REVERSION at MET Museum Art and Technology Exhibit

REVERSION has been selected as one of only six animated short films that will be aired during the Art and Technology Exhibit from the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

MET Museum Art + Video Tech Exhibit

The Art and Technology Exhibit schedule is set at the dates and venues below:

SM Mall of Asia - September 26, 2013 to October 2, 2013

SM Aura - October 8, 2013 to October 13, 2013

REVERSION is a sci-fi animated short film directed by Giancarlo Ng and is the first animated film production by The Magic Movie Machine.

REVERSION Feature: Anatomy of An Explosion

As promised, here is the first of three documents authored by Mitchell Sahl, one of REVERSION's Visual Effects Technical Directors.  The document is entitled "Anatomy of an Explosion" and details some of the research we did in bringing to life  this staple of the action VFX picture - the fiery explosion.

In this document, Mitch talks in detail about our research method, and in the formulation of the effect which follows within the document, you will see the approach our team took to realizing the research in "animated form" (as opposed to super-real form which is not possible given our resources).

The document also shows the "Re-Purposing of basic Blender Features" that allowed us to create this effect.  This philosophy became our standard in formulating VFX Solutions throughout the picture.

Here it is: "Anatomy of An Explosion"

REVERSION Is In The News Again

Hello everyone,

The milestones keep coming for REVERSION.

We're back in Blender News again.  But this time we talk a bit more about the de-centralized Production System that was used for making the film.

You can read the Blender News feature here.

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Are you ready for the trailer premiere?  So are we.  Just ten days to go before our trailer hits the web.
 

In the meantime, we have two new stills from the new 11-minute short film.  The first image shows our Unknown Soldier accessing a panel at what is clearly the lobby that we revealed in our earliest updates.
 

The second image is taken from another part of REVERSION and shows a portion of the interior of the Security Room.  This is a place where "sonar video records" (SVR's) are retained, as well as conventional real-time video surveillance. 

In the film, sonar recordings of all angles of an event (where you can look around an event from a single recording) play a key role in the film.

Some Stills From the Short Film

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With the 30-second trailer for REVERSION set to hit the web middle of April 2012, we will begin showing some stills from the final 11-minute film.

The stills above are taken from two separate points in time while the Soldier is exploring the now-abandoned Ethercorp facility.  The danger lurks somewhere in the corridors, maybe even behind the walls...

"Toys for the Big Boys...."

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For every large weapon load out, there is always a sidearm.  This is a fictional Cal 0.45 chambered hammerless pistol.  It doesn't look like much, but it draws quickly and is handy in a pinch.

"Breaking Out the Big Guns..."

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When doing business in a volatile region, backing up your claims requires more than just money.  We continue where we left off with the last update, with an image of one of our more intricately built props from the film.  This Sniper Rifle has been heavily modified to suit both an outdoor and indoor functionality.

The rifle's magazine is loaded horizontally instead of vertically to provide the least encumbrance in moving the rifle quickly.  The ejector slot is on the rifle's right side.  A rectangular bar over the scope protects it from damage while also allowing good clearance if the shooter wishes to hide under foliage while decreasing the chances of an obscured view from camouflage falling on top of the rifle.

The crates feature Ethercorp's icon-style "Octagon-E" logo, a prominent symbol in REVERSION.

The prop is lit differently from how it appears in the film to allow more of its details to be visible.

"Beneath The Heel of a Steel Boot..."

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For today's update we have an image of a character turntable.  The story of REVERSION depicts the ordeal of an incident's last survivor in an Ethercorp facility in the African Congo.  This turntable shows in great detail this key character of the film.  The design was used to help depict in some ways an off-putting side to Ethercorp's operation in the Congo in that it employed a militarized form of security in a region where regulation is known to be very fast and loose.

"If The Halls Could Speak, What Stories Would They Tell?"

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Our first update involves two renders of sets used in the film REVERSION.  The first one above is the Lobby of Ethercorp's biological research facility in the Congo, and the second image is from the Office set in another part of the facility.  At one point in time, prior to the events of the film proper, Ethercorp may have had a sprawling facility where this ruin now stands.  Insulated from the outside world, and isolated from peering eyes, what stories would the halls tell if only they could speak?  Would they tell of the disaster that befell the place?  Or perhaps there is a more intriguing secret to which the walls are now mute witnesses?

"The End is only The Beginning..."

Welcome to the official blog page for our animated short film, REVERSION.

REVERSION is the first 11-minute animated film for hobbyist writer and film director Giancarlo Ng.  The film also represents the first film project effort by The Magic Movie Machine collaborative animation team.  The team was formed on January 10, 2010 and for many of its members, REVERSION represents their first foray into Computer Generated animation.