Director Magali Barbé's short film isn't particularly groundbreaking (as my BLACK MIRROR reference would suggest). Nor is it particularly unpredictable. But it still packs quite a punch. (That first little eye-flash made me jump. Even though I was pretty sure it was coming.)
"Strange Beasts" is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?
A sci-fi short about augmented reality.
"Strange Beasts" is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?
Written, directed and produced by Magali Barbé. Co-produced by: Red Knuckles, Peanut.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5638002/
If you're curious about the process...
http://magalibarbe.com/
Interview in the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-townsend/strange-beasts_b_15686092.html
CAST & CREW
staring: Timothy RENOUF and Poppy POLIVNICK
music and sound design: Pierre VEDOVATO
director of photography: Anthony GUIRY
first assistant: Amélie GUYOT
second assistant: Vincent AUPETIT
sound recordist: Michael CHUBB
makeup and hair: Bridget CROTTY and Rachael THOMAS
runner: Tyrone PAUL
VFX supervisor: Peregrine McCAFFERTY
creatures artist: Dean FRATER
creatures designer: Jonathan Djob NKONDO
rigger: Maickel PASTA
animators: Joffrey ZEITOUNI and Philippe MOINE
rendering and compositing: Mario UCCI and Rick THIELE at Red Knuckles
tracking: PEANUT
color artist: Lewis CROSSFIELD at Electric Theatre Collective
extra creatures: Andriy HRMALYUK and Ramtin AHMAD
special thanks: Fabrice LE NEZET, Ardith BIRCHALL, Cressida POLIVNINCK, Marc POLIVNICK, Mary HESKEL, Elvis BAPTISTE.
Rendered with renderman (Pixar).
Russian subtitles: Mikhail POLEZHAEV
Spanish subtitles: Mireille BARBE
Attribution(s): Video, publicity images, and stills are the property of Magali Barbe and other respective production studios and distributors.