CGI & VFX Short Films: 'Reflection' - by The Reflection Team | TheCGBros

Check out this thought provoking 5th semester VFX Short...This film visually illustrates the gruesome exploitation of "Blood Diamonds" by symbolically referring to its characters in the Western World and Africa."

"Reflection"
A 5th semester VFX Short by Richard Frangenberg, Manuel Köster, Yasmin Mushtaha, Roman Bergen

"The Western World is guilty of exploiting the African population day by day. One cruel paradigm of this exploitation is the highly sensitive issue of "Blood Diamonds"; diamonds mined in Africa which financially support acts of violence and war.

Thanks to everyone who contributed:
Richard Frangenberg
Manuel Köster
Yasmin Mushtaha
Roman Bergen
Julia Weigel
Marc Tressel Schmitz
Matthias Kreter
Nicolas Kronauer
Sebastian Schade
Fenia Garbe
Daniel Eißler

Tom Putsch

Prof. Carla Heinzel
Prof. Tilmann Kohlhaase

Mark Spindler
Niklas Schmidt
Florian Friedmann
Henning Ax
Martin Streit

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[jodiwhite]

I liked it.... the cost for beauty ruins the lives of many. We need to find the real beauty in the world without wasting it all away before our eyes.

[iramoser]

It's an antelope, not a deer. It's about Africa.

[klashinkov]

As soon as i seen the deer bow down to drink, and the lake water was blood instead of i thought, BLOOD DIAMOND.

[nerd]

That was the most brutal jewelry commercial ever

[alpharomano]

Magnifique, l'idée, la réalisation, le message, tout est parfait !

[AliAPanahi]

I didn't expect the last part, African Gem...

[woifpaw]

Awww Poor dear I don't feel bad for that girl one bit she just literally broke a deer

[juditveres_hearts]

Very powerful! Beautifully executed! Thank you. <3

[MikeTrieu]

Wow, so many people in these comments are missing the deeper political meaning behind this short. Have they really not learned this from history? The ignorance makes me cry for humanity.

[lenarosolgar]

Estupendo para concienciar sobre los diamantes de sangre

[JolinaWolf]

At first I was like, this is so pretty. The deer, the atmosphere. Then suddenly it all changed. Now I'm pretty hurt like not even joking. The poor thing.

I know it's all acting and showing how selfish people can be to get what they want. Wait oml, I'm dumb. xD I guess the short does what it's supposed to show? I just find it hard to live with the truth that people ruin beautiful nature n everything! D:

[solangegriffin]

I really think that it is so beautiful to see that 🌟.

[arafatarafat]

It was heart breaking story but didnt understand What does it mean? 😢😢😢😢😢

[aravindpatil]

How much would it cost to make Vfx or CG like this for a short film.

[CatTalesCrafts]

Boy, that was hard to watch right after watching SafariLive here on YouTube. :-(

[KRhetor]

The deer reminds me of Karel Zeman's great Inspirace.

[nompum]

"The Demon Within"

Maybe it would come handy to your someday animation title 🤣🌺

[timothythehuman]

That thumbnail makes me think of Snape and Lily

[lorenasaucedo-rodriguez]

Never thought I would ever see the extremely rare crysta.... *crystal deer gets destroyed* I WASTED MY LIFE WITH THIS GIRL TRYING TO FIND A EXTREMELY RARE CRYSTAL DEER AND THEN WHEN I FIND ONE SHE SMASHES IT TO PEACES I COUKD HAVE BEEN A FUCKING PERSON WITH A ACTUAL JOB AND LIFE BUT INSTEAD I TURNED INTO A GUY THAT WASTED HIS LIFE TRYING TO FIND A DEER MADE OF CRYSTAL

[krrr.]

*UHMM ACTUALLY INTENSIFIES* ... it's an IMPALA, not a deer :)