11.23.11
“A collaborative short film by Andrew Telling and Owen Richards that documents photographer Robin Friend working on his series ‘Slaughterhouse’ deep beneath the hills of North Wales.’
Camera & Edit – Andrew Telling & Owen Richards
Music – Andrew Telling
Grade – Chloe Hayward
Typography – Chris Thompson
Special thanks to Owain Brown
robinfriend.co.uk
andrewtelling.net
owenrichards.co.uk
chloe-h.co.uk
written by Christopher
| tags: Direction, England, North Wales, Short Film
10.10.11
“After running on over 100 festivals BOB finally reached Vimeo with his little running wheel. We would like to thank everyone who enjoyed the film, voted for us on festivals and gave us a laugh during the screenings. It’s an incredible feeling to make people happy.
This was the first time we created an 3d animated movie during our studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and we would have never thought that it became that successful.
There are a lot of things we would have done differently nowadays but for a small team, six months and almost no knowledge of the software, we are proud with the result and finally want to share it with everyone.”
Credits:
BOB: Tom Zahner
student producer: Anna Matacz
director: Jacob Frey & Harry Fast
script: Jacob Frey & Stefanie Ren
character design: Harry Fast
lighting & rendering: Michael Lederhuber
music: Karol Obara
sounddesign: Marco Manzo
written by Christopher
| tags: 3d, Animation, Bob, Short Film
09.19.11

This is very well shot.
“‘When what you see is not what you get’
The 2D version of the 3D short film by Alexei Popogrebsky.
We used the opportunity to test some concepts in 3D and see how it would translate to 2D, and vice versa. Originally part of the Experiment 5ive omnibus – 5gum.ru . (Hence the black envelope with the picture inside, which had to be the common element of all 5 films)
Watch the 3D Anaglyph version here vimeo.com/28852133 (you would need those cardboard red-cyan glasses for that)
Featuring Grigory Dobrygin and Ina-Maria Jaich
Photography by Peter Steuger; Production design by Erwin Prib; Art Direction and SFX by Niels Müller; Costume Design by Petra Wellenstein; Music by Dmitry Katkhanov; Stereography by Sarah Rotter; Shot on Arri Alexas and Stereotec 3D rig; Postproduction by Pictorion das werk; Produced by METRAFILMS
‘Bonne Annee’ written and performed by Marie-Aude Robin and Dmitry Katkhanov”
written by Christopher
| tags: Alexei Popogrebsky, Bloodrop, Direction, Short Film
09.08.11

“A rogue with an eye for salvage – and the ladies – Ray: A Life Underwater is an affectionate portrait of one man’s deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts.
Like a modern-day pirate, 75-year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for treasure his whole life. The former commercial diver has plundered the deep for over fifty years, bringing to the surface anything that glittered — even gold. In a shipping container near the water, Ray tends his museum of cannon, bottles, bells, swords, portholes and diving gear.
He even still takes to the water in a 1900s diving suit.”
There is some seriously great cinematography happening in this mini-documentary.
Produced and Directed by Amanda Bluglass amandabluglass.co.uk
Editor and Director of Photography: Danny Cooke dannycooke.co.uk
Dive photography: Neil Hope divingimages.co.uk
Soundtrack: Tony Higgins tonyhiggins.org
written by Christopher
| tags: Diving, documentary, Ray, Short Film, Water
09.07.11
“The film is set in post-nuclear Tokyo in a dimension not so distant from ours. Young salary-man’s morning commute takes a surreal turn.”
Cinematographer: Ryouken Okamura
Gaffer:Satoshi Mizoguchi
Designer: Nami Masuda – 66 DESIGN
Composer: Yuuki Ono – WONDROUS inc. / Chorus: CANTUS
Sound Mixer: Yuri Hasegawa
3DCG: Wataru Hanajima & Kanji Fukuta / Inferno: Hisashi Suzuki
Colorist: Motoi Tanaka
Photographer: Tokio Kuniyoshi -Shootinglife LLC.
Web Designer: Junji Suzuki
Costume Designer: Chihiro Yasuda
Deco Designer: Mio Shoji
Executive Producer: Mike DeMille
Producer: Jamie Holland & Pasha Alpeyev
Production manager: Ryousuke Haruta
Assistant director: Nobushige Suematsu
Written & Directed by: Yukihiro Shoda
written by Christopher
| tags: Direction, Sci-fi, Short Film, Yukihiro Shoda
An impressive demented little piece of 3D animation here from Cube Creative titled “Let’s play once upon a time”.
written by Christopher
| tags: 3d, Animation, Cube Creative, Short Film
“A Short Film by Sebastian Lopez
The Killing Joke is a 15 minute suspense/fiction short film about a mysterious woman that finds a red balloon tied up to a curious little box on an eery derelict street. Using classic elements of suspense and working within a seventies aesthetic, ‘The Killing Joke’ is an action packed film that pays homage to some of the horror movies from that era.”
You can read more about the production here.
written by Christopher
| tags: Argentina, Direction, Sebastian Lopez, Short Film
07.20.11
This is a nice little short film that has been grabbing up a slew of awards at recent shows. You can pick up all the credits on the project at the Vimeo page.
written by Christopher
| tags: Canne, Cinematopgraphy, Short Film, We Miss You
06.03.11
Wild Robot 2 is the second installment in the Wild Robot series by talented director/animator Sam Mason. It’s a psychedelic Tim Burton steampunk kind of affair that has been expertly crafted by the hands of a real talent.
written by Christopher
| tags: 3d, Sam Mason, Short Film, Wild Robot
05.27.11
German animation/motion studio Polynoid, have launched their short film entry entitled Loom as a part of the Resonance project.
They released through the short film through their website at www.polynoid.tv. The film was originally released in 2010 and has so far been the recipient of numerous film festival awards including ‘Best in Show’ at Siggraph 2010, an ‘Honorary Mention’ at ARS Eletronica 2010, and the 2010 VES Award for ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.’
It’s stunning piece of work.
written by Christopher
| tags: 3d, Animation, Polynoid, Short Film
05.20.11
‘A Love Story in Milk’ was made by Catsnake on commission from Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth.
Written and produced by Stephen Follows (stephenfollows.com)
Directed and edited by Danann Breathnach (vimeo.com/danannbreathnach)
Music composed by Michael Csanyi Wills
written by Christopher
| tags: Animation, Catsnake, Love Story, Short Film
05.15.11
Oliver Franklin Anderson created this stunning piece as a part of his studies at Calarts.
written by Christopher
| tags: CalArts, Oliver Franklin Anderson, Short Film
05.05.11
Benoit spent some time on this one and his dedication shows.
Director _ Benoit Millot _ lepotagerdesign.com
Production_Goodideas – goodideas.fr
Images _ Benoit Millot et Sébastien Jousse
Écriture _ Sébastien Jousse et Benoit Millot
Montage_ Franck Littot
Ingénieurs du son_ Arnaud Devillers _Jérôme Pierrot_Christophe Millet
Charles Ludig_Olivier Millo_ Louis Boulloche
Interprète_Simona Calza
Garphisme After Effect_ Nicolas Lichtlé
Sound Design & mixage_ Pocket Studio
Musique_ Cezame music agency_ cezame-fle.com
Agence _Villadelesia&Co – villadalesiaandco.com
Client_CELC Masters Of Linen – linenandhempcommunity.eu
written by Christopher
| tags: Benoit Millot, Cinematography, documentary, Short Film
03.26.11
Eddie O’Keefe brings you Ghosts a ‘Teenage Fever Dream’ about girls, boys, rock ‘n’ roll, sex, guns, leather, summer, humidity and suburbia.
written by Christopher
| tags: Direction, Eddie O'Keefe, Rock, Short Film
02.25.11
David O’Reilly has inspired a lot of creatives over a long period of time and he recently has his first world premiere of his short film ‘The External World’ at the 67th Venice Film Festival and had his U.S. premiere at Sundance 2011.
written by Christopher
| tags: Animation, David O Reilly, Direction, Motion Graphics, Short Film
02.02.11
Andrew Wonder goes underground in NYC with Steve Duncan to explore the underside of the urban jungle. There is nothing better than quality longform content on Vimeo and this is definitely that.
written by Christopher
| tags: Direction, Short Film, Steve Duncan, Undercity
01.15.11
New York based film, animation, motion and FX studio Charlex put together this amazing little short and it’s a testament to the brilliant combination of their amazing skill and equally amazing imagination. Brilliant work.
written by Christopher
| tags: 3d, Charlex, New York, Short Film
01.12.11
You can’t do it. No one can.
“Try as you might, you can’t walk in a straight line without a visible guide point, like the Sun or a star. You might think you’re walking straight, but as NPR’s Robert Krulwich reports, a map of your route would reveal you are doomed to walk in circles.”
written by Christopher
| tags: documentary, News, NPR, Short Film