Ciara O'Neill
Animation and Motion Design BA (HONS)
Limerick School of Art and Design
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Animation / Film & Animation
My location: Limerick, Ireland
Ciara O'Neill
First Name: Ciara
Last Name: O'Neill
University / College: Limerick School of Art and Design
Course / Program: Animation and Motion Design BA (HONS)
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Animation / Film & Animation
My Location: Limerick, Ireland
Website: Click To See Website
About
I'm a 23 year-old Non-Binary animator, who works mainly in Stop-motion.I enjoy creating pieces that unnerve the viewer but I try not to shy away from making lighter or even more comedic bits of work.ESC is a film that kind of marries these two ideas together. It also highlights my new found love for Paper-Craft Stop-motion.Paper-cutout can have certain limitations as to what you can do with it, but it's has a certain tactile charm which I feel is difficult to replicate in other formats.So, even though the process of creating fragile paper puppets and moving tiny intricate pieces can be frustrating, it is a process that creates something that will always have it's own unique weirdness and beauty to it.Which is an end result that I would never want to give up.
ESC is a Stop-motion animated short that explores the concept of Escapism, corrupt work systems and what it takes to be free from a mundane working life. Follow Carl, an office worker whose fantasy for freedom becomes a reality. Under most unusual circumstances, he is given the opportunity to escape his relentless nine to five, but at great cost. In his pursuit for freedom Carl will uncover dark secrets about himself and society. In order to liberate himself, he must undergo horrific changes and in doing so will be forced to confront his identity and role. ESC challenges the ideals of freedom set by society, and the corrupt conglomerates that oppress their employees. It champions the power of the individual, but warns of the nightmarish toll of going against the norm. Carl is just another ordinary employee toeing the line and conforming to office life, but at any moment there is something inside him capable of rebelling against the oppressive system…..But how far is too far?
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