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The Legend of Boruta (Short Film)
This is my films internet debut! Yay.
SYNOPSIS
The year is 1939; Nazi Germany has recently invaded Poland, and many small towns and villages have already become victims of the German raid. A regiment of Nazi soldiers arrive upon a small church nestled in the sprawling wheat fields surrounding the small town of Leczyca. As they enter the church grounds, a low-ranking soldier is ordered into the catacombs deep beneath the church to search for valuables and items of historical and cultural significance for appropriation. Reluctantly, the young soldier heads down, and discovers he has been tainted by the stolen goods, further building the Legend of Boruta.
FILM DESCRIPTION
A short film (approximately ten minutes in length) centered around Boruta - an archaic creature who guards treasures deep within the catacombs of Poland - as he is confronted by unwelcome visitors during the German occupation of Poland amidst World War II. “The Legend of Boruta” is an animated grad-film project by Bartek Nowakowski, completed in April 2007 at the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design (Vancouver, BC). The concept of the film is derived from an old Polish legend that originates from the small town of Leczyca, Poland. The
town - consequently, also Bartek’s home town - though small, is saturated with old churches, cathedrals, art,
architecture, stories and legends, all of which have inspired him to create his first film, The Legend of Boruta. .
AWARDS
-WINNER- 2 ELAN Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts in “Best Film” and “Ready to Rocket” | Vancouver, Canada
-WINNER- Grand Prize Winner Electronic Arts Reveal ‘07 | EA Canada, Burnaby BC
-WINNER- President’s Media Arts Award | Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver BC
-STASH 38 DVD Magazine Feature
FESTIVALS
–Toronto After Dark Film Festival | Toronto, Canada
–Toronto International Film Festival Student Showcase | Toronto, Canada
–A Night of Horror International Film Festival | Sydney, Australia
–Mauvais Genre’ International Film Festival | France
–A Night of Horror Film Festival | Beecroft, Australia
–Barrie Film Festival | Barrie, Ontario
–Emily Carr Media Arts Festival | Vancouver, Canada
SOFTWARE USED
-Autodesk 3D Studio Max (core modeling, lighting and animation)
-Pixelogic Zbrush (displacement and normal map generation)
-Adobe Photoshop (textures and post work)
-Adobe After Effects (post work)
-Adobe Premiere (video editing)
-Adobe Audition (sound editing)
-Propellerhead Reason (music production)
Duration : 0:9:32
holly crap dude …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amholly crap dude that was amazing i cant beleive you did all that it must of taken you like 2 months to complete this, great job. and also how difficult would you describe Autodesk 3D Studio Max’s dificulty to use? And how much did it cost?And also Pixelogic Zbrush? sorry about all the questions its just one day i hope to make something as good as this.
Very nice!
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amVery nice!
Your sound effects …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amYour sound effects are ridiculously dreadful. Have you ever heard footsteps of any kind before? They aren’t supposed to sound like someone is panting into a bag of glass…
Its awesome! The …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amIts awesome! The feeling is very impressive!!
Fantastic job on the sounds fx and on the sound track!!! Overall an amazing animation!!! Tks for sharing, Gabriel Lehto
Absolutely …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amAbsolutely fantastic: the details, the dust, the face… like somebody said, you need more action. For a 10 minute film, some seconds are boring. But congratulations !
5/5 great effects …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 am5/5 great effects and a good history!
To be honest…The …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amTo be honest…The film got great animation but unfortunely also got a poor story :(..but let me tell u something…U got future in this business!
too much efforts …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amtoo much efforts for too less to say
that was scary! but …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amthat was scary! but it’s good! i love the animation!
very good 5 stars** …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amvery good 5 stars***** by Vincenzo.
Thanks Spadart for …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amThanks Spadart for sharing! Excellent. It goes to my Playlist.
5 stars
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 am5 stars
nice film
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amnice film
the visuals are …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amthe visuals are grand.
cool want more post …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amcool want more post more 5/5
wow… i liked…
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wow… i liked…
great..
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amNice job!
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amNice job!
the first part …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amthe first part kinda reminds my of The Cathedral…the part when the soldier took the stuff kinda reminded me of El Labyrintho del Fauno…….creepy and cool!
wow, great job.
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amwow, great job.
very good
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amvery good
Czesc Bartek, jak …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amCzesc Bartek, jak sie masz?. Mam na Imie Ignacio, jestem z Argentyny. Congratulations for this excellent work. It´s a great movie. Awesome animation.
Fantastich.
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amFantastich.
Your Video was …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amYour Video was creepy and beautiful, you work on the same lane as Mr. del Toro.
that was really …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amthat was really good. I loved the music, very much reminded me of Silent Hill
That was really …
August 14th, 2008 at 2:21 amThat was really entertaining to watch… How long did this take to creat.. wow..great job!