This article by Sabine Hatzfeld originally appeared in DP 03 : 2015. For the film project "Le Gouffre", Thomas Chrétien, Carl Beauchemin and David Forest quit their jobs, formed the Lightning Boy Studio and moved in together for cost and production reasons. A Kickstarter campaign brought the animated film with the unusual look to completion, which was nominated for an animago AWARD in the "Best Short Film" category in 2O14. The trio met in 2006 at the Canadian college "Cégep du Vieux Montréal"(www.cvm.qc.ca). Carl Beauchemin and David Forest studied 3D animation, Thomas Chrétien 2D animation. In the third and final year of their studies, they decided to work together as filmmakers in the future. Thomas went on to complete a two-year 3D degree programme, while Carl and David gained their first experience in the industry. After six months of developing the story, production finally got underway at the beginning of 2012 - despite all team members now working full-time. Carl and David work...
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