Premise - Concept

For the sleep paralysis concept there are a number of stories that go into the individual experiences of being trapped on one's own body. However it leaves a lot of room for interpretation e.g. the dream world could exist as a black plane as seen in the example below. Never the less sound design will play an important role in the animation.

For the tank idea there are many documentaries that focus on wartime stories, one particular film that uses animation to describe the war stories of multiple people is 'Waltz with Bashir'. I find both the animation style and how the individual stories told. 

Alongside other war stories 'Paths of Hate' is one that puts two fighter pilots against each other. The animation style is something that I may try to replicate and is reminiscent of Waltz with Bashir.