PEOPLE PERSON | Award-Winning Animated Short Film

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Published 2024-03-14
Desperate to escape her reality, a young woman discovers a program that immerses her in her own subconscious through a myriad of virtual personas.

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The entire film was shot live action first, and the actors’ performances were hand-animated using rotoscope techniques to ensure that every micro-detail of emotion and expression was captured. This character animation was then composited with environments built in Blender. We spent countless hours for three years to muscle and finesse PEOPLE PERSON into existence, and we couldn’t be more proud. We hope you enjoy!

PEOPLE PERSON has been accepted into 25 international film festivals, nominated for 12 awards, and has won 8 awards. We are grateful to every festival for welcoming us so warmly.

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Writer / Director: Ry Malena
Assistant Director: Duncan Shaffer
Producer: Raynee Divjak, Ry Malena
Cast: Cayla Hailwood, Zachery Robert Poole, Davis Davis, Raynee Divjak, Tegan Andrews, Ry Malena, Jesse Springer, Andrew Divjak, Duncan Shaffer
Music: Boaz Roberts
Sound: Loud Color, Jesse Springer
Environments: Duncan Shaffer
Character Animation: Ry Malena, Carla Lopez
Editing / Compositing: Ry Malena
Additional Art: Kyle Jaynes, John Rinkenberg

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Listen to the Original Soundtrack on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/62SKTpo8u41PI3dZuBD4Ef?si=y…

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www.tiktok.com/@malena.industries

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To see more work from the team, visit:
www.malenaindustries.com/
www.rymalena.com/
www.duncanshaffer.com/
www.loudcolor.la/
carlaestrada.cargo.site/
www.kayj.studio/
www.rinkenberg.com/

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MADE BY HUMANS, FOR HUMANS.

© MALENA INDUSTRIES 2024. All rights reserved.

All Comments (21)
  • @koushal8798
    Ngl it felt like a 'Love, death and robot' episode!! Great work!! ❤
  • My thoughts: she was using virtual reality as a form of escape. In it she finds peace and later the intoxicating excitement and rush of life. Both she and the viewer assume that she needs the virtual world because the real world is too terrible to live in. Only when she is forced to disconnect does she find something she didn't expect: The real world does have peace. And all the people who experienced those amazing things are there, living those experiences. And their true, real forms are even more incredible than what the virtual world could simulate. She is incredible, and her life can be incredible and full of beauty and excitement, if she would just go out and live it.
  • @Chaizin
    How this has so little views is a pure mystery to me! This is gorgous!
  • @ninjagogetta
    i love the story of the main character living in ai simulation her whole life of escapism like a drug showing in one color each scene and wanting more becomes over whelming until she rips it off introducing herself to the real world burst of color all at once sees herself in a new light for the very first time, at least that's what i learnt. Amazing cinematography, and storytelling with color Congrats on winning so many Awards you Deserve it .
  • @PyroJoe1
    As an old guy confused by how the youngsters talk and with my social awkwardness and disconnection from how most folks talk, this was a powerful video about balacing you and them while maintaining sanity and self.
  • Solarpunk future with friends > isolated technocapitalism. Thank you for creating and sharing this! Your art really matters. :)
  • @peaceofpiety
    When A.I. said, "I'm sorry, your head-space is no longer compatible with this reality," I felt that. 😑
  • @worthstream
    This film highlights a problem in youtube: you can only like something once! This is amazing! <3
  • @ab_stuffnart8735
    That touch in the mirror, slowly learning to accept yourself? Heart dropping (and tear dropping). Friggen magnificent. Beautiful work to the whole team!!
  • The choice of medium was on-point. Rotoscoping "superimposes" a form onto you, similarly to how digital avatars, especially in VR, are superimpositions. On top of that, this rotoscoping was done using 3D models! I don't know if all this was intentional in the choice, but even if not it's a neat coincidence.
  • @not_pranil
    This is just on another level. You guys werent afraid to experiment something different which led to this visual masterpiece.
  • @booitsrue
    This is what animation is all about. THIS is why I want to be in the animation industry. This is the future :D
  • @akenoamana2667
    absolutely no way. I REFUSE TO LET THIS GO BY WITHOUT THE APPRECIATION IT DESERVES. This was PHENOMENAL!
  • @otimjoshua3366
    The story is in the title "People Person." When she takes the vr stuff off, she see's people, but they're all one person(Her). [Alternative Meaning] Nice work.
  • @Arcane_Cypher
    this is a story and animation styles that qualifies to be on the next season of "Love, Death and Robots". perfection!
  • @itsmoonlitbro
    And remember we could've gotten batman beyond in this animation style. We were robbed fr.
  • The animation style, ambiance and lighting is breathtaking. It feels like an anime version of blade runner with a dystopian version of detroit become human
  • @nawal10
    I love when YT recommends random gems. This is what I live for, truly. 💎
  • @Cloud-vz7nn
    This is one of the most breathtaking works of art I have ever witnessed. To me it felt like breaking away from one’s social media addiction, which I had for years. Thank you, really, from the bottom of my heart. Please keep doing what you do, the world needs stories and art like this.