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Humans have been forced to live underground because of a new ice age. A solar energy maintenance worker arrives at the final level of the underground civilization for routine maintenance of the energy cores, but the surface’s call beckons him…

Level 1457 LAST has played at several prestigious festivals and events, including the Portland Film Festival and SIGGRAPH Asia. In 2014, it took home the Best of Student Award at the Blue Plum Animation Festival.

Process Gallery

  • Color sketches of a bearded man in futuristic armor and goggles in various facial expressions from the film Level 1457
  • Color sketches of a bearded man in futuristic armor and goggles with details of various equipment on the armor
  • Detailed color sketch of a futuristic wrench accented with aqua and yellow lights, held by a bearded man in white armor
  • Blue and black sketches of facial expressions of a bearded man with goggles, depicting surprise and frustration among others
  • Color sketch of a gray, metallic chamber and a black-and-white sketch of a futuristic doorway
  • Concept color drawing of a bearded man in goggles and white and black futuristic armor accented with yellow lighting
  • 3D models from the film Level 1457 of a man in goggles and black and white futuristic armor from the front and behind
  • 3D model from the film Level 1457 of a man in goggles and black and white futuristic armor as seen from the side
  • Character and story introduction slide from the film Level 1457 of Fetcher, a bearded man in white and black futuristic armor
  • Character turn around of main character Fetcher
  • Various poses of main character Fetcher
  • Various facial expressions of main character Fetcher
  • Concept painting of a bearded man in white futuristic armor walking down an icy cave lined with machinery and lighting

Awards and Recognition

  • 2014 Blue Plum Animation Festival

    Best of Student Award

Official Selections and Screenings

  • 2014 Palm Springs International ShortFest
  • 2014 SIGGRAPH Asia Animation Theater
  • 2014 Los Angeles International Student Film Festival
  • 2014 Portland Film Festival
  • 2014 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

The Team

  • Xabier Urrutia Pérez

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Director, Script, Backgrounds, Modeling, Animation

Animation Stills

  • A bearded man wearing goggles and futuristic armor accented with orange lights looks ahead
  • A bearded man wearing goggles and futuristic armor accented with orange lights stands in a metallic, industrial room
  • In an icy cave, a man in futuristic white armor walks up to a wall of industrial metallic chambers lit either red or blue
  • A man wearing futuristic armor stands on a snowy mountain top, looking at the sun rising over even higher peaks
  • A man wearing futuristic armor floats in air next to a metallic, red-lit chamber opened to reveal glowing orange canisters