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Daft Punk’s Electroma, Yes They Also Make Movies
Daft Punk’s Electroma You might know them as the robot masked DJ duo from the future, and with the release of their exciting new album Random Access Memories, we thought it would be great idea to feature their film, Daft Punk’s Electroma. That’s right, besides creating some of the world’s most widespread and inspiring music, [...]
Typography And Titles in Film
Nowadays short films will usually end up online sooner or later, if not immidiately. With the web becoming a much more competitive ground for shorts, filmmakers need to produce their films with this in mind from the beginning. We are far away from the closed up theater with nothing but a big screen and blasted [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: Local Hero
We’re working on a new formula for the Weekend Shortlist, but it’s still not ready. So to keep you distracted and amused, here are two (longer) shorts well suited for a good weekend! Enjoy & have a great weekend! Local Hero by Steven Andrus An impatient man finds out he is terminally ill. Rather than [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: Twisted Mind Games
A later than usual Weekend Shortlist, but just as dramatic as always! Watch these 3 mind twisting shorts to get your weekend mind games worth! Revolve by Gabriel Adelman Revolve follows the threads of fear, sacrifice, and guilt which weave together three generations of a broken family. The story draws parallels to the legend of [...]
Euphonia
Listen We’ve been following ornana since even before Film Shortage was online. They are the ones who brought us the explosive animation ‘(Notes On) Biology‘, which was one of the first films featured on our site – and was later picked in the top 10 shorts of 2012. Not long after we featured the trailer [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: The Gift
With our favorite robots (or at least my favorite), Daft Punk, releasing their first single in over 8 years this week, we thought of headlining the Weekend Shortlist with a cool futurist android short. We have two wonderful, and original CG animated science fiction films as a Gift to fill the little Void in your [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: Paperman Threesome
No specific theme this weekend besides a little laughter! It’s the weekend, why not? Enjoy and don’t get too offended! Paperman Threesome by College Humor Have you seen Disney’s Oscar winning short film Paperman? If you haven’t make sure to check it out, it’s quite beautiful and fun (and also very very similar to an [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: Expressionism
Express yourself! Back with the Weekend Shortlist and continuing off this week’s theme from featured shorts Method Actor & A Twirling Day: Expressionism. Our 4 wonderful selections all have something to express, so enjoy and let us know what you think of them! Have a great weekend! Dollhouse by Shabnam Piryaei A powerful film shown [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: On How To Feel Better
Feeling a little down? We have what it takes to cheer you up: The Weekend… and 4 cheerful shorts! Bonne fin de semaine! On How To Feel Better by Joshua Kang Please follow these steps and you will be okay. More (The Hunter Pixilation Project) by Kevin Chiu Featuring 140 students and faculty from Hunter [...]
The Weekend Shortlist: CGI Madness
This weekend will be dedicated to hard working computer graphic animators! These 4 impressive individual CGI shorts give us a peak at how much time and effort it takes to make our favorite animated films which we usually take for granted. Look for the attention to detail and embrace it. Have a great weekend! Kalki [...]
