KrisET | Making a 2D Horror Film | This Dark Thought Side by Side @KrisET | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
A behind the scenes look at how we created our 2019 horror short, This Dark Thought!

Animated by Actuality Films, this horror short film made extensive use of rotoscoping combined with hand drawn animation to create an unsettling, surreal atmosphere.

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Directed by Kris & Kurtis Theorin
Written by Nik Theorin
Produced by Amy Theorin
Editing, Sound Design and Special Effects by Kris Theorin
Original Score by Nick Angeloni

Animation by Actuality Films

“Untethered”
Original Song by
Olivia Dalessandro

Animation Producer
Robert Capria

Character Design, Background Design, and Lead Animator
T. Nakayama

Background Artists
Rodrigo Motta
Stanislav Plonish

Animation Colorists
Maria Galinskaia
Olga Prodaniuk
Cheryl Cruz
Kathryn Meghoo
Diana Silkina

Production Assistant
Jamie Kleman

Performed by
Mary - Evangeline Young
Baby - Joey Giunta

Special Thanks to:
Aubrey Giunta, Suzanne Tamassia, Alice Bushnell