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Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2024

A Student Made this Anime...

Dawn of the Eclipse: EPISODE ZERO
In the distant future, a war is raging between humans and the "Black Knight", an extraterrestrial invasion weapon. After a fierce battle, the human race has the upper hand in the war and executes a last-ditch mission to wipe out the Black Knight. In order to open up the future, the protagonist "Haru" goes to the battlefield...

Saturday, April 13, 2024

When Evil Goes to the Cleaners...

NIGHT WASH
Night Wash is a 2D animated short film produced by Louise Loche for her 3rd year of study in the 3rd year of 2D animated cinema training at the Pivaut school in Nantes.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

An Unreal Engine Short Film...

F O R L O R N
A mercenary treasure hunter who breaks into an ancient city, 
and encounters something she did not expect.
Created by: Alex St. Pierre

Sunday, March 3, 2024

"Human civilization is at a crossraods..."

"We've already made our sacrifice..."
PROJECT: GARGANTUAN
An unknown organism known as "Lumivore" is spreading uncontrollably on Earth, plunging the world into an apocalyptic crisis. In an effort to uncover the truth behind the B-37 explosion, Kenzie,Liyan, and a team of rescuers embark on a mission to space to save the mysterious scientist named Yosu from a space prison. However, the fog of truth only thickens.
As Yosu returns, the countdown to the story officially commences!

Sunday, February 25, 2024

The Diplomat of the Eclipse...

La Diplomatie de L'éclipse
"At the moment of alignment, of total eclipse, humanity will vanish."
This is the message sent by the Sun and the Moon. The World Council decides to send their best negotiator to prevent the end of the world...
Three propositions, reminding, in some measure, the temptations of Satan against our Savior. Two of them are declined. The last reflects the human fury, duplicity, naivety in childish manner. But the truth is more tragic and simple. And this defines our strange relations, reminding the joy under the rain of petals, the location chosen for first encounter and the crown offered to diplomat.
Easy to define as beautiful short animation not ignoring its profound message...
"A Masterpiece."

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Before you go see "Godzilla: Minus One"...

Godzilla vs Megalon
"Godzilla vs Megalon" Directed by Takuya Uenishi, who produced the short film "Godzilla vs Giganrex,'' which was released at last year's Godzilla Fest 2022 and currently has over 8.3 million views on YouTube. This year, "Godzilla vs. Megalon" featuring Megalon, which celebrates his 50th anniversary, will be released at Godzilla Fest! With the backing of Toho's production label "GEMSTONE Creative Label", we will deliver a monster battle that has been scaled up many times more by collaborating with Akihiro Shibata, the video creator who gained attention with "Gifu Godzilla".

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

At last, a sequel to last year's brilliant film...

A Single Point in Space
DYNAMO DREAM, Episode 2
DYNAMO DREAM, is a science fiction dystopian cyberpunk web series created by Ian Hubert, and acts as both a sequel and a parallel story to the main Dynamo series, as well as a reboot introducing newcomers to the world of Dynamo. Surprising everybody, Ian Hubert, VFX Artist and a renowned Blender guru, has released this fantastic series as a mix of live-action and CGI visual effects as an independent filmmaker.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

An Animation Short Film 2023 - GOBELINS...

~ The Alchemists ~
Thibaut, an alchemy apprentice, is finally starting his graduate internship. His slightly eccentric master brings him to a dubious-looking dungeon…

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Nothing lasts forever...

LAST SUMMER
Animation Short Film 2022 - GOBELINS

As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Caution... Mutation is a Possible Side-Effect...

"The Gate" by Matt Westrup
A scientific adviser heads an investigation into a series of bizarre deaths that leaves each victim’s body horribly deformed and soon discovers that the cause has potentially devastating consequences for us all.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Animated Short Film: "The Naked King"

The Naked King -What a Beautiful Life-
One day, a devil jealous of the human world and society, falls from the sky and is rescued by a kind human.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

What Luck!

L  U  C  K
Sam Greenfield is the unluckiest girl on Earth, who after stumbling upon the never-before-seen Land of Luck, must join together with magical creatures to uncover a force more powerful than even Luck itself.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Romance is right around the corner!

Romance of the Turn
An animated short film about a boy who is determined to meet a girl everyday at 8:25 AM, but they never stop to talk because they're always late for school!

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

An Animated Short of a Classic Tale of Terror...

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Produced by Abbiselfa Animation Studios. Made in Blender 3.0. Rated PG-13.
Inspired by the legendary book by Bram Stoker. In this short film, we experience the first chapters of the book. The pages tells the story of the young lawyer, Jonathan Harker, who travels to Transylvania to conclude a real estate transaction with the famous and feared Count Dracula. But the road is long and fierce. He encounters troubled citizens and superstitious tourists, who warns him not to go near the old castle, where the vampire dwells. But Jonathan has made a promise to his boss Mr. Hawkins, to fulfill the transaction. Now Jonathan must explore the ancient castle, filled with stories and strange occurrences... and last but not least, the Count himself.

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Survive the Depths of...

o c e a n u s
By Jeffrey Morris
In the year 2029, a marine biologist and her aquatic engineer husband fight to survive after a global cataclysm strikes, separating them from their spectacular underwater habitat.
Starring Sharif Atkins (4400, ER), Megan Dodds (Bait, Detroit 1-8-7), Bruce Davison (X-Men), and voiced by Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek Generations)

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Caught in the Wake - Animated Short Film

Caught in the Wake
Watch what happens when a fisherman accidentally unplugs the sea.
Watch the Video

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

When Three Famous Adventurers Meet...

Uncharted vs Tomb Raider vs Indiana Jones
Uncharted (Nathan Drake) vs Tomb Raider (Lara Croft) vs Indiana Jones.
Behind The Scenes: https://youtu.be/NFPcdMfum90
Filmed in the country of Uzbekistan, in 8K.
Filmed in the cities of Khiva, Bukhara, & Samarkand.

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

What fuels your Rage?

FUELLED
Fuelled tells the story of a housewife on the path of revenge for her late husband. Made by students of the Sheridan college of 2021.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

RWBY Fairy Tales

The Hunter's Children
A lone hunter protects a swampy village until disaster strikes. Will his children pick up the mantle?

Friday, October 29, 2021

STAR WARS Fan Short with Realistic Animation

AGAINST ALL ODDS
[Source: Yahoo] There’s nothing like a good Star Wars fan film to satiate, or whet, the appetite for an adventure in a galaxy far, far away. A new short film from a production company in Australia may somehow do both, as it packs some serious animation into a two-minute clip. The video’s visual effects are so stunning, in fact, it’s easy to imagine mistaking the footage for real actors working on a real set. At least for parts of it, anyway.

The Australian production company Wireframe Cinematics recently posted the short film to the YouTube channel Frostbite Cinematics. As the creators note, this was the company’s first attempt at a short film. And they made it as an entry into the Cinematic Captures fan film competition.

The short, Against All Odds: A Star Wars Animated Short Film, drops viewers into the middle of a blaster fight between clone stormtroopers and battle droids. We then watch as our protagonist, one of the stormtroopers, sees his buddies die all around him; coming right to the fine edge between life and death himself. That is, just before his other buddies come and rescue him with a Republic Gunship. Just like this LEGO Republic Gunship, but way more realistic.

Although the story is brief and simple the visuals are jaw dropping. The creators note they sourced most of the short’s models, textures, and animations from Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. The whole thing was put together using Unreal Engine; a game engine (or software framework) developed by Epic Games.