Corporate Hell[p]
Role: Creator
Project Type: Production Design for Stop Motion
Spring 2024
As an employee of a large corporation wraps up his day, he finds that his way out has transformed into a nightmarish, never-ending escalator. When the employee tries to run to the top, he finds himself spiraling in the endless escalator, unable to escape from this eternal corporate hell.
Corporate Hell[p] is a theoretical stop motion film. To develop the concept, I assembled a production design deck to communicate the overall design intent. This culminated in producing a prototype of the endless escalator set.
Images of endless escalator set
The endless escalator set is a 4’ long and 2 1/2’ tall escalator, with more than 50 individual pieces. Every element was modeled in SketchUp by myself and 3D printed, followed by a lengthy series of post-processing; this included multiple rounds of sanding, priming, applying automotive body filler, and final scenic treatments.
Additional key shots and side view of set with removable railing for camera access
Production process images
Initial concept deck