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Within 'Somewhere' We are transported to a time where the boundaries between what is real and what is simulated are blurred. We live online and download places to relax, parks and shopping malls. We can even interact with our friends as if they were in the same room with simulated tele-presence. Everyone is connected and immersed in nanorobotic replications of any kind of object or furnishings, downlodable on credit based systems. Distance and time become as alien as the 'offline' The local becomes the global and the global becomes the local. Consumer based capitalism has changed forever. A truly 'glocolised' world. The singularity is near.

The film places us into this vision, observing an average inhabitant within the ever changing environment of the latest SimuHouse. From a painting to a park and from a telephone call to a shopping mall. That is until there is a leek in the system and everything malfunctions. The film concludes with the house being forced to reset, giving the character and viewer a stark reminder that nothing is 'real' even her dog, which re-materialises in front of her.

CREDITS:

Directed By: Paul Nicholls
3D, 2D, Tracking, Post Production, Compositing, Camera Work: Paul Nicholls
Cast: Indre Balestuta, Iffy
Sound Design: Jesse Rope
Narration: Robert Leaf
Greek Vocal Talent: Lia Loanniti
Serbian Vocal Talent: Mina Micevic
Store Voice: Guillaume Nyssens
System Voice: Anita Shim
Music By: Kourosh Dini, Twighlight Archive, Pete Berwick

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  • Dosia McKay 7 months ago
    Very interesting. And so sad.
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  • herrschulz 7 months ago
    awesome job on this one. i really like your stuff.
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  • Greysize 7 months ago
    Well my last comment was compliment and i have to tell you i love your work, it's brilliant !
  • Paul Nicholls plus 7 months ago
    thanks, this one was very challenging... check out our site factoryfifteen.com for more crazy short films
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  • Jonathan Gales 7 months ago
    The dog always cracks me up. Incredible piece of work!
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  • Paul Nicholls plus 7 months ago
    apologies i had this video on no comment after i uploaded it again...!
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  • maryamnademi 7 months ago
    very inspiring! thanks for the high resolution posters! elegant work.
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  • Farhan 7 months ago
    awesum w0rk.............
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  • Gilles Dillenseger 6 months ago
    love it !
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  • James Brelaz 6 months ago
    Outstanding!
    What soundFx Pack did u use?
  • Paul Nicholls plus 6 months ago
    3ds max, particles made with a combination of bax#2+3, pflow, thinking particles, krakatoa. composited in after effects, thanks for comments. :)
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  • Joe Moya plus 6 months ago
    cool... very science fiction like...
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  • sash_a 6 months ago
    Great!
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  • Ceiga plus 6 months ago
    Amazing work guys.
    Posted on ceiga.co.uk/blog/
  • Paul Nicholls plus 6 months ago
    thanks, ur mag is amazing...! check out our site factoryfifteen.com
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  • Noodles Map 5 months ago
    Superb ! Bloged on info-graf.over-blog.com
  • Paul Nicholls plus 5 months ago
    many thanks... nice blog... :)
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  • Shane Simpson 5 months ago
    in the real world, this is what the sentinels and the architect from the matrix would have done to the human race, shoved digital capitalism down their throats lol
  • Paul Nicholls plus 5 months ago
    this is my fav comment so far... pow... :)
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  • Florian Gruenberger 4 months ago
    a little bit too much blur and glow for my taste - but very very good and nice work though!!!!
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  • BrownPolar 4 months ago
    What a great and original film; one of the most creatively modern films I have ever seen. I say film, because this is not just a video: it is cinema.

    A tip: smoke a couple of spliffs before you see this on your HD TV, through Apple TV for the best results.
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  • BrownPolar 4 months ago
    Hey after another viewing, I would like to nominate this film the coveted award, 'Vimeo Film of the Year'. Please vote now!
  • Paul Nicholls plus 4 months ago
    wow thanks a lot, check out our other films here: factoryfifteen.com
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  • Mathias Eis Schultz 4 months ago
    Amazing animation!
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  • Tobias Stretch plus 4 months ago
    Word!
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  • JACONNI 4 months ago
    Concept is great, and maybe it will possible in the next 50 years?
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  • argifauve 4 months ago
    ..Incredible piece of work..!!!
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  • Felipe Obando 4 months ago
    Il ya bien longtemps, n'a pas vu une vidéo comme celle-ci. est tout simplement génial. félicitations
  • Paul Nicholls plus 4 months ago
    Merci beaucoup, ce film etait techniquement difficile a realiser mais je suis content que le concept soit compris. Vous pouvez visiter mon site a factoryfifteen.com
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  • Alvaro Vix 4 months ago
    the concept is overwhelming
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  • Zeny 4 months ago
    very surreal and creative,amazing work of art^^
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  • Auke-Jan Weening 4 months ago
    That's what she got for running her simulation on Windows :p

    Great work. It was inspiring and breathtaking.
  • Paul Nicholls plus 4 months ago
    haha. ye mac 0S-Shark would be better right ;)
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  • Daecan Tee 4 months ago
    WOW nice rendering! That could be our future in fact!
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  • Yan Pak 4 months ago
    I got a pleasure in my leisure!
    Nice work!
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  • FLOTS 4 months ago
    visionario.....pero contrastará con otros desastres que coexistiran cn esta posible realidad.....no?
  • Paul Nicholls plus 4 months ago
    Muito obrigado pela sua observação. EU entendo apenas um pouco.
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  • Grant Beerling plus 4 months ago
    Suddenly everything i do is so dull!!!
    What a bench mark, just on starting the long road that is 3dMax etc, though a life time to even scratch the edge of your work.
    Also brilliant story telling leaving the viewer with a slightly uneasy feeling at the end, especially the dog only being a digital fantasy.
    Look forward to seeing more.
  • Factory Fifteen plus 2 months ago
    wow thanks a lot Grant. see more of my new company here: factoryfifteen.com
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  • Sam Shiryaykin 3 months ago
    amazing
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  • Nobuaki Tamaki 1 month ago
    Pursuit of convenience is not necessarily connected happily.
    The civilization lacking in humanity may be ruined in people.
    "Even when people are happy in general, they are not unhappy, either.
    being [ it / not getting bored with important one wishing or being useful ]" Romain Rolland

    Such a thing was felt from this work.
    It is wonderful.
    Thank you!!
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  • Dee 1 month ago
    Classic, yet another Windows crash fixed by a reboot!
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  • Ingra Skreba 1 month ago
    ...very interesting...and well done!
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  • Michael Bendeck 1 month ago
    I like your short film, would you like to screen it at our festival?
    You can find more information at cor3fest.com
  • Paul Nicholls plus 1 month ago
    sure thing,
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  • Masa Mats 1 month ago
    Awesome! Thanks for posting this short film. You successfully present your imagination to become reality to me.
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  • Lj. M. 1 week ago
    Very nice!
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  • Arthur Stone plus 1 week ago
    Outstanding!
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  • Vladimir Tomin 1 week ago
    Jaw. Ouch...

    +> i-olly.com/?p=2586
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  • Joachim Bengtsson 4 days ago
    Is it inspired by The Golden Age by John C Wright?
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