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2. Evolution
2 years ago
In this animated short film, a simple lifeform pursues the path of evolution, only to find out, that sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the greater good.

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alexglawion.com
blog.alexglawion.com

music by sia

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2009 - Best Designed Short Film Award at Suzanne Animation Festival

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  • François Tarlier plus 2 years ago
    the music reminds me something but I can't quite remember ! any hint ?
  • Christiaan Bakker 2 years ago
    I do know it is an edited version of Breathe Me by Sia.
  • Tiago Coimbra 2 years ago
    It reeminds me Adele - Hometown glory.. but it's not =P
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  • Matteo Fiandesio 2 years ago
    François, the song is Breathe me sung by Sia...it's the ending song of six feet under serie
  • François Tarlier plus 2 years ago
    Exactly !!! Thank you, I hate when I can't remember !
  • madril 2 years ago
    it's also used in a very popular HL video for Kazushi Sakuraba on youtube. Great song.
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  • Matteo Fiandesio 2 years ago
    And Alex, the animation is wonderful, congratulations
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  • Fredrik Ekelund 2 years ago
    It's beautiful.
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  • Lyle Walsh 2 years ago
    Stunning, well concieved and executed. How did you make the hairs curl only at the ends?
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  • Matthew Orlando 2 years ago
    Very nice visual and lighting effects, I like how the music came into full effect after the explosion
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  • Shane Newville 2 years ago
    Super great work! This is beautiful!
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  • Antonis T plus 2 years ago
    Awesome animation work and the blending with the music is spot on! Well done.
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  • Dykam 2 years ago
    Amazing. I like the graphical style.

    Added to Blender3D [Animations/Videos] Channel
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  • Dimitris Christou 2 years ago
    Lovely! Amazing job Alex. Gongratulations!
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  • moongold 2 years ago
    Inspirational piece, really wicked.
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  • madril 2 years ago
    beautiful work!
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  • enis 2 years ago
    cool
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  • Jacob Valenta 2 years ago
    Sweet :)
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  • Jahaan London plus 2 years ago
    Cool graphics
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  • Pierre-Loup Pagniez 2 years ago
    Very nice animation ! I am far far away from your level...
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  • Niklas M. 2 years ago
    omfg...its great...fantastic...i saw this video and "began to cry"
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  • Aaron Rury 2 years ago
    pretty awesome. thanks for the hard work.
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  • noshoes 2 years ago
    intelligently designed for sure a lovely creation :)
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  • Matthew Gorveatte 2 years ago
    amazing; I am sitting here in shock; and am now wathcing again. plz make more; thank you;
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  • Mr. RobLikesBrunch 2 years ago
    I don't understand this at all. At first I thought it was an intracellular carrier protein walking along the cytoskeleton...and then my understanding was reduced to nothing--there's some sort of spout, the thing grows longer legs, absorbs from the spout...jumps down...and explodes?

    What.
  • Jonathan Dumaine 2 years ago
    Agreed.
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  • Richard Dinsdale 2 years ago
    A beautiful piece of art, wonderful!
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  • Christopher Neetz 2 years ago
    I love the way the fibers bounce as the microbe struts it's stuff. Great visuals with an excellent track. Although it was a bit 2-dimensional with left to right movement, could have used more exchange of foreground-to-background motion.
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  • MichalH 2 years ago
    Beautiful work! I like the colors - very sublime and soft, the lighting - like in old films and the sound.
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  • Kristine Schmitt 2 years ago
    I agree with Mr. RobLikesBrunch, I don't get it. It especially makes little sense at the very end, because I don't see how it relates to evolution, revolution, persecution, or solution. I don't know, maybe it's because you didn't have time to make it long or well thought out, or maybe because it's almost 3am here and I'm tired. Visually, of course, it looks cool! I like the timing of the music as well. Some of the looping sounds are kind of distracting because I can hear the end of the clip.
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  • Anton Pelayo 2 years ago
    I loved the postprod work on this!
    two thumbs up!
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  • Mike Dugenio Hansen 2 years ago
    Right, it was very pretty and beautifully crafted. However, allow me to give you my honest opinion.

    The song isn't yours, and that's OK. But i have heard that song so many times, so listening to it again, kinda puts me off. It's like when you repeatedly hear a Hans Zimmer song used in a movie. It should only be used once.
    It somehow takes some of the magic away from the visual part of this clip.

    I think, if the film ended approximately after the first Evolution in the left middle. It would have been better. I just don't get the -oution part.

    Apart from that, it is again, very beautiful and highly detailed. You've obviously taken a lot of time creating it, and you deserve all the praise i can give.
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  • J Shyr plus 2 years ago
    Its very much like the "Fountain." Last scene where Hugh Jackman evolves.
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  • Buzzlair Voufincci 2 years ago
    detailed and amazing. like this one very much
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  • Tara Andrews 2 years ago
    Very beautiful.
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  • john bantam 2 years ago
    I don't get it, but it's beautiful...
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  • Grace Powers 2 years ago
    I agree. I didn't get it, but it's very beautiful.
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  • LKRaider 2 years ago
    Amazing graphics. The words at the end don't help the movie tho. I agree with Mike, it should have ended at Evolution.
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  • Artepick™ plus 2 years ago
    we published you beautiful video in artepick.tv with your credits...

    Thanks and congratulions!!
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  • 1knight 2 years ago
    Yeh not sure how it ties to the words but a beautiful piece of art and good choice of music.
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  • Jackson Miller 2 years ago
    Could you maybe explain your understanding of it to us please? It is beautiful, but I don't understand. not because I am not creative or something, I just don't.
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  • Alex Labbe 2 years ago
    what do you edit with?
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  • Douglas Campbell 2 years ago
    A bit surprised at the "I don't get it".

    Artists should not have to explain their work, but here is one take on this excellent vid.

    The tag line reads: Evolution. Revolution. Prosecution. Solution....
    The last is really a question to be pondered.

    The journey of the "Protein" begins with immobility. It "evolves" legs giving it minimal locomotion. It meets and exchanges characteristics with the first tall static grass like object. Due to the height disparity it is perceived as benign i.e. not a threat. The exchange creates "revolution" a highly mobile, tall protein.

    It meets the second grass like object and is perceived to be a threat, likely based on height and locomotion. It is attacked (Prosecuted) if you will for being different. It is driven backwards, falls, explodes and dies. The evolved protein in the foreground witnesses this fate of destruction.

    The tag line simply sums up the action presented, and asks the viewer Solution……
  • Florian T. F. 2 years ago
    Well now the point of not understanding the clip is, that a protein can't be compared to a human being. (who didn't evolve for the past 3000 years est.)

    And the ending really confused me. I am pretty sure the concepts evolution and revolution might be similar in effect (=solution), but their aspects of time and duration is completely opposed to each other. Also one is much more intrinsic than the other, both for motivation, as well as for effect.

    Nevertheless, the visuals are very nice and I did like the choice of music a lot.
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  • Paul Kuter 2 years ago
    great music, nice graphics composition, well done :-)
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  • inchinavv 2 years ago
    impressive!
    Alex, please tell us, what the music?
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  • Requiem4Tv 2 years ago
    Congrats for the award
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  • veloceraptor 2 years ago
    Cool worck
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  • Tim G. 2 years ago
    602 Likes!
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  • Darren Murphy 2 years ago
    this is gorgeous
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  • daniel large 2 years ago
    This is quite visually stunning; but I can't get my hands on the meaning... what is the explosion and why does the hairy ball go back to having short legs?
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  • Joe Lee 2 years ago
    absolutely stunning.
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  • hannah robinson 2 years ago
    from september 2010 on i will hopefully be studying in the class where he did the design..was in the uni yesterday and this work is all they could talk about :)it really is awesome-hopefully one day i can do something as nearly as good :)
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  • Russell Schiwal 2 years ago
    Congratulations on the well-deserved Suzanne award; but the whole "shortcomings of humanity" angle seems a little too much like "The Emporer's New Clothes."
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  • SaTek Ananda 2 years ago
    Damn bro, that is the most enlightening story, literally, that I have ever seen. It has inspired me to my core.

    Peace,

    SaTek

    bodyjuggling.com
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  • CharlieBrokeIt 2 years ago
    my heart is pounding.
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  • Solineoz 2 years ago
    First congrats for your prize at the blender's festival.
    You really deserved it.
    Great animation with beautiful mystic ambiance. Good choice of music as usual and most of it, a good message of where we all came from.
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  • Tom Cash 1 year ago
    I really needed to see this. I can't express how much it means to me right now. Thank you.
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  • Dorian 1 year ago
    the song name is "Breathe me - Sia"
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  • Kendra Keir 1 year ago
    Very Nice.
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  • TCBLSA 1 year ago
    Good job guys and thank you very much!
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  • Eduardo Balderas 1 year ago
    the materalization of the mind, an enlighted evolution, decays just to feed a higher level
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  • Viktor Ikkes 1 year ago
    your best work so far^^
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  • Hitchet 5 months ago
    breathtaking.
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  • Marcus Hessin 3 months ago
    Very imaginative and creative. Really enjoyed that. In my opinion it didn't really need a story/message, the major appeal is mystery and visual delight.
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