Awesome Vfx

If you liked Zoomquilt, check out Daniel Crooks’ mesmerizing video. An Embroidery of Voids features different alleys overlapping inwards. It would probably be a hundred times more awesome if it was projection mapped on an alley.

Apparently a lot of people disagreed with how the Super Power Beat Down between Batman and Darth Vader ended, so Bat in the Sun made an alternate version of the short film. If you’ve seen the original, you can skip to 2:55 for the battle.

Microsoft boldly predicts enterprise technology 5 to 10 years from now. Aside from wall-sized and borderless touchscreens, the company imagines we’ll have more mature augmented reality and wearable devices.

(NSFW: Language) A proof-of-concept short for The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To, about a teenager who can bring ideas to life. Starring Tony Revolori (Grand Budapest Hotel) and Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games).

We already know that cats can be major assholes. As Kaipotainment’s video proves, we really don’t want these deceptively cute furrballs to gain the ability to willfully manipulate metal objects.

Corridor Digital was asked to make a short film to promote the upcoming third-person shooter The Order: 1886. As usual, they came through with a funny and exciting video. Just not one that fits the game. Maybe the sequel?

“Great off-road, not so much on the clay court.” If YouTuber timtimfed is to be believed, the Australian Open really was open. When a sentient tank is allowed to play pro tennis, everybody wins. Then loses horribly.

For his latest VFX-filled short, Andrew McMurray mashes up the worlds of these two action RPGs as Vault Boy takes on the mighty Dovahkin. Will a Pip-Boy 3000 and Nuka-Cola trump a sword and a helmet with horns? Tune in and find out!

Industrial Light & Magic shares a few of the 900 or so visual effects shots that it made for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It worked mainly on the climactic scenes, including creating digital versions of Black Widow and Falcon.

SoKrispyMedia – the guys behind the excellent Chalk Warfare series – take on virtual reality in their latest clip, introducing us to a tech that would be so much cooler than the Oculus Rift. Think Garry’s Mod in real life.

An archeologist in the far future crash lands on Earth and needs parts to repair his spaceship. Unfortunately for him our planet has turned into a deserted wasteland. Good thing he has his trusty time trap. A funny short film by timtimfed.

The guys from Corridor Digital orchestrated this battle between a motley assortment of remote-controlled racers, joined by an army of flying drones equipped with deadly weapons. Many toys were harmed in the making of this film.

“I am tormented by an everlasting itch for things remote.” Erik Wernquist’s short film imagines a future where mankind is able to explore the Solar System. The CGI in the film is based on photos, maps and other real life references.

(SPOILERS) Visual effects studio Rising Sun Pictures helped create the scene in X-Men: Days of Future Past where Quicksilver bamboozled the Pentagon’s guards. Check out how the scene was made in this brief behind-the-scenes video.

Batman goes to the Death Star to rescue Superman. But before he can do that he has to go through Darth Vader in this snazzy short from Super Power Beat Down. Why don’t the Sith just Force Choke their way through every battle?

Chris Hardwick, Sneaky Zebra, Pwnisher, Rocket Jump, Screen Team and Mars Rising team up to defeat Wired’s giant robot in this cheesy action short film. Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects made the 9’9″ robot costume.