| Gamma: A Post-Apocalyptic Short Film Shot in Chernobyl
Gamma is a sad, dark and utterly fanastic post-apocalyptic short film that was actually filmed in part in the ruins of Chernobyl.
In the irradiated nightmare of the future, one company promises to restore a clean Earth to humanity: Gamma. Its patented "Nuke-Root" biotechnology, part fungus and part mollusc, absorbs radiation, restoring blighted cities to their former glory, after which they're "switched off" and safely disposed of underground.
But something went wrong. Deployed over the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, rendered uninhabitable by the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the organisms instead left the city more radioactive than ever and choked by an out-of-control infestation. And now nobody knows what will happen next.
Created by U.K.-based film and animation studio Factory Fifteen, Gamma is a faux-documentary following researchers as they enter the abandoned city of Pripyat in an effort to discover what happened to Gamma's recovery project. It's eerie, dark and incredibly tense, sensations heightened by the real-life backdrops of Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Pripyat, Ukraine, where filming took place.
It's a brilliant piece of work, and is more than a little reminiscent of the original District 9 short that ultimately led to the feature film of the same name. Could it happen again? Anything's possible, I suppose; in the meantime, don't miss out on a very cool glimpse behind the curtain, in the form of a "making of" video and a big pile of concept art and stills, at factoryfifteen.com.
via: IO9
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| I would rather see this as a video game. |
| Wow... that was good. I have a some sort of fascination for Chernobyl, ever since that part of Call of Duty 4 (the best part of the entire game), I got somewhat fascinated by it.
And yes, Andy's right, watching this kinda makes me want to play Stalker again. |
| DVS BSTrD:
I would rather see this as a video game.
Andy Chalk:
Play STALKER.
I am scrumpmonkey, and i approve this message.
Seriously STALKER pretty much nailes everything anyone could every want in this setting and more. |
| Yeah, there are a couple of scenes in that film that immediately made me think, "Yup, been there." It speaks very highly of how well GSC Game World captured the look and the feel of Pripyat.
I'm a bit surprised that there hasn't been more of a response to this thing among gamers. I know that Soviet-era post-apoc isn't everyone's cup of tea, but damn, this NAILS it. And seriously, that District 9 vibe is unmistakable. |
| the building and park on the thumbnail image on the video looks suspiciously similar to a scene in CoD 4...
I would like to see more stuff based around the chernobyl/pripyat area, postnuclear fiction in eastern europe always seems to really hit it with me, I am loving Metro 2033, and I really cannae wait for last light.
Any other such fiction anyone can reccomend for me since I'm here? |
| It's cool that they used such locations for this film, but otherwise I don't find it that impressive. |
| Wow, that looks amazing. I would so pay money to see a full feature length film. |
Gamma: A Post-Apocalyptic Short Film Shot in Chernobyl
Gamma is a sad, dark and utterly fanastic post-apocalyptic short film that was actually filmed in part in the ruins of Chernobyl.
In the irradiated nightmare of the future, one company promises to restore a clean Earth to humanity: Gamma. Its patented "Nuke-Root" biotechnology, part fungus and part mollusc, absorbs radiation, restoring blighted cities to their former glory, after which they're "switched off" and safely disposed of underground.
But something went wrong. Deployed over the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, rendered uninhabitable by the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the organisms instead left the city more radioactive than ever and choked by an out-of-control infestation. And now nobody knows what will happen next.
Created by U.K.-based film and animation studio Factory Fifteen, Gamma is a faux-documentary following researchers as they enter the abandoned city of Pripyat in an effort to discover what happened to Gamma's recovery project. It's eerie, dark and incredibly tense, sensations heightened by the real-life backdrops of Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Pripyat, Ukraine, where filming took place.
It's a brilliant piece of work, and is more than a little reminiscent of the original District 9 short that ultimately led to the feature film of the same name. Could it happen again? Anything's possible, I suppose; in the meantime, don't miss out on a very cool glimpse behind the curtain, in the form of a "making of" video and a big pile of concept art and stills, at factoryfifteen.com.
via: IO9
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