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Life as a Skeleton

Life as a Skeleton

Artist collective Gentleman Scholar celebrates Halloween by making this silly animated short called The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Skeleton. We bet he’d be mad rich by being a horror – or comedy – star.

Ambition

Ambition

A master and his apprentice turn a wasteland into small celestial bodies. Ambition promotes the International Rosetta Mission, which sent a spacecraft to orbit comet 67P/C-G and will soon drop a lander on the comet’s surface.

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A Tale of Momentum and Inertia

A Tale of Momentum and Inertia

In this beautifully-animated CGI short film by HouseSpecial, a creature made of rock does everything in its power to protect a small village threatened by a huge boulder. Despite the best of intentions, things don’t go according to plan.

I’ve Fallen, and I Can’t Get up!

I’ve Fallen, and I Can’t Get up!

Watch out YouTube, Vimeo has stupid videos as well. Visual effects artist Dave Fothergill made this funny clip while testing the Miarmy crowd simulation plugin for the 3D animation software Maya. How can we turn this into a game?

Disney’s Feast (Teaser)

Disney’s Feast (Teaser)

An animated short film that will be shown in theaters alongside Big Hero 6. It’s about a dog that has such poor eating habits that he eventually turns into Baymax. Then he goes vegan. At least that’s what we think it’s about.

Rivalry Rush

Rivalry Rush

The RED and BLU Scouts compete in a marathon sponsored by Saxton Hale himself. Rivalry Rush won the Action category in the 2014 Saxxy Awards. Top notch animation and voice acting. Steam should have a Source Filmmaker channel.

Ed

Ed

CGI artist Chris Jones demonstrates what could be the most realistic digital face we’ve ever seen. Created using Lightwave, Sculptris, Krita and Davinci Resolve Lite if you want to geek out on the tech. (Thanks IceBone!)

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Beach Wave CGI Simulation

Beach Wave CGI Simulation

It’s amazing just how realistic CGI water simulation has gotten. Check out this short demo from Carlos Parmentier using Houdini FX which shows off sea foam, bubbles, wind, mist, splashes and even a dead body floating there.

LIFE

LIFE

A veteran cyborg soldier ruminates on his actions – wondering whether he’s done anything worthwhile or if he believes that this is his purpose – as he makes his way to yet another battle. Or not.

Bad Vibes

Bad Vibes

“Electrical appliances tend to have a lot of built up anger towards their users.” Gadgets rend flesh and wreak havoc in Michael Marczewski’s computer-animated short. The song is EBY’s remix of Ducktails’ Killin’ the Vibe.

The Message (Teaser)

The Message (Teaser)

Industry Visual Effects is working on The Message, a CGI short film due out in 2015. The teaser really tells us nothing about the story, but it does tell us that these guys know a thing or two about amazing VFX. We can’t wait to see more.

Mizuchi 3D Engine Demo

Mizuchi 3D Engine Demo

It wasn’t long ago that rendering images with this level of detail and lighting accuracy could take hours for a single frame. Silicon Studio’s Mizuchi rendering engine can do it in real time. The question is if we’ll ever see it in a video game.

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Pixar: Lava (Teaser)

Pixar: Lava (Teaser)

A clip from Lava, a Pixar short film about a Hawaiian volcano. Director James Ford Murphy says he’s loved Hawaii ever since he was a kid. The short will be shown in 2015 alongside Pixar’s upcoming feature length film Inside Out.

Abiogenesis

Abiogenesis

A team of robotic beings land on a desolate planet to use its scant resources, but not before leaving a wonderful gift.  Richard Mans’ Abiogenesis is a unique and beautiful short film.

Andy Thomas: Audio Life Forms

Andy Thomas: Audio Life Forms

Andy Thomas combines nature and technology in his “audio life forms”, 3D animations of abstract shapes inspired by plants and animals. Andy uses these shapes to visualize sound, in this case the chirps of a nightingale and a canary.

Dante’s Redemption

Dante’s Redemption

Believe it or not, this is not a teaser for a new Dante’s Inferno game, nor is there one incoming. Dante’s Redemption is a fan-made short film made by Naughty Dog animator Tal Peleg, based on scenes and sounds from the video game.

Titanfall: Free the Frontier

Titanfall: Free the Frontier

A sharpshooting and insanely strong-legged frontier militia kicks ass with his loving mecha in this action-packed live action short film made by Playfight for Titanfall. Fastball special comin’ up!

Chess Mating

Chess Mating

The queen stumbles upon her husband checking out pawnography. Animation studio Rubber House will have you snickering at chess pieces. This is one of three shorts that it made for Adult Swim; check out the rest here.

This Way Up

This Way Up

Two undertakers go through hell as they try to finish their job and deliver a coffin to its final resting place. Smith & Foulkes‘ Oscar-nominated short film is a visual treat and an irreverent slapstick romp.

3D Images in 2D Photos

3D Images in 2D Photos

Researchers from CMU have come up with a way to load 3D models into 2D photos, allowing nearly seamless manipulation of the objects so they look like they’re part of the photo, complete with matching light and shadows.

Spongebob: Sponge out of Water

Spongebob: Sponge out of Water

SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Plankton and the whole gang must leave Bikini Bottom and enter the real world to save their home from destruction. Think Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with sea creatures (and a squirrel in a spacesuit).

LoL: A New Dawn

LoL: A New Dawn

Leona, Ahri, Graves, Rengar and Jax go up against Darius, Draven, Zyra, Katarina and Nautilus in this trailer for League of Legends. Imagine what it would be like if there was actually something to announce about the game.

Star Wars Episode VII: Frankfurt

Star Wars Episode VII: Frankfurt

Star Wars fanatic Frank Wunderlich can’t wait until Star Wars: Episode VII drops, so he made up his own “leaked” footage – though his movie takes place at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport, rather than a galaxy far, far away.

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