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
Web Series Trailers: “H+” and “Dinosaurs vs. Aliens” July 8, 2012We don’t usually see many trailers for web series, but two high profile ones were released late this week, so we thought we’d show them to you. After the break, check out the trailers for the Bryan Singer-produced H+ The Digital Series and director Barry Sonnenfeld’s motion comic Dinosaurs vs…. Read More
“Project Almanac” Flyers Signal Secret Screening At Comic-Con July 24, 2014July 24, 2014If you just so happen to be over at the San Diego Comic-Con, you have seen a couple of flyers for the found footage time traveling thriller Project Almanac. Though the film has gone through various title changes, the premise of the film has stayed the same. Project Almanac follows… Read More
Smell Like Tangled’s Flynn Rider With ‘Smolder’ November 10, 2010November 10, 2010Disney Animation has released a new video on their YouTube account for Tangled. The fake ad is a spoof of those artsy commercials for fragrances. This time, we have the cologne called ‘Smolder by Flynn,’ which itself is poking fun of Flynn Rider’s look that is supposed to woo the… Read More