Check Out the Sci-Fi Short Film “Somnolence” Dan Koelsch, January 7, 2011January 9, 2011 Especially with social media today, short films are a great way for filmmakers to promote themselves and ideas to the world. Patrick Kalyn, an Emmy-nominated visual effects animator who has worked on films such as District 9, has done just that with his short film Somnolence, a cool sci-fi thriller he hopes to turn into a feature film. As /Film notes, it was filmed for $10,000 in 2 days in Vancouver, BC using Red Cameras. Watch the entire short after the break. Below is the official synopsis of the short film and, of course, the video itself.By 2031, the Earth has exhausted its supply of fossil fuels. With the world on the verge of collapse, nations from around the globe form a coalition called AREN; the ‘Manhattan Project’ of clean self-replenishing energy. When an experiment goes wrong that threatens the world’s existence, David Canterra and a team of elite soldiers are sent on a mission to stop the anomaly. What they find is a mind-bending alternate dimension, and their only way home is through the fabric of time. Fan Made Work Viral News Viral Videos Short filmSomnolenceViral video
Fan Made Work Watch a Montage of 2010 Film Montages December 30, 2010This year’s batch of year-end film montages have been pretty impressive, and to commerate their work, Badass Digest has created a montage of the montages that honor the films of 2010. Confused? Watch the video mashup (set to the “Bed Intruder” song) after the break. Read More
Assemble Your Own Avengers Music Video Remix May 12, 2012Aside from a ridiculous amount of Assemble puns, Marvel has a new YouTube channel that allows you to piece together a music video. Like the fan-made commercial for LOST and DVD trailer for Law Abiding Citizen, it supplies you with the materials you need to get your creative juices flowing…. Read More
“Pacific Rim” Viral Campaign Launches New Emergency Alert Warning System November 28, 2012November 28, 2012It’s been a while since we’ve covered anything on Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming intense sci-fi actioner Pacific Rim. When we last posted on the film, we learned that along with the recruiting posters that were handed out during Comic-Con, there was also a comic-book tie in that would focus on… Read More