Private Project

Shift

When a simple boulder's peaceful existence is interrupted by the presence of a rowdy bird, he finds himself forced to make a choice between his own stability and the lives of others

  • Cam Swartz
    Director
    Bearly, Legs
  • Glenn Lynch
    Producer
    Bearly
  • Peter Kerkvliet
    Producer
    Bearly, Scorpion Fly, King and the Pawn, Under Your Skin
  • Katelin Rank
    Crew
    Axe'd
  • Baylee Buschman
    Crew
    Hex Limit, Pirate Lesson, Top of the Shelf, Under your Skin
  • Devin Johnston
    Crew
    Bearly, Juanion
  • Tal Shenholz
    Crew
    Axe'd
  • Nicholas Ballard
    Crew
    A Witch's Luck
  • Leah Papp
    Crew
    Se Voir, Little Eyes, Big City
  • Zhaotong Zuo
    Crew
  • Dagny Lytle
    Crew
  • Cayden Cook
    Crew
    Legs
  • Molly Cooper
    Additional Crew
  • Tara Maake
    Additional Crew
    Bearly, Outfoxed
  • Cade Parker
    Additional Crew
    Outfoxed
  • Lauren Prestenbach
    Additional Crew
    Monkey Thief, Let Loose, Yes No Maybe
  • Stanley Soendoro
    Additional Crew
    Hex Limit
  • Meagan Shawron
    Additional Crew
  • Sam Ming
    Additional Crew
  • James Johnson
    Additional Crew
  • Mason Smigel
    Additional Crew
    Bearly, Hex Limit
  • Yanni Fong
    Additional Crew
  • Harley McCumber
    Composer
    Cave Ablaze, Epochal Juice, Trenzas, Dust, Half Full, Jitterbugs, Murder of Crows, Camp Croak, Polar Opposites
  • Andy Nesky
    Voice Talent
  • Alex Swartz
    Voice Talent
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 21, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Savannah College of Art and Design
Director Biography - Cam Swartz

Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, the world of “Shift” has taken several elements from the forests he grew up in. At the Savannah College of Art and Design, he earned his BFA in Animation in 2021, and throughout his years there discovered that his passion for character acting and capturing emotion also expanded to a love for storyboarding. Aside from “Shift,” Cam has also worked on “Bearly” and “Legs,” two other animated short films.

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Director Statement

To me, one of the most amazing things about storytelling and filmmaking as a whole is the way that everybody will get something a little bit different from the experience of watching the finished product. “Shift” is packed with important themes and ideas, including the value of respecting boundaries, as well as the mutual benefit of taking the time to understand somebody else’s situation. If there’s one thing I’d like people to get out of Shift, it’s the idea that it’s never too late to change, and nobody should expect themselves to be consistent within their old perspective if they learn something new. Even if you’ve been a rock for millions of years, that doesn’t diminish the value of your new choices in the present.