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Sunspring | A Sci-Fi Short Film| written by an AI

Pixflow Admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:53:13 +0000

In the wake of Google’s AI Go victory, filmmaker Oscar Sharp turned to his technologist collaborator Ross Goodwin to build a machine that could write screenplays

They created “Jetson” and fueled him with hundreds of sci-fi TV and movie scripts. Building a team including Thomas Middleditch, star of HBO’s Silicon Valley, they gave themselves 48 hours to shoot and edit whatever Jetson decided to write.

This video was written by an AI and the subtitles generated by yet another one

SKYWATCH

Pixflow Admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:13:07 +0000

When two outcast teens hack into a ubiquitous drone delivery system to pull a prank on their neighbor, they accidentally crash-land a dangerous prototype – and find themselves entangled in a life-and-death conspiracy

SKYWATCH is a short sci-fi thriller, starring Uriah Shelton, Zach Callison, with an appearance by Jude Law. Yes, the Jude Law. Shelton and Callison play two outcast teens who figure out how to hack into a drone delivery system – the Amazon of the future – to swap shipments in transit and pull a prank on the girl next door. After they accidentally crash a drone on their apartment rooftop, they scramble to cover their tracks – but stumble upon a corporate secret that puts their very lives in danger. The short doesn’t come from no one, as you might have already heard of Colin Levy right here on Film Shortage. Colin’s psychological thriller ‘The Secret Number‘ was featured on FS in 2012, winning none other than the Top short of that year. We had a short chat with Colin to tell us about his ambitious proof-of-concept.

Free People presents: Dream Girl

Pixflow Admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:42:11 +0000

Humans use technology to improve their lives, to forge connections, to create time that doesn’t exist, to replace real interactions

When we devise a second version of ourselves on social media, do we lose a piece of our true selves in the process? Do our digital connections threaten our real-life relationships? What happens if the filtered characters we’ve imagined take on a life of their own?

For many years Free People has told love stories — we wanted to explore what our world could look like in the near future…

The iMom

Pixflow Admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:08:09 +0000

The iMom will change your life! Well, at least that’s what the ads claim. But when a mother leaves her kids under the supervision of the family’s iMom, an unexpected connection is formed

In the not-too-distant future, an infomercial touts the iMom — she cooks, she cleans, she’s the first fully-functional mother substitute.

As Catherine talks on the phone while getting ready for a party, her son Sam does bible study homework in the kitchen. As a chicken thaws, Catherine mentions that Sam is being bullied in school. She tries to get him to open up, but it’s obvious she’s more interested in texting. The gap in their relationship is obvious.

The iMom is an award winning short film by Ariel Martin
See more at arielmartin.com.au

CAST:
iMom MATILDA BROWN
Mother MARTA DUSSELDORP
Sam KARL BEATTIE
Grace INDIA ROSEAREE NAMPETCH
iMom Presenter CURT BONNEM
iMom Testimonials
TOM KIESCHE
ERIN MATTHEWS
AVI ROTHMAN
LARA EVERLY
VALENTINE MIELE
MICHELLE GUNN with GRACE GUNN
IMom Model EMMACAM

So You’ve Grown Attached

Pixflow Admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:26:56 +0000

An imaginary friend is forced to consider retirement when his creator/best friend starts to grow up.

Student Academy Award- National Finalist 2014
San Francisco International FF Best Narrative Short 2014
Woodstock FF Best Student Short 2014
Martha’s Vineyard International FF Best Short 2014
Comic Con Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film 2015

starring: Simon Pearl, Madeleine Connor, Cindy Cheung, Jake Miller, Patrick Fleury, Levi Abrino, Luke Matheny

Pastel

Pixflow Admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:15:57 +0000

In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors

That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators. Most fell short, and the few that were bought up by Hollywood didn’t always have a happy ending (Pixels).

But amongst the noise, we saw Stephan Zlotescu’s True Skin and recognized it as a rare sci-fi film that not only demonstrated a mastery of effects, but wrapped it around a unique world and interesting story. Its rainbow-colored view of the future earned Stephan a million views and, more importantly, landed him a manager and a deal with Warner Bros. Now, Stephan has a new deal with Amazon and is just getting started.

Brought to you by Spy films and Punk City Productions

Rise

Pixflow Admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:42:20 +0000

In the near future, sentient robots are targeted for elimination after they develop emotional symmetry to humans and a revolutionary war for their survival begins

Another day, another incredible science fiction proof of concept designed to pitch a feature project. If I sound jaded, I don’t mean to. It’s just sort of overwhelming with the quantity and quality we are getting in the short form nowadays

KARA A Star Wars Short Film

Pixflow Admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:04:45 +0000

Ashort time ago in a galaxy not-so far away (Yuma, Arizona) a young filmmaker called Joe Sill took to the sand dunes just outside the Mexican border and set out to make a short film set in one of the most worshipped and revered on-screen universes ever

Set in the world of Star Wars, Sill’s Kara builds on the impressive production values first witnessed in the young director’s 2013 short Expo and reinforces why we think he’s a filmmaker worth keeping an eye on.

SANDTROOPERS:
Dean Amstutz, Mark Kinsey, Victor Silva, Marcus Holt, Milton Hunt, Rob Csorba
WRANGLERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Stuart Loui, Carrie Ann Caranci,Barry Chan, Mark Edwards

SPECIAL THANKS:
501st Legion
Imperial Sands Garrison
Ian Cook
Lesley Farquhar
Felipe Irigoyen
Merry & Jerry McIntyre
Bill Engler
Eric Elmore
Robin Elmore
Stuart Cram
Alex Lubow
Champ Robinson
sat-fx
Brian Tran
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Land Mgmt.
James T Wulfgar
Wulfgar Weapons
El Centro Field Office
Star Wars Original SFX by Benn Burtt
Screen Actors Guild

Planet Unknown

Pixflow Admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:56:52 +0000

At the end of 21st century, mankind were facing global resource depletion. Space Rovers were sent out to find potential inhabitable planets

Planet Unknown is a glorious little animated film created as a thesis film by 3D animator Shawn Wang. In the likes of some famous cinematic space robots, Shawn explored the idea of intelligent and comically relieving rovers studying foreign planets.

Festivals:
01. Burbank International Film Festival – Best Animated Short
02. Korea Independent Animation Festival – Official Selection
03. Imaginaria Film Festival – Official Selection
04. LA Shorts Fest – Official Selection
05. Oaxaca Film Festival – Official Selection
06, Los Angeles CineFest – Official Selection
07. Lisbon International Film Festival – Official Selection
08. CACC Golden Dragon Award – Official Selection
09. Winchester Short Film Festival – Official Selection
10. China International New Media Short Film Festival (CSFF) – Official Selection
11. China International Student Animation Festival (Aniwow! 2016) – Finalist

Links:
Official Website: PlanetUnknownFilm.com
Facebook Page: facebook.com/PlanetUnknownFilm
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt5850826
Echoic Audio: echoicaudio.com

I had been working full time on Planet Unknown from July 2015 to June 2016. It was a passion project as well as my graduation thesis film at Communication University of China. This 11-month journey was very challenging, but it was a perfect learning opportunity as well.

The idea started back in 2014 when Interstellar was released. I was deeply impressed by the movie and was inspired by the two robots TARS and CASE. The idea of intellectual robots exploring space developed from there.

Other inspirations include Pixar movies like WALL-E and Toy Story, as well as CHAPPiE, NASA documentaries about Mars Rover Curiosity, and short films by individuals like Alex Roman’s The Third & The Seventh, Richard Mans’ Abiogenesis, Erik Wernquist’s Wanderers, Alf Lovvold’s Dawn of the Stuff, and so many more.

Echoic Audio, one of the UK’s leading music & sound design studios, joined this adventure with epic cinematic score and detailed sound design which catapulted the film to a new level that I had never imagined.

This project pushed me to do what I never thought I could do. However, it also keeps punching me in the face and shows me how limited my skills are. There are still tons of problems in the making that I can’t figure out even now.

Thanks to everyone for the support along the way. The new adventure begins…

Special Thanks to System Advisers – Horizon Bian / Sicong Wang / Jiawei Cao

The Brain Hack

Pixflow Admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:22:24 +0000

Two students create a short-cut to induce hallucinogenic visions of God, and find themselves hunted by a deadly religious sect

Neurotheology, technology, science, conspiracy theories, simulation, deception, psychosis, suspense, fear, excitement, mystery, revelation, surprise: rarely a short film manages to hold so many themes, levels, and emotions together. The Brain Hack succeeds in doing so with a compelling and circular story, enriched by stunning visual and sound effects for one of the best shorts in recent years.

The film opens with a flickering self-registration depicting Fallon, the protagonist, a computer science student, leaving a video-testament about his researches to his friend and colleague Harper, a film student, while trying to escape from a masked character, perhaps belonging to a cult, who’s chasing him. The footage stops abruptly. What did he discover? Nothing less than a shortcut to God.

Through the combined study of “pattern theory” and sacred representations, Fallon has, in fact, discovered that certain images may induce visions of God to people who suffer from a particular type of epilepsy. Hence his surprising yet paradoxical conclusion in response to one of the fundamental theological questions: What is God? “A bug, a glitch, a neurological construct” – or – a kind of hidden information in the brain. How can one access it? By hacking the right codes and bypassing the defense mechanisms of the mind through fear. And so Follon involves Harper in this risky project ultimately aimed to make a film to reveal the divine to all humanity. Will they succeed? Well, it’s worth watching the short until the end to find out.

The Brain Hack was written and directed by young British animator and director Joseph White, and co-produced by LWH Entertainment and Bullion productions. As stated by the director, initially the project was much smaller, with a minimal setting, à la Duncan Jones’ Moon, essentially based on the interaction of the two protagonists in front of a computer. But, through development, the film has grown and was shot in 9 days, using about 400 set-ups, and 14 different locations: colossal numbers when compared to the usual shorts. The shots were taken with a C300, except for a few scenes done with a Canon 5D, which testify what one can do with professional yet affordable filming tools, and the savvy use of post-production software.

Due to the Festivals and online success of The Brain Hack, WME and 3 Arts have recently signed Joseph White, while the new media company Studio 8 just acquired the rights to make it a feature film. White himself will probably direct it. Indeed a nice shot.