Armed with a concept and the direction
they wanted to take it, Zeller bypassed the
traditional illustrative phase and moved
directly to modeling, (re)designing the set,
and determining shots directly in 3D space.
Given the ambitious nature of the shoot
and a limited budget that came out of his
partner’s personal finances, the film was fully
pre-visualized complete with a rough sound
design—a necessity given that several shots
were sound driven.