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Discovery terms: 1990s animation, direct animation, hand-drawn animation, stop-motion animation, live action and animation, death, mortality, experimental short film, filmmaker, animation director

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**3 Ways to Go** a film by Sarah Cox

1997, 4 min 16 sec

![3 Ways to Go, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/3waystogo01.jpg)

### animate! synopsis

A trinity of dying, as hand exposure of film, drawing, live action and stop-motion conspire to probe the mystery of the final moments. Potent and disquieting as it seeks answers to the great question.

### short synopsis

**3 Ways to Go** presents three people approaching seperate, untimely deaths. A variety of techniques, such as hand-exposed film, drawing on film, conventional animation, and live-action are employed to extend the filmic experience of their imagined last moments.

### key credits

**director**
Sarah Cox

**lighting camera**
Keiran McGuigan

**rostrum camera**
Jeremy Moorshead

**editor**
Rod Main

**sound designer**
Justin Adams

### Sarah Cox

#### short biography

Sarah Cox studied at the Royal College of Art. She teaches animation and has worked in commercial animation as director at Picasso Pictures.

### animate! films by this artist

[3 Ways to Go](https://animate.org.uk/films/3waystogo/)

[Dear Nelson](https://animate.org.uk/films/dearnelson/)

#### artist’s website

[The World of Arthur Cox](http://www.worldofarthurcox.com/)

The production company run by directors Sally Arthur and Sarah Cox

### a film by Sarah Cox

### direction

**director**
Sarah Cox

### live-action personnel

**lighting camera**
Keiran McGuigan

### image personnel

**rostrum camera**
Jeremy Moorshead

**editor**
Rod Main

### sound personnel

**sound designer**
Justin Adams

### support

**thanks**
Picasso Pictures, Peerless, Soho Images, Trucut, TVC, 2P Films, John Parry, Ian Davies, Roy Williams, Martin Dray

**primary funding**
Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award

© Sarah Cox 1997

[![3 Ways to Go, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/3waystogo01.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/3waystogo01.jpg)

*click on image for full size still*

### technical

#### process summary

Hand-exposed film, drawing on film, conventional animation, and live-action.

### master copy format

**format**
35mm

**colour or black & white**
colour

### video distribution format

**video format**
BetaSP

**screen aspect ratio**
4:3

**video standard**
PAL

**sound type**
stereo

### distributor

LUX
[info@lux.org.uk](mailto:info@lux.org.uk)
+44 (0)20 7503 3980
[www.lux.org.uk](http://www.lux.org.uk/)

**3 Ways to Go** film, stills and other materials © Sarah Cox 1997