There are some fantastic short films on the web which could have been ripped from the pages of 2000AD itself! If you find a good 'un, how about sharing them on this thread? I'll kick of with R'Ha which looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The twist is a bit obvious but it's still worth a watch, especially as it's only 6 minutes long. Check it out here:
http://io9.com/5975152/this-awesome-sci+fi-short-reminds-us-even-aliens-are-subject-to-robot-uprisings (http://io9.com/5975152/this-awesome-sci+fi-short-reminds-us-even-aliens-are-subject-to-robot-uprisings)
Wonderful stuff. Loved the design and the whole look of the project. Nice twist and beautifully rendered. Hope this Film maker goes onto make big budget Movie's/games.
It would make a nice web of even TV series.
Like the Twilight Zone, but introduced by Tharg.
Nice idea Pete.
Tempo
http://vimeo.com/55240799 (http://vimeo.com/55240799)
Blinky
(this is old but looks great)
http://vimeo.com/21216091 (http://vimeo.com/21216091)
The web - Youtube and Vimeo especially - is packed with awesome amateur film-making veering between kids with a camcorder playing cops and robbers to actual ongoing series like Nuka Break. Obviously the fan-movies tend to galvanise efforts around existing properties as they're mostly fans and professionals having a bit of fun, but anything by Wayside or Batinthesun are worth a look. Just go to Youtube and type in "short" and whatever genre you're interested in - sci-fi fans are quite spoiled for choice.
Oh wow Steve, Tempo was wonderful! It was like Portal crossed with Half Life - Harp could play Freeman if there was ever a HL movie!
Blinky was stunning too, absolutely terrifying!
Here's two more:
RUIN - Nice CG movie that looks like the Terminator films crossed with Enslaved. Apparently 20th Century Fox are making a full version:
http://vimeo.com/38591304 (http://vimeo.com/38591304)
THE GIFT - Just beautiful. Some of the design work here is breathtaking:
http://vimeo.com/33025640 (http://vimeo.com/33025640)
Enjoy!
Yeah, Philips did quite a few of those for the Gift (think it was taking the same script and letting directors do their own take)
They did this before, obviously inspired by TDK
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http://vimeo.com/10282503 (http://vimeo.com/10282503)
Cool!
Found a couple more, firstly a very short and thought provoking Lost Memories: http://vimeo.com/49425975 (http://vimeo.com/49425975)
Secondly, the very 2000AD-esque Seed: http://vimeo.com/52045867 (http://vimeo.com/52045867)
I'll be cheeky and throw in two of my own shorts :o
Not scifi but have the twist.
The Message (posted on the boards before)
http://vimeo.com/23157833
Spitfire (music video, but has a narrative, sort of)
http://vimeo.com/41607580
Check out the Everything Animated channel on vimeo
http://vimeo.com/channels/everythinganimated
Hit and miss because of the sheer volume of short animations they post, but all of fairly high quality. Every now and then you'll be blown away by something.