Subconscious Password
In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe—forgetting somebody’s name—as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try to prompt our beleaguered protagonist to remember his old pal's name. Finally, he realizes he must surrender to his predicament and jump head-first into his subconscious to find the answer.
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In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe—forgetting somebody’s name—as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try to prompt our beleaguered protagonist to remember his old pal's name. Finally, he realizes he must surrender to his predicament and jump head-first into his subconscious to find the answer.
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writerChris Landreth
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directorChris Landreth
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producerMarcy PageMark Smith
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executive producerRoddy McManusSteven HobanMark Jones
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castDon McKellarRon PardoPatrice GoodmanRay LandryTony DanielsAthena KarkanisNanci PachKedarDenise OlivierDwayne HillChris LandrethJohn R. Dilworth
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castingJody Terio
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original musicDaniel Janke
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sound designAndy MalcolmPierre Yves Drapeau
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animation directorSean Craig
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layoutSean Craig
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production managerShawn Swartz
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pre-visual design supervisorJim Graves
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storyboard artistBelinda OldfordNaseer Pasha
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character designDongshin AnAaron GarciaNaseer PashaMin Zhou
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concept designDongshin AnAaron GarciaNaseer PashaMin Zhou
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lead for modeling/riggingZane Kozak
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modelingJoseph KimMark Schmidt
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additional TDNevil SidhwaBrandon Tasker
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cg animationStephanie BraithwaiteNogol DoostiMartin FerlandAaron GarciaSeong Ah HanTahereh SalimiNevil SidhwaBrandon Tasker
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SANDDE animationMunro Ferguson
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2D animationCraig Small
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lighting supervisorSteve KahwatiKyle Menzies
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lighting technical directorSteve Kahwati
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texture artistAlice HoDongshin AnTimothy DormadyZane KozakAdam PeerbayeNevil SidhwaBrandon Tasker
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lighting artistAlice HoDongshin AnTimothy DormadyZane KozakAdam PeerbayeNevil SidhwaBrandon Tasker
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VFX artistSean CraigZane KozakNevil SidhwaBrandon Tasker
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lead for compositingJoe Raasch
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lead compositing artistMunzer HalimeAbhyuday Ranjan Karn
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additional compositingAneesh BhatnagarVikram ChandranAlice HoZack LovattFilip PandovskiThomas Trindade
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render wranglingKyle MenziesTimothy DormadyAlice Ho
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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creditsGaspard Gaudreau
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stereoscopic gradingÉloi ChampagneZane Kozak
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stereoscopic outputÉloi ChampagneZane Kozak
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digital consultantÉloi ChampagneRandall Finnerty
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computer supportPascal FilionBruno GervasiJozsef HorvathAdrian KlymenkoLuis MarmeloPierre Pilote
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network supportPascal FilionBruno GervasiJozsef HorvathAdrian KlymenkoLuis MarmeloPierre Pilote
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production assistantTimothy Clark
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voice recordingKyle PetersTeresa Morrow
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellMathieu LerouxLuc Léger
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musicianHélène BeaulieuChet DoxasMark FewerJennifer BellMike CartileChloe DominguezJim DoxasDaniel JankeBill MaharDave MartinKarine RousseauKen SearcyMana ShiraishiFrançois StevensonAdrian VedadyCameron Wallis
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foley artistAndy MalcolmGoro Koyama
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foley assistantSandra Fox
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foley recording mixerDon WhiteJack Heeren
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recording assistantStephen Muir
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final mixSerge Boivin
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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technical coordinationSteve Hallé
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production coordinationElaine LargieRosalina Di SarioSophie DupuisSimon Zaurrini
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administrationVictoire-Émilie BessetteGisèle Guilbault
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development supportDavid Verrall
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administrative coordinationAnna Kalika
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rights researcherElizabeth Klinck
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legalPeter Kallianiotis
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marketingMelissa Wheeler
A comedic and experimental animated short that follows the psychological journey of director Chris Landreth as he attempts to remember a friend’s name at a party. Appropriate for classroom discussions and research projects related to animation, writing, experimental art, media studies, and psychology. Examine how metaphor, imagery, symbolism, tone, setting, and other elements are used in the film. What ideas do you think the film is exploring? Pick one of the authors depicted in the short and analyze, in-depth, their role, representation, and significance. Discuss the use of Freudian imagery in the film, and then compare and contrast it with another form of media that utilizes similar imagery.
