Til Death Do Us Part

A tired and anxious Doctor Frigg barricades herself in her laboratory, desperately searching for some clue to aid her in bringing her one true love back to life. In a fit of anger, she slams her fist on her desk, starting up an old tape recorder. Too tired to stop it, she listens to her past-self ramble until she is given the final piece of information she needs.

  • Bronwyn Arabella Blanks-Blundell
    Director
  • Alexander Protich
    Director
  • Bronwyn Arabella Blanks-Blundell
    Writer
  • Kat Shattuck
    Crew
  • Chibuzor Okolocha
    Crew
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 13, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Middle Tennessee State University
Director Biography - Bronwyn Arabella Blanks-Blundell, Alexander Protich

Bronwyn Blanks is an artist and animator from Huntsville, Alabama. She moved to Tennessee to attend Middle Tennessee State University, where she took on "Til Death Do Us Part" as her first animated student short film. Bronwyn is an avid lover of the arts, though she finds herself infatuated with animation and illustration work the most, and draw influence from video games, music, western cartoons and anime. Outside of the classroom, she spends her free time developing her own animated series, playing nostalgic games from the late 90s and early 2000s, and streaming said games and art on Twitch.

Alexander Protich is an artist, animator, and musician from Tennessee. “Til Death Do Us Part” is the first animated film they have worked on. Alexander is passionate about working on multimedia projects of all kinds, from visual art to live action. Their influences come from video games, anime, and music, and are always looking to develop further skills and find new ways to communicate through all artistic mediums.

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Director Statement

Til Death Do Us Part is, in short, a labor of love and passion. In the beginning, there were only two of us, Alexander and Bronwyn. We had decided to team up long before the Senior Capstone class had even begun, and tossed around a ton of ideas, some of which we still hold close. But it wasn’t until we inducted Kat a few weeks before the class began and Chib a few weeks after that we found something we all loved; a scientist driven mad by her love for her monster as she fights against time.

We each had our own roles to play in the production of this film; Bronwyn was head of character modeling and animation, Alexander was head of rendering and editing, Kat was our project manager and head of rigging, and Chib was head of VFX and texturing. We chose roles that we all felt fit our needs best, but obviously there was some overlap between each of us. And there was struggle; there were a multitude of issues throughout the project that honestly bewildered us. Thankfully, everyone pulled their weight, and we've made a film we're incredibly proud of!