Invention of Love (2010) - Animated Short Film

A love story from the world of gears and bolts.

Animated short 2010 (Graduation project)
Inspired by Lotte Reiniger's, Michel Ocelot's works and Antony Lucas's Jasper Morello film.

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Written & Directed by Andrey Shushkov

Original Music and Sound: Polina Sizova, Anton Melnikov.
Violin perfomed by Anna Gudkova

Not original music part at 4'26: Chopin

Animation, Design, Compositing, Editing: Andrey Shushkov

Ok. What applications I used?
1. Anime Studio
2. Photoshop
3. Apple Motion
4. Final Cut
5. Maya

[truongcahanh]

I don’t think this film’s aim is to show mechanics replacing organics. This is a story about what is real. The girl had a love for nature, in other words, authenticity. Substance. Beauty. It was the same reason why she fell in love with the man, because what he offered her - a flower, was genuine. But soon she realised they were living in world where nothing is what it seems. People were surrounded by false, superficial things that sometimes was sometimes utterly deceiving. She grew distressed, but the final straw was when her husband threw away the one genuine thing he had given her, symbolised by the flower. She died of a broken heart while her husband, filled with regret, indulged in yet another superficial thing. Recreating his wife’s image in the automaton was his last and ultimate fantasy. What he didn’t realise was that love is not an invention. It’s made.

[iamacommonman]

Wow I've got no words. This is exactly what's happening, people are getting so mechanical that they are forgetting life isn't that mechanical. Being an animator myself I consider this a really great work.

[TheSignalTower]

Wow. Deep.... this just goes to show that mechanics cannot replace life. 

[TheSingingBUn]

The most beautiful thing I have ever seen. With a tragic twist.

[mariavaliente]

Pure poetry. After years this is still one of my favorite short films ever.

[docette]

On the one hand, being a lover of steampunk, I think all that clockwork stuff is awesome. . .on the other hand, I can totally understand the girl's pain in finding pretty much nothing organic around anymore. Gotta have balance, people!

Lovely and rather heartbreaking little short. Nice work.

[DeineDinah]

Two people from contrasting cultures fall in love and marry. He takes her off to his land, which is SOOOO foreign to her way of life. Initially, up in the clouds, she finds it all unique and novel. But after reality sets in, she cherishes the only piece of her old life that she has, the flower. He innocently tosses it out, and something inside her dies. In his love for her, he uses his talents and what he knows to create a new heart for her, a heart that responds to the foreign culture and knows how to thrive therein.

An interpretation (for better or worse) from a bride in the process of adapting to a foreign country.

[briabee_m]

Discovered this when I was in high school and it still gets to me to this day

[CooperCreations]

For anyone that didn't realize, the scene in the beginning where the inventor is alone and sad, happens after the ending. I only got this after watching it two or three times.

[XxQueenOfHeartzxX]

I finally found my way back to one of my favorite short films. I shared it a while back, but it was difficult to locate it on my facebook.

I love how this film brings out a lot of things we should prioritize in life...

We definitely take this world for granted. I think the woman to some extent symbolizes mother earth and how fragile nature really is. Her soul is at one with this planet, so as the plant dies, so does she. Without love, care and attention, relationships die and no invention can replace human compassion.

Perhaps it also points out what it's like to be so real, in a world where nothing real is valued, which is sad, but seems relevant in todays' society..

Thank you so much for sharing your soul with us!

[Gordon]

What I learned was that: People and true beauty cannot truly be replaced by technology and even if so they will never be the same, Love is like a living flower and it needs to be taken care of and nourished it can be a hassle, but the outcome is what makes it worth it, Love like a beautiful flower can wither and die if no attention is paid to it

[elprmosoft]

girl doesnt need such things to make them happy, they need appreciation and care... even though i have no girlfriend, i know how to nmake them happy with me... such a nice story.. it such a touching story!!

[eDrIClImOAnCo]

Tinker scene with clockwork heart,
That build the world with metal part.
With all such glory and all such sight,
Can lead the world in utter blight.
What the means to love at all?
When man can build a maiden thrall?
For what's the role without such death?
For maiden spewed, with nothing breath.

[nataliaalvarez]

This is beautiful. The music, the story, the art and animation... I fell in love. Thanks for the amazing work

[Please]

my brother in law actually gave a rose to my sister when she was 16 and she's kept it till this day, she's 22

[THESHOMROM]

I became emotional, not because of the lost life and love, because it is so extremely well executed. Congratulations to all involved with making this movie.

[josemariarivas]

I have seen a lot of short films but this is outstanding because not only has a thorough work in it but the environments, the story and those little emotional details turn this beautiful work into a masterpiece. Congratulations Andrey Shushkov you did something that just a few can do. I'm a new fan of yours now!

[Scyrina]

Hell yes! Finally someone how use anime studio too!

[sheeeetux]

I guess its the perfect title for the story....! This man, who's a fantastic engineer builds everything with nuts n bolts.... But as the saying goes "Too Good is to Bad", his creativity turns into a cursed disaster - his beloved Wife's death. There in his city, everything was made out of bolts, even the living ones, the undead.... There was nothing natural, infact, the nature was destroyed. All that remained was a City of Junk....! He thought everything could be built. But untill his wife's death who was a lovely women. She was tired of all the bolty nutty crap around her.... He then after her death thinks that he can built her too, . Yes, he did it, but he could not find his wife in it, it was just a machine after-all.... The moral of the Story is "Love  can  never be invented...." 

[joangarcia]

Made me shed a tear :'c And this should be made into a full length movie Tim Burton style because the eerie and dark setting, plot, characters, music, and basically everything else reminds me so much of Tim Burton's movies :3 Hopefully it can happen because I love an amazing animated movie, especially if it can make me cry of joy or sadness and I bet many people would agree :)