Connor Minnaar

Mid shot of a man with long blonde messy hair laying in bed in a dark room. He wears a worried expression on his face. To the right of the frame, lying on the floor next to the blonde man, is another man with dark coloured hair and a beard. He is lying on his back facing the camera, wearing a worried and concerned expression on his face.

Statement

Two astronauts left after the death of earth must face a daunting question. Do they give in to despair, or cling to survival and dare to hope there may be someone out there?

Red, a headstrong but emotionally driven scientist, tries desperately to push off their fate, diving into his work to avoid facing their circumstances.

Navy, a quiet and reflective presence in the ship, illustrates to keep the memories of the people and places he loves alive.

As they bond in their place of work, they begin bonding outside of it too. Sharing stories at their dinner table and helping each other through a situation neither understands how to deal with. They grieve together, heal together, and dance hand in hand at the end of time.

My role is directing and background art, from thumbnails to finished paints. In the backgrounds, I work to keep details consistent to make the environment one cohesive space, frame and focus the characters, build the world that they live in and make it feel a certain way through colour and lighting. As the director, I work with each person to make sure we are all working towards one visual and emotional style, stitching together the story, art and music into one piece.

Connor Minnaar:: Image/Video

Images

  • Close up shot of a man with long blond hair peering through a glass conical flask, watching liquid drip into it from a pipette. In the blurred background, another man with a beard wearing a blue jumpsuit lounges in a chair reading a book.

    Close up shot of a man with long blond hair peering through a glass conical flask, watching liquid drip into it from a pipette. In the blurred background, another man with a beard wearing a blue jumpsuit lounges in a chair reading a book.

  • Mid shot of a man with long blonde messy hair laying in bed in a dark room. He wears a worried expression on his face. To the right of the frame, lying on the floor next to the blonde man, is another man with dark coloured hair and a beard. He is lying on his back facing the camera, wearing a worried and concerned expression on his face.

    Mid shot of a man with long blonde messy hair laying in bed in a dark room. He wears a worried expression on his face. To the right of the frame, lying on the floor next to the blonde man, is another man with dark coloured hair and a beard. He is lying on his back facing the camera, wearing a worried and concerned expression on his face.


Course: animationVisualEffectsMotionDesign

Year: 2026

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