"Deep Water Horizon" is an abstract animated short that did the festival circuit immediately following the BP Oil Spill of 2010. The entire piece is sourced from and representative of the disaster itself. The number of fish equal the number of days the spill continued, unchecked. The "music" is sourced from actual news reports, translated into midi notes and providing a somewhat unsettling soundtrack to a disaster. It is produced in Chromadepth 3D (use Chromadepth 3D glasses for best viewing).—DeWitt Patterson
On April 20, 2010, the United States experienced the single largest oil spill in the history of industry; 87 days later it was finally capped after causing billions of dollars in property damage, claiming 11 lives and impacting an immeasurable toll on the environment.
This is not THAT film. This is not a DOCUMENTARY. This is EXPERIMENTAL. This is CHROMADEPTH 3D.
The film is an experimental animated short that transports the viewer to an underwater land unlike any other. Harnessing the power of Chromadepth 3D, the viewer is transported to a brightly colored world filled with all manner of wildlife. Through a series of abstractions, the teaming vibrant landscaped is forever altered, leaving a dull shell of what once was.
*All material {audio, video and still images} were sourced directly from news outlets and altered to be a piece in the film. Everything is symbolism, this film doubly so.
