A claymation depicting the daily "grind" of the workplace shot in 1988 and completed in 2000 especially for Middle Management, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, N.Y.

I began this project while I was studying film in the Dept. of Media Studies at the University of Buffalo. My instructor Paul Sharits sold me some old 16mm footage for cheap and I made this claymation piece. Unfortunately due to the age of the stock, and my inexperience with the 16mm camera there were several problems with the resulting footage. It wasn’t until I came to NY and got access to some hi-end tools that I was able to correct the problems. When my friend Ron Ehmke put out a call for work relating to the theme of Middle Management, I figured this was the perfect opportunity to finally put this film together.

Writer, Director, Camera, Editor: Maria Venuto