The Indescribable Nth

It is the characters' visual design which highlights The Indescribable Nth,a children's story about a boy whose most treasured possession is a snow globe containing a heart -- his own heart and the love that it embodies. This precious item is guarded by the boy's father, treated roughly by his first girlfriend, and finally treasured by a young woman who seems to be his perfect match. The story is based on Stephen D. Moore's book of the same title, published in 1991, and uses English-language narration.

The Indescribable Nthattempts to strip character animation down to it's essence. I wanted to show that an emotional story could be told without elaborate production value. -- Oscar Moore

Oscar Moore was born Steve Moore in New Jersey, 1962. The name Steve served him well until he got into the animation business, where he encountered four other Steve Moores, creating much confusion. He now uses his father’s name for credit and has so far not encountered any other Oscar Moores.

Steve/Oscar started in animation at Cal Arts in 1981, taught by Disney veterans Jack Hannah, T. Hee, Elmer Plummer and Hal Ambro. He began working professionally in 1984, starting as an in-betweener, then moving on to animate, storyboard, then direct. His non-directing credits include The Brave Little Toaster(1986), The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993) and A Goofy Movie(1995). His directing credits have been the theatrical shorts Stand By Me(1996) and Redux Riding Hood(1997), for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

He has just completed The Phox, the Box, and the Lox,a Fractured Fairy Talestheatrical short created in the Jay Ward style from a lost Bill Scott script.

Running Time: 9 minutes 33 seconds
Production: Character Builders