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A man must infect the literal heart of a corrupt government with a virus, but the daring act might cost him his own life too.

Heart Level was produced as part of a third- and fourth-year project in the BFA program.

Process Gallery

  • Blue and black sketches of a tall, thin man in body armor crouching, crawling, and sitting, among other poses
  • Red and black sketches of a tall, thin man in body armor leaning against a wall hurt, shooting, and glaring
  • Blue and black sketches of a man with a thin, long face making expressions while in pain, straining, and glaring
  • Black-and-white sketch of a short robot-like device with splayed-out panels revealing machinery inside
  • Black-and-white sketch of the "Heart of the System" from the film Heart Level, a white machine connected by several tubes
  • Full-color drawings of a tall, thin man in earth-tone body armor in poses such as walking and crouching
  • Concept art of character from the film Heart Level, including detail or arm armor and other equipment
  • Concept paintings of metallic arm armor from the film Heart Level as it deploys into a short, red-faced robot
  • Concept paintings of the the "Heart of the System" including a narrow corridor, and a cavern and machine connected by tubes
  • Additional concept paintings of the the "Heart of the System" including a narrow corridor, and a cavern and machine connected by tubes
  • Black-and-white drawings detailing lighting schemes of various scenes in the film Heart Level
  • Concept paintings of main character Nygha's various facial expressions
  • Concept paintings of additional facial expressions of main character Nygha
  • Concept paintings of main character Nygha's various poses
  • Concept paintings of additional poses of main character Nygha

The Team

  • Julen Urrutia Pérez

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Director, Script, Backgrounds, Modeling, Animation

Animation Stills

  • A man with a thin vertical face decorated with white body paint and sporting armor sits against a rock wall
  • A man with a thin vertical face decorated with white body paint looks surprised staring down a hexagonal metal corridor
  • A man walks gingerly up to an altar where a large white machine stands in an expansive cavern lit by yellow lights
  • A man runs through a yellow-lit cavern shooting a laser gun at an unseen enemy to his left
  • A man stands before a large machine connected to the wall by tubes. The room is tinged by red light and yellow accents.
  • A man with tied-back dreadlocks sits on the floor, looking at a mechanical device with a red display reading one minute
  • A red-tinged holographic projection of a team of white-body-painted people posing for a photo
  • A man sits dying against a large white machine, lit from below by yellow accent lights