Figure-Ground
This is a "making of" video for Figure-Ground, a short film is by Scott Ligon, director of the award-winning short film "Escape Velocity" and author of "Digital Art Revolution, Creating Fine Art with Photoshop" published by Watson-Guptill/Random House.
Figure-Ground documents the death of his father. The film is a hybrid of live action and animation. Figure-Ground stars veteran actor Allan Kulakow, who has had small roles in several movies, including "Death by Dawn", "Syriana", "The Good Shepherd", and HBO's "Something the Lord Made". He appeared as the Joint Chief of Staff on West Wing. This film documents the making of Figure-Ground with specific tips and insights into the process.