Some rare short gems

Published on June 27, 2005 By AeonOfTime In Movies & TV & Books

Every few years I start off in a search for those rare gems in CGI graphics or standard animation short films. A few years back, that made me discover renowned classics like "For The Birds" [1], The "Chubb Chubbs" [2] and "Gas Planet" [3]. My new search has brought forth a few interesting shorts, which I'd like to present here:

Katedra (also known as 'The Cathedral')
This movie has a very rare quality to it, both mysterious and poetic. It all fits really well together, from the music to the lighting.
Type: CGI movie
Length: 7 min.
Synopsis: On an asteroid, a huge imposing structure is slowly being engulfed in the shadow of an eclipse. A solitary figure stands before it, and slowly makes its way into the bowels of The Cathedral.

Related links:
Official movie Site
The story behind the film

Rockfish
One of my new favourites, this short has a little twist in the storyline

Type: CGI movie
Length: 9 min.
Synopsis: In a rocky desert, a huge mining vehicle slowly comes to a halt, and a burly miner jumps out. Appearances can be deceiving, however...

Related links:
Watch the movie
Blur studios homepage

In The Rough
This funny piece comes from the makers of "Rockfish", but is much more on the funny side of life.
Type: CGI movie
Length: 5 min.
Synopsis: Back to the stone age - to the entrance of a cave inhabited by one of our distant cousins named Brog, who seems to have some issues with his wife Oola regarding his mysterious pet stone.

Related links:
Watch the movie
Blur studios homepage

Classics
These are a few links to information on the other shorts I mentioned earlier:

[1] For The Birds (Pixar), also check out the other shorts by Pixar!
[2] The Chubb Chubbs (Sony Imageworks)
[3] Gas Planet (Pacific Data Images)

Quite a few of these are not available for viewing or purchase online, which is really a shame. In the case of Katedra, there is actually no way to get a hand on it other than resorting to P2P networks.

I'll keep you posted on any new findings!

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