Thief - An Animated Short Film (2021)

A small project that I've been working on for about a month. Had a lot of fun making this and learned lots of new things too. This one was quite a challenge but I enjoyed it, hope ya'll like it :)

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Music by Eternal Eclipse - Shape of Lies

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[mkradcliffe]

Honestly this feels like a prologue to an animated series and I would love more of the story and lore. It's clear the effort you put into this and it came out so beautifully, I never get tired of watching it.

[obilim]

I can’t believe this only took a month 😱 this is amazing, I really felt the tension. Lighting and textures are so pretty, creative shots too

[coralbluenumbertwosemigloss]

Fun fact! Most people who get hanged have their neck snapped by the sheer weight of the drop. Realistically, there was a every high chance that he was supposed to die by the fall itself. Great animation!

[hassassa]

Damn the sound design was soo good and the frames were so beautiful especially that focus pull

[enderdrane]

Want to know whats funny? *This* is more captivating that any of the trailers i have ever seen. But there was not a single word said, nor a hint of familiarity, that would bring in the audience. Not to mention that *everything* had story. The setting, the mood, scenery, ambience, actions, principles of art. Just a masterpiece. That concludes my TED talk.

[Saverakay]

What a wonderful exploration of light, Color, & shade. Smooth!

[inmajina]

I love how you see no faces untill the end, really good use of the frames to understand the situation without showing much :)

[shadowmasked]

This has the potential to turn into a full fledge series, its so good! The lighting the sound design the animation the story they all are top quality, keep it up you'll do great things

[slightlyembittered]

Well that was packed to the gills.
You used every second of that for maximum effect.
Well done.

[ali]

Underrated the lighting and the way the backgrounds move and shift are phenomenal! It looks very pretty, the ending shots of the letter were creative and a good way to incorporate letters into the scene, i also really liked the subtle camera shaking when the guards hand was lifted. Also the theif design is relly cute lol

[amytaf]

I'll be honest watching the beginning made me think the entire short was only going to show hands and feet, which I actually thought was a pretty interesting idea lol until I saw faces lol

But past my initial thought amazing work and love the music 😊

[KARMAZYNA]

Now that is a very good short, I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't mind seeing this turned into a longer story. The details were especially good, like the tiny rope strands left on the arrowhead, a very nice touch! One thing though, I noticed that the setting looks vaguely like medieval Europe, but the way the girl holds the bow and the arrow placement are Japanese. Was that on purpose?

[zereimu]

Man: Steals loaf of bread
Guards: THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD

[Vikingwerk]

A master class in how sound design matters in animation. The sound really helps sell the story, even when few frames are used.

[delivered]

Wow, I love the unique shot choices! They give necessary context but also help to emphasize the tension of the story. Fantastic work.

[apacheattackhelicopter]

These clever shots are genius as they don’t require too much actual animation of each scene while the quickness captivates the viewer

[LeondsForge]

The amount of story telling and world building you fit in there was fantastic!
Great job!

[prettyplayz]

The texture and the environment designs are breathtaking! The actual mud print felt so believable! Love this!

[syedzulfiqar]

This is some Amazing work Mash'Allah 👌🏽 keep doing good work bro! ✌🏼

[artisth]

It took a lot less time than I expected to figure out she was saying "take my hand" !!! This is so well done, I'm not even that good at reading lips but I could read an animated character's lips this is great!😂