Short film: Story of R32
An effective short film from Vladimir Vlasenko. R32 is a down on his luck robot in the not too distant future. He’s running low on repairs but all he needs is a helpful hand.…
Short film: Miles
This is a proof-of-concept film. A teenage dirt bike rider finds himself in a strange friendship with an escaped prototype robot. The bot, M.A.X., is the most advanced military creation in history but seems more interested in playing.…
TARS cosplay is Interstellar
I think TARS may well have been my favourite bit in Interstellar. I’m not saying that to knock the film, I rather liked it… but TARS was a scene stealer! This cosplay took some 3 months to build and was shown at Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con this year.…
Incredible “Skyworld” city skyline designs
The Skyworld Project is an incredible find on Etsy. It’s a store which sells some 352 art prints and other designs that are mapped to skylines from cities around the world.…
Lonely machine dreams of the giant city robot
Sven Sauer and Igor Prosavec are SA-PO. The artists are drawn to the idea of megacities. Can mankind cope with the rapid development of technology or will it outpace us? If we’re outpaced by technology then are we doomed to be alone in a crowd, an alien native and disabled by our technical ability?…
Short film: We Were Not Made For This World
We Were Not Made For This World is a short film by Colin West McDonald that follows a robot trying to cross an alien landscape.
The film, simple but powerful, is based on a three-panel comic strip by the respected Paul Hornschemeier.…
Short film: L3.0
This short begins as a sad film about lonely Leo. The cute little robot just wants someone to play with him.
Created by students of the ISART Digital program the short movie has a bit of a surprise ending.…
Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie trailer is loaded with feels
Is Chappie the new Johnny Five? Short Circuit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXwichuGW28
Neill Blomkamp (Distict 9) is back with another sci-fi. Chappie follows the story of a human coming to terms with people and people coming to terms with it.…
Project J-Deite: The real life Transformer
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started to watch this Transformer video unfold. An animation? A model?
I should have paid more attention. It’s clear that this is scale replica of a real life Transformer.…
Short Film: E N V O Y
It may be another child finds alien/robot, wants to play and then the military get involved but David Weinstein’s short film is better than most. It was put together without a big budget and does very well.…
