SHORT - Shave It - by 3Dar

3Dar studio have just released their latest short. with a great eye for detail and a wonderful pace and fluidity.

I love this piece.

"In the wilderness of the forests where giant bulldozers are tearing apart the woods there is a monkey that accidentally finds a shaving machine and decides to use it. Spontaneously disguised as a human being, he moves out to the city and starts a career. After a stunning success in business, he understands the need of gaining political power. Not too long after, he becomes the president. Now he is ready to make a change."

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Prometheus VFX breakdown - MPC

This MPC breakdown takes us into how they created the alien planet, space environments, alien space-crafts, an explosive crash scene sequence.

SPOILER ALERT! - like you haven't seen this already though!
 

TRAILER - Skyfall

Well, Happy James Bond Day Everyone. Skyfall their latest offering enters the public domain in about 2 weeks.

Released October 26th 2012.

TRAILER - Wreck It Ralph

This looks good, an interesting concept.



PS. Here is trailer 01 too.

PAC-MAN - The Movie!

James Farr has built this great looking Fanfilm with Steelehouse studios.

Great production values!

TRAILER - The Hobbit, An Alternate

Released later this year, this is only the first in what inevitably will be a huge marketing and advertising run up, towards the release date of the latest installment in this epic tale.

Directed by Peter Jackson (same as LOTR) this promises to be as good as the others,

I really hope so.
 

ParaNorman - making of

I posted about the latest trailer for ParaNorman a while back, but now they have released a really interesting twist, between a "making-of" and another trailer, this video shows how the main character has been created from skeleton to outer shell, flowing seamlessly into another open trailer. Lovely and unique!

great work.

Spiderman 4 - Trailer

I am yet to be excited by a Spiderman film, I thought their were glaring visual errors in the first three. Lets hope this is their "Batman Begins" of the series.

The Avengers - Making of

A good collection of making of videos.

Straight after the break....

TRAILER - TED The Movie

So, was not sure about this trailer. The film itself, is basically an extended Family Guy EP, with Peter as a Teddy Bear. Having said this, the integration of the bear in the film is pretty dam good!

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TRAILER - Iron Sky (sneek peek)

Watch the first 4 minutes of the epic comedy due for release in April 2012. The film is about an Earth invasion by space Nazis. The clip shows American astronauts landing their space shuttle on the moon, soon they discover they're not alone and in danger of an attack by ruthless space Nazis.


This has landed here due to the low budget, high quality of production of this piece.

Blind Spot Pictures and Energia Productions have been working on this for approximately 4 years.

TRAILER - Prometheus

WOW, great trailer released for the upcoming Prometheus blockbuster released this June 2012.

Aliens are coming back!

Despicable Me 2 - Teaser

All hail, the Minions are back for the Despicable Me 2 (teaser). I actually really enjoy the original when released in 2010. The second installment is set for release in 2013.

TRAILER - Battleship Film

"An epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force." - well, you cant complain with any film that ends with "fire everything, boom!"

SHORT - Electroshock

A Beautiful Student Short from the digital pens of the French school ESMA Ecole Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques 2011

This is a fantastic example of the narrowing of the gap between the big boys and a small group of dedicated individuals. Well done guys, this is fantastic work.

Arthur Christmas - Making of

Here's a great video for the "making of" in Arthur Christmas Unwrapped. Enjoy!

TRAILER - Wrath of the Titans

This looks ridiculous! I love CG and VFX, but not when the film is essentially based on it!

Well, What do you expect for the sequel to Clash of the Titans

Trailer - The Hobbit

Looks great, I think this will be a massive hit on release, but...

FILM - Rango - Making of

Great video from the makers of Rango VFX giants ILM.

FILM - The Lorax trailer

From the makers of Despicable Me, comes their next cinematic production. An adaptation of the classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

More after break...