CGI 3D Animated Short 'The Albatross' - by Joel Best, Alex Jeremy, and Alex Karonis | TheCGBros

Enjoy this amazing CGI 3D Animated Short film...In the center of a freezing, misty lake, a struggling writer"s solitary fishing trip is disrupted by a strange creature from the bottom of a whiskey bottle.

The Albatross is a 7-minute short film, created by Joel Best, Alex Jeremy, and Alex Karonis in their final year of study at the University of Technology, Sydney.

After a successful festival circuit screening at festivals including the prestigious AACTA Awards (AFI Awards Australia), Sydney Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb, The Albatross is ready to make it"s internet debut.

Software used: Maya, Zbrush, Nuke and rendered in Renderman

THE TEAM

Joel Best

Alex Jeremy

Alex Karonis

Sound Design by Daniel Rompannen and Simon Kamikaze

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[splunkmastah]

The way his addiction is personified as an aggressive but fragile creature, always loudly and insistently egging him on, and scaring away the albatross (the embodiment of reformation and hope) is so good. Way to tell a story without words. (Besides the glass man’s anyway)

[antoniacorrales]

Props to the writers, this was deep. It takes a good self reflection to know where you went wrong.

[ddemonetized]

I’ve never seen alcoholism portrayed in this way, intimidating at first but even when broken on the floor it’s just happy to get another drink, smiling at you while your/it’s body crumbles to bits along with your life

[keithfernandez]

Anyone battling the DEMON... God Bless You ..and keep the FAITH....5 YEARS CLEAN AND SOBER...WOW...A Miracle !!

[JustaGuy-pmub]

Reminds me of the saying "a man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man". I recognize that glass dude. I hope to never see him again.

[geoffwales]

A movie doesn't have to be deep and meaningful, it has to touch something inside you. This movie does that.

[ducatirottie]

As an alcoholic myself, 5 years sober, this was as personal as it gets. This is a masterpiece! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[danielcox]

Ive been a miserable alcoholic for many years now and i can seriously identify to this. Beautifully created and a clear message. Thankyou

[Simon-fgec]

The glass monster is the dark side of the old man himself. He won the battle. The bird brings hope.

[alexandersergal]

the story has many perspectives, i see this as the man battling with alcohol addiction and winning the bird probably to symbolize freedom.

[KariHedrick]

My only sister died from alcoholism August 29 2019. She was only 33. Alcohol turned her from a gorgeous, outgoing, fun loving, caring and sweet spirited girl to a monster I no longer recognized. She left behind her family, fiancé and 2 children (my precious niece and nephew).
This video resonates with me on a very emotional level. I am still very angry with her in my own grief but I’m getting better and learning to forgive her with lots of help from the Lord and His mercy

[nikolaslarson]

Perhaps the old man won the battle but the last scene with the bottle landing on the sea floor says something else. It's empty...

[Pacman_]

These CGI animations look clean and almost realistic. Crazy how far we've come from 10 years ago

[AnthonyVassallo]

The word albatross is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. An Albatross was a major character in the 1798 poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. In the poem, an albatross starts to follow a ship — being followed by an albatross was generally considered a sign of good luck. However, the titular mariner shoots the albatross with a crossbow, which is regarded as an act that will curse the ship. The bird is placed on the sailor's neck by shipmates to show the guilt in killing it. Therefore, the albatross can be both an omen of good or bad luck, as well as a metaphor for a burden to be carried as penance.

[mrCetus]

The way his addiction is personified as an aggressive but fragile creature, always loudly and insistently egging him on, and scaring away the albatross (the embodiment of reformation and hope) is so good. Was to tell a story without words. (Besides the glass man’s anyway)

[mojocosmetics]

This is stunning. The visuals, angles, nuances, sound design, fluid dynamics, story...unbelievable that a small team put this together.

[AngrySwampManStudios]

The bird symbolizes so much in this. It's what you miss as an alcoholic. Friends, family, lovers, good times, and EVEN bad times, you drown those out too. You can miss your whole life.

[nathanielmikkie]

Defeating the dark aspects of self is a milestone in life.

[charlinepierreirelien]

Sa se yon bon mesaj pou tafyatè yo ka sispann bwè tafya, mèsi pou bèl animasyon sa, ke Bondye beni 'w kontinye poste plis

[Victory]

"Temptation always wins if you let it. So will hope if you let it."
-Alcoholic sober for 3 years