In this short animation, the archetypal hero takes a journey through seven stages: birth, childhood, mission, labyrinth, monster, battle and death/rebirth. Through purely abstract, moving images, the corresponding emotional states are conveyed: calm, love, joy, surprise, fear, anger/hate, and death/rebirth leading again to calm. The cycles continue until the stars burn out and there is nothing left. Minotaur was created stereoscopically in IMAX® Sandde (Stereoscopic ANimation Drawing Device) , the world's first freehand stereoscopic 3D animation software.
Ideal for classes and projects on narrative writing and visual art. Identify the stages of the heroic narrative that are depicted in the film. Identify the same stages in other films, novels, comic books or plays. Add your own voiceover to narrate this film. Write a story or make an animated video that follows the same narrative structure. Use abstract images to describe an idea. Ask other students to identify the idea.