Nuit Blanche by Arev Manoukian

Posted July 25th, 2010 in CG, animation, shortfilm by Shareef

This noir-style short film, directed Arev Manoukian of Spy Films, contains some extraordinary post production work as documented in this making-of video. It takes the feeling of love at first sight, and presents it in a visual form.

Nuit Blanche explores a fleeting moment between two strangers, revealing their brief connection in a hyper real fantasy

Avatar Days

Posted July 25th, 2010 in CG, animation, games, shortfilm by Shareef
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This is a short film directed by Gavin Kelly. It was filmed, vfx’ed and composited all in just 4 days as part of the 4 day Film catagory in the Darklight Film Festival.

It follows 4 MMORPG players taking about their online persona’s. As they tell their stories, we see them go about their everyday lives against the mundane backdrop of city life…but as their Avatars.

Crater Face by Skyler Page

Posted July 25th, 2010 in animation, shortfilm by Shareef

Skyler Page’s Crater Face is a touching short film created for a second year project at CalArts. It’s about an astronaut who discovers two lonely moon pimples and decides to play matchmaker. He risks everything to bring them together. With all the frenzy surrounding 3D movies, this short film proves traditional animation is still going strong.

Halo Combat

Posted May 16th, 2010 in CG, animation, games, shortfilm by Shareef
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Before Neill Blomkamp directed District 9, he was slated to direct a film based on the videogame Halo. Unfortunately, the project fell apart — but this clip serves up a little taste of what could have been.

NY-Z by Danny Clinch

Posted April 2nd, 2010 in music, shortfilm by Shareef
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ABSOLUT Vodka presents “NY-Z”, a new 15-minute documentary featuring Jay-Z. The film was directed by Danny Clinch.

Continuing to collaborate with creative visionaries, ABSOLUT Vodka presents this new 15-minute short film featuring Jay-Z. The documentary, titled NY-Z, was directed by Danny Clinch and paints a rare portrait of the global hip-hop icon. With unprecedented access to Jay-Z the days and moments leading up to, and after, his legendary September 11th benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, Danny Clinch gives us an intimate glimpse into Jay-Z: his childhood, his motivation as an artist, his passion for music, and his muse, New York.