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1. Pivot
2 years ago
When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life. During the chase he is able to turn the tables and the prey becomes the hunter. All resulting in an unfortunate ending.

The film is designed and animated by:
Kevin Megens, Floris Vos, Arno de Grijs, André Bergs
Music and sound design by Alex Debicki.
Script by Jan Eduards.
Produced by il Luster Productions.
2009

Honors and Awards:
- Nomination for Cartoon Dór 2011
- 2010 Short Short Story Festival Awards Mind's Eye Award
- Jose Abel Prize at CINANIMA 2010
- Nominated VIMEO Award 2010
- Nominated for Golden Méliès award at Riga
- International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
- Silver Méliès award at Imagine film festival Amsterdam 2010.
- First prize in the category 'professionals' at Zwolle Animation Festival 2010
- Playgrounds Awards 2009: Best local: Pivot
- Nominated for the ‘Golden Kalf’ for the Best Shortfilm of 2009! Dutch Film Festival
- Competing for the ‘Golden Kalf’ for the Best Shortfilm of 2009! Dutch Film Festival

For more info visit: pivotthemovie.com/
  • Mathias Røyrvik 2 years ago
    That was awesome! Loved the design, animation, shading and everything! Well done! Very well done!
  • HYPEMUCH 1 year ago
    SUPER STYLISH and tense... LOVED IT.

    I blogged it here: hypemuch.com/
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  • Zeptonn 2 years ago
    Gasten, super gedaan. De stijl, alle vloeiende en flexibele bewegingen zien er erg goed uit. Lekker fris!
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  • Wray Bowling 2 years ago
    For years I've been trying to push for more a low-polygon style with much resistance from my peers. This has truly inspired me to stick to my guns. There's so much less time spent trying to make everything look perfectly photo-real, and instead, as a viewer, I'm concentrating MORE on how everything looks because it's so DIFFERENT! I like the side-effects that that decision obviously made on the workflow and ending style: more stylized lighting (the door scene was the best scene I've seen in.. anything! .. an a long time) and more stylized stretchy animation which is what most 3D animation tends to lack and really needs.

    Submit this to festivals world-wide. I think you'll do well. :D
  • Andy Lindberg 2 years ago
    I agree completely. This is a great film, and I loved the twist ending. One of the reasons I quit doing stuff with 3ds max was because I got frustrated trying to compete and create stuff that was more realistic.

    I really liked the fact that every time the hero grabbed something or climbed/fell etc, his arm stretched out.
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  • noelperry 2 years ago
    good animation and storytelling, I'm feeling it! Great stuff guys
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  • Myles Lewando 2 years ago
    Excellent little narrative. I really enjoyed this visually, too - like a mix of 'Fade to Black'-era graphics and 'Mirror's Edge''s limited palette. Really loved the stretching of the characters, too.

    I always enjoy nice stylized title sequences, and this has that going for it, too.
  • osman safi 2 years ago
    yeah, its look like, "another world" and "flashback" (old games)... very very good style and story, congrats
  • Artur Kiraga 1 year ago
    had the same impression ;;)
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  • Gabe Askew plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful style. Especially the lively animation.
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  • Patryk Dobrowolski 2 years ago
    Great work. Top-notch animation, if you ask me! As for the story: couldn't have expressed it better. I myself adore viscious circles and all kinds of cycle sequences. Feel hugely inspired yet again. Thanks!
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  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Very very expressive! Great job!
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  • Pigfish★ 2 years ago
    awesome job!
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  • Kivanc Gumus 2 years ago
    i love the stylized movies. Excellent job...
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  • Pedro Roxo Nogueira 2 years ago
    awesome!!
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  • Redcktl™ 2 years ago
    Amazing !!!
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  • Charles Huettner 2 years ago
    really good. i especially liked the scene where they fall and switch stuff. awesome movement.
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  • m.a.Raihan 2 years ago
    awesome animation. like the lowpoly modeling.
    i'v post it in my blog. blog.maraihan.com/post/375511313
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  • langustart plus 2 years ago
    Perfect!
    Post in my blog (Russia)
    langustart.livejournal.com/174645.html
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  • Alessio Cagnano 2 years ago
    Story, animation, rendering...everything is perfect! And the trailing effect when they run...love it!
    Great work guys!
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  • Maarten Nauw 2 years ago
    Knap werk hoor!
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  • Eelke Dekker plus 2 years ago
    Vette film!
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  • Bupla 2 years ago
    Excellent style, so good to see original CGI renders.
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  • Peet Gelderblom plus 2 years ago
    I love his! Great stylization of shape, light and movement.
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  • Radoslav Sharapanov 2 years ago
    "killer" short film!
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  • Wakeup gfx plus 2 years ago
    UUUAAAAAOOOO!!!! aaaaawesome!!!! I really Like it!!!!!
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  • Isah Araujo 2 years ago
    Mt bommmmmmm!!!!!
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  • Darren Walker 2 years ago
    soooooooo goood, really love this short.
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  • Ludo Rami 2 years ago
    super brillant aesthetic!!!
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  • Alain 2 years ago
    fan.
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  • KGB 2 years ago
    Love it!
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  • Meinardas Animator 2 years ago
    Great job! :)
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  • Splitwigs 2 years ago
    great great job - i think it's awesome!
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  • mpared plus 2 years ago
    amazing posted at at the curious brain
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  • Aubry Thompkins 2 years ago
    Very nice work love the plot. Very creative. Pleases keep up the good work.
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  • Clérin, Philippe plus 2 years ago
    Excellent !
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  • Thom Spierenburg 2 years ago
    geniaal
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  • HARDKORE79.COM plus 2 years ago
    great!!!
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  • julien widmer plus 2 years ago
    awwwweeesoooomeeee !
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  • Cybass 2 years ago
    WOW it's great! love the soundtrack and sound fx
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  • Sebastian Lange plus 2 years ago
    that is superb !
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  • Omar 2 years ago
    For those who didn't watch the video yet, DO NOT CONTINUE READING MY COMMENT!!

    This is one of the most amazing ending ever, totally not expected..
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  • zakdumaroc 2 years ago
    the animation and the story are very nice , very good job ;; really well done
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  • EJ Hassenfratz plus 2 years ago
    love the rough polygon style
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  • Andrei Kuznetsov 2 years ago
    The graphical aesthetics is great, very originally and professionally. The plot and the message - absolutely primitive. Just compare it to its neighbour on HD channel - vimeo.com/9078490
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  • Steve Weiss plus 2 years ago
    Very beautiful to look at. Nice sound design. Wonderful perspectives. loved the opening and closing credits. I do think it was a bit long for the amount of story you had, I found myself wanting either more story detail or it to end quicker.
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  • ABREC.TV plus 2 years ago
    nice job)
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  • Bryce Leonard 2 years ago
    Incredibly sophisticated. I enjoyed this immensely - hope to see more from you guys in the future.
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  • bob lorrimer plus 2 years ago
    Extraordinary and visually stunning work with a superb soundstage.

    A First Class and diverting short.
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  • Percy Tienhooven 2 years ago
    Man great job on this piece. Got to love the style and animation. Well thats just what i want to say. AWESOME !
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  • Jaewoong Hwang 2 years ago
    brilliant work!
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  • Olybop plus 2 years ago
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  • Mancel Lindsey plus 2 years ago
    amazing. excellent work.
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  • Oliver Stahl 2 years ago
    Amazing! Damn good work!
    It's kinda like a David Lynch movie in animation style.
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  • panic embryo 2 years ago
    excellent work!
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  • Candy Willems 2 years ago
    Amazing work!!! I really like the style of it
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  • SelvanSami 2 years ago
    love it. great work
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  • czako_o 2 years ago
    awesome, I have shivers, respect!!!
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  • Suchan Bajracharya 2 years ago
    awesome concept ... scary lighting !
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  • Daniel Alvarez plus 1 year ago
    This video is awesome, great work with the animation of the movements, nice effects added when the character are running. Great work!
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  • mungkey 1 year ago
    Whoa! That was so amazing!!!!
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  • avoronov 1 year ago
    EEEEEEEEEE! great work
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  • Yegor Tsyba 1 year ago
    Amazing dinamic! Very cool style. I like it!
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  • sweetpeppers plus 1 year ago
    hey te gek arno, deze animatie leeft! het mannetje maakt echt de emotie los. Prachtig gemaakt!
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  • Léopol Bourjoi 1 year ago
    Wow, the graphics of it all, amazing!
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  • pete Treanor 1 year ago
    Bravo !!!! i actually clapped and bravo...excellent
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  • Gen X 1 year ago
    Esta genial!
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  • 1984 Studios plus 1 year ago
    Incredible! Thank you!
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  • PP plus 1 year ago
    AMAZING! :)

    Reminds me of Saul Bass!
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  • Chris Dolgeras plus 1 year ago
    great!!!
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  • pimple queens 1 year ago
    dont you just hate it when that happens

    xxx
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  • Oleg Weedy 1 year ago
    no words
    best one

    top of the top

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Tom Judd plus 1 year ago
    Marvellous work guys - shared on animade.tv
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  • artFive 1 year ago
    Great work !
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  • Matt Frodsham plus 1 year ago
    That is one of the best shorts I have ever see. Classy!
    The style is really nice and the animation right down to the squash and stretch in the rigging is amazing. Congratulations on the finished product! Titles are nice too
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  • Jonah Lee Walker plus 1 year ago
    Loved it. The style is fantastic, and I love the story told with no dialogue. I would love to see a video game in this style. Fantastic!
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  • yannouchka 1 year ago
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  • Noche de Luces 1 year ago
    Genial... mis felicitaciones
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  • Rune Spaans plus 1 year ago
    Fantastic, amazing style!
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  • I mean... this is... this is... I don't know... "amazing" is not enough! Opening, design, idea, ending... this is just AWESOME!!!
    Thank you so much!
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  • Sweet mother of dogs... excellent everything guys!
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  • lostinspace 1 year ago
    Excellente!!!
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  • Nusha 1 year ago
    love it!
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  • Nevena Nikolcheva 1 year ago
    sooooooooooo good !!!
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  • Michael Fuchs 1 year ago
    wow, that was great. love the twist in the end.
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  • Martin Hentze 1 year ago
    amazing outstanding! great!
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  • Stef 1 year ago
    Fantastic.
    Posted on motiongraphics.nu if you don't mind.
    Strak werk!!
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  • Rob Wienk 1 year ago
    Wow. Supervet! (offtopic: hey Stef! hehe)
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  • sigman 1 year ago
    Reminds old good Another World game :)
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  • Oscar Falcón Lara 1 year ago
    This is absolutely incredible. The title sequences are fantastic and the animation top notch! winner in my book!
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  • Bart Kowalski plus 1 year ago
    Fantastic! Despite being completely non-lifelike (love the exaggerated proportions), I still felt the desperation and emotion. Great work!
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  • AntiVJ / Joanie plus 1 year ago
    incredible
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  • david rodriguez 1 year ago
    barbaro
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  • Walter Jimenez 1 year ago
    Excelente!
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  • versa plus 1 year ago
    briliant work! great execution!
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  • nuria esteban 1 year ago
    genial! :o) me encanta el render y la animación!
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  • AlternativePub.tv plus 1 year ago
    fucking great dudes!!!!
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  • Esteban Lussich 1 year ago
    Love it. Love the name "PIVOT", totally related to that polygon feel. Great plot, too.
    Congratulations.
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  • Jean-Paul Alvarez 1 year ago
    Animation at its best. The polygon look along with stretchy effects, great soundtrack and awesome plot makes for a fantastic piece of entertainment.
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  • Criege Pennant 1 year ago
    nice visual and animation style guys well done
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