This is a phenomenal short film created by Mesai, an independent animation team from South Korea. This is amazing, pro-level quality from a shockingly small team (there’s only one page of credits at the end of the film). Please enjoy.
‘Moon’ is the story of Sam Bell, who has spent the past 3 years on the moon mining Helium-3, the newest source of energy. Living alone up there, with no one other than his robot friend Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey), has taken its toll. He begins to see things. Being alone with only a computer means he has nothing to trust but his own instinct.
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Duncan Jones’ ‘Moon’ since its premiere at Sundance this year. The idea was thrown around that this is a throwback to 1970’s sci-fi films, where story and plot was more important than CG and explosions. This isn’t too far from the truth, where the exterior shots of the moon are done using models, but there is something missing. Continue Reading »
Awaking to the scream of a two year old nephew. The day starts. Who needs an alarm clock? En haste. In haste. Coffee running through the circuitry early in the morning. Shower, food, LCD screen surfing, binary messages to friends and family, then work.
Looking like a surgeon’s assistant in a dust mask piling up debris from around the parent’s 101 year old home to make room for a porch that will serve as a relaxation bastion. Immediacy, immediately, penning my tasks on the whinny the pooh stationary found lying around the kitchen. Smiling wide while Rey asks whereabouts of the Mexican boogeyman “Cucuy” and how he cannot seem to find him. His curly hair bouncing around like a Muppet’s as he scampers off in quest of balloons and bubbles. Continue Reading »
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Mr. G from Summer Heights High
Ahh high school. You either just groaned or got giddy with nostalgia. My high school experience was pretty standard, from what I understand. On the other hand, my school was delightfully ripe with controversy. We had drug addict dropouts, pregnancies, and even one of those cliché student-teacher relationships. It’s a strange place, where underdeveloped minds are given enough leeway to really fuck things up sometimes. This strange place has been examined time and time again in a variety of ways: over-the-top 2D characters (Clueless, Saved By The Bell), attempted shock value (Degrassi, Skins), an honest look at the underdog (Freaks and Geeks), pretend teenagers (21 Jump Street) – and then there’s Summer Heights High.
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