# animate! › Films › Sucked Up by Karl Cresser › direction & collaboration

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**Sucked Up** a film by Karl Cresser

[Karl Cresser](https://karlcresser.com)

2003, 6 min 40 sec

### 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

**Sucked Up** film, stills and other materials © Karl Cresser 2003