Trapped (CalArts Film 2021) | 4K

My first-year film at CalArts.
Film by Jethro Tai
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Sound Design and Mix by Jack Weiss
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Additional Coloring by Maria Jaramillo
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A huge thank you to everyone who helped and inspired me throughout this journey. I never would have been able to finish it, let alone to have taken it so far, without you all.
Watch other films made by my classmates! vimeo.com/chan...

[@TheRedTigon]

THIS IS A FIRST YEAR FILM??? HOLY COW DUDE THATS INCREDIBLE

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you so much!! I got a little ambitious and almost couldn’t finish it on time haha

[@ReaganLodge]

Fantastic work Jethro, this is incredible for a first year film. You're slaying it

[@jethrotai1721]

Thanks man! There’s still so much I want to try

[@Lylaris_or_Garuk]

*and then he walked away like a badass, of course not facing the explosion*
I LOVED THIS

[@Seacat17]

You know what animation is good? It's the animation that makes you care about character in less than a minute.

[@canetoonist]

Awesome! Love the blend of 2D and 3D, and I was rooting for the cat dude to escape!

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you! I’m glad the film made you care about him in such a short time!

[@JumpdeArt]

This is excellent! The angles and pacing were phenomenal.
I love how quick your setting is established, and immediately I was hooked by how high the stakes were. Stunning designs, and blending of 3d animation too! Can’t wait to see your future work

[@bugpocket]

So glad the cat fellow could escape! Definitely smart thinking. I definitely feel like this world could be built upon and expanded! Amazing film!

[@mortalclown3812]

I'm not big on cartoons and couldn't believe how hooked I got in moments.
:-)

[@chriscooper654]

Beautifully crafted short.

[@solamentos04]

Man, i love this

[@BricBender]

Ah hell yeah.

[@brother-tico4363]

That was so smart for that character! XD Great animation!

[@mayamlin]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, its so underrated!!!

[@jethrotai1721]

I will never understand the algorithm🥲

[@bolthamos]

THIS IS SO GOOD!! Loved watching this develop over the months ;;

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed both the film and the process!

[@NicoleNageli]

Jethro, this is SO cool!! I love the style of the film-great work!!

[@bigboiblitz5093]

This is amazing

[@Helimations]

OMG, THIS IS AMAZING!! I LOVE how it turned out!!! And seeing all the work you put into it makes me appreciate this film all the more! Very well done!!

[@carol8840]

Well done. 🌟

[@duckgon3942]

Woooahh This turned out awesome!

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you!! This was such a crazy learning process for me and I had no idea if my production pipeline was actually going to work at all!

[@jumbocube]

Very nice! I like the characters.

[@m1ilmail]

THIS IS WONDERFUL!

[@ZekerPotPie]

This is seriously so fantastic!

[@intangible9838]

god damn calarts has the good shit

[@andreabotton-q3m]

Amazing!

[@cattatron]

Omg this is so well done

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you!

[@blahmandeep]

lovely work

[@zbii6588]

huh nice

[@cheddart]

this looks so awesome!!

[@nauqj2688]

im very amazed by the animation, something that i am now pursuing, can i ask how long did this take you and how many people work on this?

[@jethrotai1721]

Thank you! Most of the film was my own work except for the sound and the coloring of the character drawings in some shots. This was made over 7 months in my first year at CalArts and took 680 hours in total.

[@harrison1032]

@@jethrotai1721 680 hours?!? The time and effort paid off!

[@kathytkm16]

Cool :0

[@jethrotai1721]

Thanks :)

[@labhanshnaik1065]

amazing 236th like, and also 0 dislikes woaaaa

[@royalalee1463]

that is Karma LOL

[@ne_dura]

where moral?