The Potter

From the 3D World Showreel, this biblically inspired short by Josh Burton required its own production forum, outsourced rendering, and even a dedicated effects TD!

Backed by strong design, storylines and execution, student films are improving in quality at a staggering rate. Produced in early 2005 by a group of students at Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia, the animated short The Potter is an excellent example of the standard these films can attain – and of the kind of production pipelines they now demand.

SYNOPSIS
A young apprentice learns the mystical arts under the tutelage of an ancient potter

LOOK OUT FOR
0:46 The apprentice mimes his willingness to learn
1:08 The apprentice wants to run before he can walk
1:27 Subtle exasperation
3:25 The potter breathes life into the clay...
4:21 ... as does the apprentice
4:30 Clay has a mind of its own
6:03 Now the potter moulds the apprentice
6:33 Finally, the apprentice masters the clay

SEE ALSO
The Dark Crystal (1982) Jim Henson
Little Red Plane (2002) Shadedbox
The Mantis Parable (2005) Josh Staub

INFO
Visit www.the-potter.com for concept art, storyboards and Josh Burton’s production blog, and see 3D World 75 for the full Showreel feature.

Click here to download The Potter (~30MB)