Savannah College of Art & Design

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2010

EMPIRE

Still from Empire

EMPIRE

A surreal fairytale about beauty and conformity. My MFA thesis film.

Year

2010

Company

Savannah College of Art & Design

Role

Student

A woman with emotional makeup, black tears and painted eyelashes, staring directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
Empire, image 2
Empire, image 3

Made in 2010 with Imaginary Forces director Alan Williams, Empire imagines escaping an oppressive society where costumes stand for conformity, vanity, and pride. It’s a statement about how fickle beauty can be, and the centerpiece of a thesis on surrealism in brand storytelling.

A large, weathered tree with a house on its top, surrounded by green plants and a wooden fence, shown in both a white background and a sunset sky in the background.
Empire, image 5
Empire, image 6
Credits

Directors: Dan Chosich, Alan Williams
Guidance: Jeffrey Boortz, Dominique Elliot, Duff Young
Costume Design: Alan Williams, George Chosich
Seamstress: George Chosich, Liz Chosich, Kerri Williams, Alan Williams
Camera Op: Dan Chosich
Compositing: Alan Williams, Dan Chosich
3D Modeling: Dan Chosich
Practical Modeling: George Chosich
Concept Art: George Chosich
Posters: Heather-Lynn Acquino
Editing: Dan Chosich