New website for TO SHOOT A RURF

To Shoot A Rurf now has its own official website!

You can view it at http://toshootarurf.blogspot.com/

Office Hours: updated character design

Here are some pre-production character design images from "Office Hours".

They are the newest versions of the male lead.As you can see the mesh has undergone some changes with lots of unnessessary vertices being removed and the characters hands being enlarged.Hair and clothing have yet to be added also.

More pictures will be added very soon.

To Shoot A Rurf: Completed

"To Shoot A Rurf" is completed.

Directed by Shane Sheils and Paula Sheils the film follows the trials of a man suffering a hangover from psychadelic drink "Rurf". Lets just say a lot of strange things happen to this guy both in the bathroom of his rundown city appartment and inside his own head!

You can find more stills and information about To Shoot A Rurf on this site and we'll keep you updated with any further news on the film too.

Back in Action after freak accident

Due to a power surge during a fire at a local electicity station Dwarfed Films computers were out of action for a couple of days( even depite the presence of surge protectors).
But we're back again and hopefully no more freak accidents like this will happen in the future!

Office Hours: pre-production model design

As promised, here are some pictures of pre-production 3d models created by co-director/animator Shane Sheils for Dwarfed Films latest film "Office Hours". This is a 3d turnaround of the lead character from the film, a fat lonely office worker.
This is the basic mesh before being textured, rigged and clothed but you should get the general idea of what the completed character will look like before being lit and rendered. The mesh has been kept to below 10,000 vertices (when subsurfed.)
More images will be uploaded shortly including models of buildings and other various locations.

Office Hours : Name revealed of new film in pre-production

Dwarfed Films latest film is called "OFFICE HOURS".The film is in pre-production at the moment with characters being designed,modelled and rigged as well as scenary/buildings being created and textured. "Office Hours" is described as a dark comedy with a Frankenstein-esque plot and will utilise even more detailed designs and moody lighting than "To Shoot a Rurf".
Directed/written/produced by Shane Sheils and Paula Sheils,"Office Hours" will be an atmospheric and thrilling short that you shouldn't miss!
Pre-production images will be available soon showing concept desings and model meshes, etc. Stay tuned.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing you all a happy new year from Dwarfed Films!

TO Shoot A Rurf: All New images

Because it's Christmas time we've decided to add a gallery of brand new stills from "To Shoot A Rurf".

Still some tweaking to be done but the film should be finished very soon.

Merry Christmas!

To Shoot a Rurf:Latest Update

Well, To Shoot a Rurf is currently in post production.The majority of sound effects have been been created and added as well as an original score composed/performed by Shane Sheils and Paula Sheils.
Won't be long until the film is completed and ready to be unleashed on the world!

New film in pre-production

Dwarfed Films have a new 3D animated short in the pre-production stage.Storyboards are being drawn up and characters are being modelled at the moment while post production continues on To Shoot a Rurf.
The, as yet untitled, film is a dark comedy/horror but no other details are yet being released.

Contact Dwarfed Films

Future plans

Here at Dwarfed Films we are already lining up some of our next projects.
One of these is a 3D animated film based on a script by Shane Sheils and Paula Sheils which was written a few years ago.Because of the complexities of certain scenes,only now do we feel it possible to make this picture exactly as it was intended to be.It features dark comedy,violence and a mannequin head!More details will be announced soon.

The next project is a very complicated idea that is probably too strange to explain correctly at this stage!This film may be set 30 billion(yes billion) years in the future but is still in its early stages of development.

Keep checking the site for updates.

To Shoot a Rurf: Latest Update

Work on "To Shoot a Rurf" continues.
Slow render times, especially with mirrored surfaces, are a real pain! Surprisingly the fluid effects render quicker than initially expected.

Dwarfed Films Blog back online!

We have been experiencing some technical difficulties over the past few days with the Dwarfed Films blog but at last the website is up and running once again.If you are experiencing any difficulties in viewing the site please contact us here.

To Shoot a Rurf : UPDATE

Here are some more stills from To Shoot a Rurf. Contact Dwarfed Films here

Heli-Ball

"Heli-Ball" was Dwarfed Films first fully computer animated film.The 30second short features a game of basketball throughout a night time city involving a group of helicopters.

Contact Dwarfed Films at dwarfedfilms@eircom.net

Update: To Shoot a Rurf

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Here is the latest still from Dwarfed Films "To Shoot a Rurf". The film, directed/written by Shane Sheils and Paula Sheils is a 3d animated short focusing on one man's attempts to get rid of a hangover from a psychadelic drink 'rurf' by entering his own head. More images to follow as soon as we get them. Contact Dwarfed Films dwarfedfilms@eircom.net

Night Falls

"Night Falls" is the solo directorial debut from Paula Sheils. A tense atmospheric short, "Night Falls" combines images of a nightime city with haunting music and sounds to create a deeply unsettling mood during its brief runtime.
Visuals by Shane Sheils, Music/editing and sound effects by Paula Sheils and Shane Sheils.
Contact dwarfedfilms@eircom.net

Opera Baby on DVD

Weird short film "Opera Baby" is included on a best of DVD from the Brighton Film Festival.
The film in particular has been singled out for a lot of praise from websites that have reviewed the DVD. Here are some reviews:

Review from Citycinemascene site http://www.citycinemascene.com/FinalCutTakeTwo.html
Review from the Future Movies website http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=575


"Opera Baby" defies catogorisation and is truly one of Dwarfed Films strangest and best loved films having featured at many festivals including Clermont Ferand in France, Halloween Short Film Festival, VX Auteur theory festival, portobello Film Festival and of course the Brighton film Festival.

Final Cut Take 2 is on sale from their site and features over twenty of the very best film from 2005. You can check it out at finalcut.gb.com

Compilation DVD

Dwarfed Films have suggested the idea of realeasing a DVD of their best shorts.The plan is in its early stages but could feature the latest production "To Shoot a Rurf".Watch this space....

Archive location stills

A couple of stills from "The Darkside".
The picture on the left shows the director
Shane Sheils setting up a shot with his camera woman and 1st AD.

This picture shows the crew taking a break between filming on the alley way location. The alley way is situated just off O' Connell street, the main street in Dublin city, on a saturday morning.Despite this the film was framed in such a way as to make the place look completly deserted. Also the alley was 'home' to a homeless man who helpfully acted as security during the shooting period!

The Darkside

"The Darkside", directed by Shane Sheils and produced by Paula Sheils and Shane Sheils, was made in 2004.

Shot on digital video the film has a unique look and style.A horror/thriller with echoes of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, The Darkside was shot over two days in inner city Dublin,Ireland.

The film was given an extensive feature in UK industry bible Showreel Magazine.

The film can be seen in the UK and Europe on dedicated film TV station Propeller .

"A classic tale of a free spirit hunted down by an organisation of mindless conformist drones" - Showreel Magazine

"Excellent" - Brit Shorts

The Darkside has shown at the following festivals amongst others: Portobello Film Festival 2005 (and special preview in 2004 Winter Festival), Belfast Film Festival, Brighton film Festival, Dresden Film Festival, Darklight Digital Film Festival...