THE ART OF by Daniel Anter
The story
The Other Side tells the story of a child zombie and his experiences in an apocalyptic world. The story is set in Amsterdam, after a big barricade has been set to divide the city in two sides, the zombie land and the human world.
In this world of mayhem, Tin, the protagonist of our story, will embarc on a journey to rejoin his family, who, after Tin was bit, were forced to abandon him and relocate to the human side. On his journey, he will face many great challenges and unexpected encounters.
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Still from the shortfilm
Still from the shortfilm
Tin, abandoned by his family when needed most, is obliged to stay among his kind on the zombie land. Those measures could not stop him from getting back together with his loved ones. Plan after plan, Tin ideated the perfect strategy to get himself to the other side. That’s when he crosses the border by sneaking inside a freight truck.
But his expectations fade once he reaches his first checkpoint, the human world is empty and desolate. As he explores this new world, he encounters signs of disconfort and hatred towards his kind, so he’ll have to avoid and survive any threats in order to arrive to his family’s house on top of the highest hill.
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Storyboard
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The early sketches made on the storyboard have been translated to the final look of the shortfilm by using a combination of both traditional and CGI elements, using different softwares and programs to enhance the final result.
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Still from the shortfilm
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The design for the background was inspired by the current Amsterdam skyline. Some of the trademarks of Dutch arquitecture are its colorful buildings and their extravagant and long ridge roofs. During the duration of the film we find details explaining the events that occurred in the world and its history through pieces of newspaper and anti-zombie propaganda.
Building lineup
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Still from the shortfilm
Tin
Early designs for the character of Tin
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Final design for Tin
Turnaround
Tin, the protagonist of the short film, is an 11-year-old zombie boy who lives in the world of the infected, isolated from the uninfected human society. His only purpose is to find his family, from which he was separated when he was bit.
To do so, together with his fellow adventurer Lappet, he devises all kinds of plans, mostly disastrous, in order to cross the wall to the other side. He is very honest and amicable, and although he is a little bit of a scaredy-cat, he is also an undeniable adventurer at soul.
Poses for Tin 20
Once the new "zombie prevention measures" were established, Tin began to get used to life among the infected, he realized that zombies are not as they are portrayed in the movies, but that they have feelings, emotions and goals.
However, life without a family had no meaning for him, he spent his days alone, looking for activities so as not to fall into the madness of boredom. Everything got better when she met Lappet, but he would still do anything to reunite with his family.
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Final design for Tin
Poses for Tin
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This joureny has defenitely been a lifechanging event for Tin, who in just a matter of hours, has discovered a whole new world of violence and distrust, and has overcome challenges in order to reach his ultimate goal of reuniting with his family.
Stills from the shortfim
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Lappet Lappet
Final design for Lappet
Early designs for the character of Lappet
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Stills from the shortfilm
Lappet is an Andalusian vulture who lives with Tin and accompanies him on each of his adventures. Although it's a mutual feeling, his goal is to protect and warn Tin from all the evils he might encounter in his jouneys, even though most of the time Tin ends up ignoring his advice. He acts, in a way, as a brotherly figure for Tim in the absence of his family.
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Poses for Lappet
He would be defined as: Protective, intelligent, suspicious, a bit arrogant and very loyal.
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Poses for Lappet
Gerda
Early designs for the character of Gerda
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Final design for Gerda
The old lady appears right in the middle of their journey, when Tin and Lappet explore the human world. The first impression you get of her is that of an adorable and harmless old woman; what doesn't show on the surface is her deep hatred of zombies and her ability to hunt them down.
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Gerda will pursue the two intruders and try to finish them off in order to protect the uninfected population and at the same time earn some money on the side.
She would be defined as: Dishonest, intelligent, violent, swindler, manipulative and greedy.
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Still from the shortfilm
Lena
Early designs for the character of Lena
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Final design for Lena
Albert Albert
Final design for Albert
Early designs for the character of Albert
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Ilse Ilse
Final design for Ilse
Early designs for the character of Ilse
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Tins familty, composed by his mother Lena, his father Albert and his little sister Ilse, are found in a situation of hoplesness when they are forced to leave his son behind as he was bit by a zombie.
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After that moment, they grew an irrational hatred and wrath towards zombies, blaming them for taking their loved one away. They began hunting and killing zombies as a way to free some tension.
The only thing that would stop that pain and distress they felt was for their son to come back. And once he did, everything took a 180º turn.
Poses of the family
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Still from the shortfilm
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Their first reaction was of shock, as they couldn’t believe their eyes, their son came back in the form of a zombie. A lot of mixed emotion flew through their brain, but the love they felt for him was unconditional. That’s why they decided to turn their life back around, aand enjoy times as they used to do before the tragedy. They decided to burn all their guns and weapons and began a life o full-time enjoyment and family activities.
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