# animate! › Films › Sucked Up by Karl Cresser › all › synopses › direction & collaboration › full production credits › film stills › tools & processes › format & distribution › background material Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/suckedup/all Discovery terms: 2000s animation, 3d cgi, live action and animation, digital compositing, sexuality, puberty, relationships, narrative short, filmmaker, animator The following is the archived page text; discovery terms above are separately sourced metadata. Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed. --- **Sucked Up** a film by Karl Cresser [Karl Cresser](https://karlcresser.com) 2003, 6 min 40 sec ![Sucked Up, still: fallopian moth](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup02.jpg) fallopian moth ### animate! synopsis A quirky, horrific and erotic journey made on foot through the evolution of a contemporary male sexuality, from playful childhood friendship and past the puberty bits into a contented adult relationship. ### one sentence synopsis A quirky, horrific and erotic journey through puberty to adulthood. ### short synopsis A quirky, horrific and erotic journey made on foot through the evolution of a contemporary male sexuality into a contented adult relationship. ### long synopsis Evolution of male sexuality through puberty to adulthood. A boy and a girl play together under a flyover. Fallopian moths fly from her skirt and chase him into a swimming pool. He emerges with misplaced hands and genitals and walks alienated landscapes. Years later, the childhood sweethearts meet again in the city nightlife. Back at her flat, there is a failed sexual encounter. The following day, through unusual means, they begin four years of emotional and sexual gratification… ### key credits **director** Karl Cresser **actress** Gerardine Coyne **writer** Camille Brooks **sound designer** Oliver Davis **executive producer** Maggie Ellis ### Karl Cresser #### biography Karl studied film at Surrey Institute and the Welsh Film School but is a self-taught animator, based in London. He worked for two years with Tim Hope, director of Coldplay’s notable music videos, before co-creating **Origen’s Wake** with [Waen Shepherd](http://www.comedycv.co.uk/garylestrange/) for C4 Comedy Lab. **Sucked Up** is his first project as sole director. October 2003 #### filmography **Spacemonkeys** 2002 3min computer animation taking polaroid photograms into 3DS Max with Marcus Stephenson. **Origen’s Wake** 2001 12 min computer animation for C4 Comedy Lab in 3DS Max with Waen Shepherd. **My Mum Robinson’s commercials** 2001 2×30 sec commercials in 3DS Max directed by Tim Hope with John Williams and John Harmer. **Coldplay Don’t Panic** 2001 3min music video in 3DS Max directed by Tim Hope with John Williams. **The Pod** 2001 2 half hour episodes of TV show in 3DS Max directed by Tim Hope. #### artist’s website [Mangle Movies](http://www.manglemovies.co.uk) Karl’s own website ### a film by Karl Cresser ### direction **director** Karl Cresser ### script **writer** Camille Brooks ### cast in picture **actress** Gerardine Coyne ### sound personnel **sound designer** Oliver Davis ### production personnel **executive producer** Maggie Ellis ### support **primary funding** An animate! production through Finetake for Arts Council England and Channel 4 © Karl Cresser 2003 [![Sucked Up, still: Sucked Up title](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup01.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup01.jpg) Sucked Up title - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: fallopian moth](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup02.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup02.jpg) fallopian moth - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: Gez eyes](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup03.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup03.jpg) Gez eyes - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: Gez float](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup04.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup04.jpg) Gez float - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: Gez sucked up](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup05.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup05.jpg) Gez sucked up - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: Gez vomit2](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup06.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup06.jpg) Gez vomit2 - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup07.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup07.jpg) kiss - *click on image for full size still* [![Sucked Up, still: watering 0000-0490](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/suckedup08.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/suckedup08.jpg) watering \[0000-0490\] - *click on image for full size still* ### technical #### process summary Computer animation and treatments, live-action DV and blue-screen. Made using a (Dual Athlon 1.2G) PC and a miniDV camera. Experimented with passing the material through various software processes. Blue screen live action shot on DV and keyed in Discreet Combustion. 3D animation done in Discreet 3ds Max and composited and graded in Combustion. A DVD-ROM of Quicktimes taken to Automatic Television for output to Digibeta using DPS Reality. Sound design and music made in Cubase. ### master copy format **format** DigiBeta **colour or black & white** colour ### video distribution format **video format** DigiBeta **screen aspect ratio** 16:9 **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/) **Sucked Up** film, stills and other materials © Karl Cresser 2003