If you want a visual feast, you must watch UK short “Reign Of Death” – it’s dystopian futurism, complete with film noir robots and a high tech gumshoe.
Plus it stars Doctor Who’s Noel Clarke (Mickey!) and is directed by concept designer Matt Savage, who worked on Doctor Who, Kick-Ass, and the upcoming X-Men: First Class. The styling reminds me of Caprica, with its blend of mid-twentieth century styles and a hypertech future.
This short has been making the rounds of UK film festivals, and just went live on YouTube. Here’s hoping we’ll see more from Savage – and thanks to VFX producer Jon Rennie for bringing this to our attention!
Want to know more about how they did the effects? Check out this vid:
