3) (2015) by Minha KimNational Film and Television School

Nominations and Awards (selected)

Best Narrative Short at Women's Voices Now 2018
Grand Prix at Supertoon International Animation Festival 2017
Best Animated Character at Third Culture Film Festival 2017
Best Animated Short at Exposure Short Film Festival 2017
Best Animated Short Film at Promofest 2016

Sea Child Still (2) (2015) by Minha KimNational Film and Television School

Cast and Selected Crew

Cast/Voices
Rachel Park - Sora
Sohhee Kim - Sunyi
Se-jung Shin - Mother

Crew
Director
Min-ha Kim

Producer
Jacob Thomas

Writer
Islay Bell-Webb

Cinematographer
Sverre Sørdal

Production Designer
Daniel Warren

Editor
Michele Chiappa

Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer
John Cohen

Composer
Antonio Nardi

Online Editor & Colour Grader
Ioannis Sariktzis

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