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Psotek
03-07-2008, 06:25 PM
http://www.bartekn.com/images/web_posters.jpg

VIEW THE FILM BY DIRECTLY CLICKING ON ONE OF THESE :
Medium Quality (Quicktime h.264) (http://www.studioarmata.com/boruta_480x360.html)
Low Quality (YouTube) (http://www.studioarmata.com/boruta_320x240.html)

Hey,

This is my film's internet debut (some of you may remember it from the trailer I posted a while back).

After screening at international film festivals (North America, Europe, Australia, South Asia) and winning some international awards (EA Reveal 2007 Grand Prize, 2 ELAN Awards for "Best Film" and "Ready to Rocket"), I've decided to post the full film online.

To view the film: http://www.studioarmata.com/shortfilms.html

My studio site for other works: http://www.studioarmata.com

And some extra info on the film :


THE LEGEND OF BORUTA
Short Film
Schedule – 10 Months
Completion Date – April 27, 2007

Running time : 9:30
Art, Story and Music by Bartosz (Bartek) Nowakowski

AWARDS
-Winner- Grand Prize Winner Electronic Arts Reveal '07 | EA Canada
-Winner- ELAN Awards for "Best Film" and "Ready to Rocket" | Vancouver, Canada
-Winner- 6th Pune International Film Festival Grand Prize| India
-Winner- President's Media Arts Award | Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver Canada
-STASH 38 DVD Magazine Feature



FESTIVALS
--Toronto After Dark Film Festival | Toronto, Canada
--Toronto International Film Festival Student Showcase | Toronto, Canada
--Pune International Film Festival | India
--Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival | Toronto, Canada
--A Night of Horror International Film Festival | Sydney, Australia
--Mauvais Genre' International Film Festival | France
--A Night of Horror Film Festival | Beecroft, Australia
--Barrie Film Festival | Barrie, Ontario
--Emily Carr Media Arts Festival | Vancouver, Canada

Here are some stills from the film :

http://bartekn.com/images/still_tum01.jpg
http://bartekn.com/images/still_cave05.jpg
http://bartekn.com/images/still_cave06.jpg
http://bartekn.com/images/still_catacombs02.jpg
http://bartekn.com/images/still_church07.jpg
joaquin3d
03-07-2008, 08:15 PM
:thumbsup: Excellent work. Congratulations!
torresmedia
03-07-2008, 08:33 PM
Holy ****! That's some amazing work! Best regard from Norway! :love:
ivanisavich
03-07-2008, 11:45 PM
Hey that turned out great! Congrats on finishing it!

My only gripe was the overuse of the "shine" effect...but that's just a minor quibble.

I enjoyed the story, and I thought the "man turning into a pile of rubble, just like all of the piles of rubble he walked past" was something I didn't expect...I thought he'd turn into a statue like the woman. Looks like you got some inspiration from the Cathedral.

Best of luck continuuing your festival run....I'm sure it will continue to do well!
Psotek
03-08-2008, 12:13 AM
Thanks everyone.

I would have to say The Cathedral was definitely an inspiration when I first started this film. I think Baginski has a great cinematic eye, and this is something I can look up to.

-Bartek
Voytek
03-09-2008, 07:03 AM
Great work!
shamax
03-09-2008, 10:14 AM
Amazing man..U deserve those awards.. !Very nicely edited.. What software u used to edit the final movie?.
Psotek
03-09-2008, 07:42 PM
Thanks Shamal.

-Autodesk 3D Studio Max (core modeling, lighting and animation)
-Pixelogic Zbrush (displacement and normal map generation)
-Adobe Photoshop (textures and post work)
-Adobe After Effects (post work)
-Adobe Premiere (video editing)
-Adobe Audition (sound editing)
-Propellerhead Reason (music production)
husainsheraif
03-09-2008, 10:31 PM
Excellent work. .. well
madm4tt
03-11-2008, 12:11 PM
Impressive work & congratulations !!!

Bye
neilparkinson
03-11-2008, 01:23 PM
I really liked your opening camera shot. The creature was nice and creepy too I liked it's stiff movement. Good little story idea.
Psotek
03-11-2008, 10:50 PM
Thanks everyone.

I recently realised the Medium Quality (http://www.studioarmata.com/boruta_480x360.html) link wasn't working. Its works now =)

Cheers.

-Bartek
kantcho
03-23-2008, 06:06 AM
awesome film man, this has got to be front page material.
MexicanAnimator
03-23-2008, 09:54 PM
Just want to say that your work is inspiring! Loved the style, and cinematography--The viewer gets a feeling of tension right from the start--some classic camera work.
Kudos.
Psotek
03-25-2008, 06:28 AM
Hey thanks guys, appreciate it :D

Hows it going Kantcho? We gotta go do something soon. Hope work is going well!
redbyte
03-30-2008, 04:55 PM
Definately too long. Could have easily knocked that out in 4 minutes.

I know some of it is mood building, but there was a lot of filler there.

But that's my only gripe.


The rest is spot on. Love the lighting, modelling and animation.
When the hand moved I got chills :) So freaky.
Kid-Mesh
03-30-2008, 05:44 PM
Not bad, saw it on youtube. Although the shine (glare) was a tad too much.

Congrats on getting it done :thumbsup:
sanhueza
03-31-2008, 10:41 AM
Great film! It reminded me alot of The Cathedral, and especially of Pan's Labyrinth.

I agree with what others have said:
- the volumetric light ("shine effect") is overdone,
- the dust particles floating around are too big and round so they don't look quite right,
- and there's alot of filler that could be taken out to make the film shorter and better edited

But it's done, and it looks beautiful. Just take these critiques to heart when you work on your next film. Good luck!

Peace,

- me
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