THE LONG HOP DRAWINGS CREDITS

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THE LONG HOP

A hand-drawn short about leaving page one.

7 MIN · 24 FPS · PREMIERES 14 MAR 2027

SHOT 14 OF 212 — THE JUMP · SCROLL TO FLIP ↓

[ R2 ] IN-BETWEENS

  1. FR 06 — HE LOOKS DOWN. OF COURSE HE LOOKS DOWN.
  2. FR 18 — SQUASH MORE. HE'S SCARED, NOT SLEEPY.
  3. FR 34 — HOLD THE BREATH TWO FRAMES. OK. GO.

On twos: a new drawing every second frame. You are flipping them.

[ R3 ] TAKE-OFF

SAME 24 FRAMES A SECOND. MORE PAPER BETWEEN THEM.

[ R4 ] HOLD ×12

Twelve frames, one drawing. Long enough to read this:

Tuck has spent his whole life on page one of a sketchbook. The Long Hop is the four seconds it takes him to leave.

[ R5 ] LANDING

16:9 · TRAILER58-second teaser — pencil test to colour
All screenings ↓

PREMIERES

14 MAR 2027

HARROW LANE PICTURE HOUSE · KESTREL BAY

DRAWINGS

[ 6 OF 4,211 DRAWINGS ]

FR 00 · KEY · STANDHe was born on this line.
FR 24 · KEY · CROUCHScared, not sleepy.
FR 40 · KEY · TAKE-OFFEverything leaves the ground on 40.
FR 44 · SMEARYes, it looks wrong. That's the point.
FR 66 · KEY · HOLDLook at us. Hold it.
FR 90 · KEY · CONTACTSquash 0.62. He's fine.

CREDITS

RoleName
Directed & animatedInes Varro
Key animationInes Varro, Teodor Malm
In-betweensSun-ah Pyo, Raffa Odum, Lise Okamoto
Clean-upMattie Croy
BackgroundsJuno Featherby
MusicThe Paper Weights
SoundKees Amberly
Produced byHalfpeg Studio

7 MIN · 24 FPS · 4,211 DRAWINGS · 3 PENCILS WORN TO STUBS

SCREENINGS

DateCity · VenueNote
14 MAR 2027Kestrel Bay Harrow Lane Picture HousePremiere + Q&A
21 MAR 2027Ollenford The Paper Mill Cinema—
28 MAR 2027Marrowick Lantern RoomsPencil-test workshop
04 APR 2027Sundby Kino Hall 3—
11 APR 2027Port Avel Shorts at the PierOutdoor

All people, places and dates on this page are fictional.