Heroes of Bronze: The Memory
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Heroes of Bronze is a personal CGI shortfilm I've been working on for the past 4 years, a labor of love and an introduction to an era that I think is sorely missing from today's film and animation world. I am not a historian, nevertheless, I tried to do the ancient Greece justice. I wanted to depict it as historically accurate as I was able, but at the same time, make it larger than life, the way it lives in my imagination. I am sure I've made errors, despite that, I hope I was able to capture the spirit of the ancient times and the Greco-Persian war period.
I plan to continue this project, but it largely depends on the support of the Patrons. On my Patreon, I will be sharing lots of behind the scenes, exclusive content, some of my 3D files, as well as short stories and larger parts of the Heroes of Bronze story.
I put together majority of the scenes and assets in Blender, where I also rendered the shots. To help the process, however, it helped to use a lot of other specialized tools. Absolutely essential for character meshes and animation was Reallusion's Character Creator and iClone, as well as the Rokoko suit for capturing my own animations. I employed Marvelous Designer for cloth simulations and Substance Painter for texturing most of the assets. The Adobe package served well in postproduction and editing, I used Photoshop for still images, After Effects for compositing the shots and Premiere for editing the video.
Music by: @RichardAlbertMusic
Voiceover: Abigail Rice, Richard Antony, Heath Douglas
Special Thanks: Vojta Nedvěd, Apostolis Skouloudis, Zacharias Reinhardt and the @cgboost team
Story Companion: www.heroesofbr...
Making of: • Heroes of Bronze Break...
Making of the music: • Heroes of Bronze - Sou...
The Soundtrack Suite: / s-pjov8pkqrbp
My main 3D software: www.blender.org/
The suit used for capturing animations: www.rokoko.com/
Two PCs were used to create Heroes of Bronze:
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4,2 Ghz
GPU: GeForce GTX 3070
RAM: 64 GB
and
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4,2 Ghz
GPU: GeForce GTX1070 Ti
RAM: 64 GB
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Very good work ❤🫡
What an amazing achievement, and what a great tale! I've rarely seen hoplites looking as awesome as this. Great work Martin.
Thank you so much and thanks for sharing! Cheers! 🎉
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Thank you.
@@MartinKlekner It took you 4 years to make a 6 minute video ? ??
@@Basedlocation I had to build the whole world, from buildings to characters and environments. I worked in my spare time 🙂
Truly spectacular work! I've been seeing bits of this project in development over the years and am still blown away to see how it all comes together! Absolutely stunning work to say the least. Can't imagine all the effort spent on this!!!
thanks for sharing this Invicta
Thank you invicta for the recommendation!
Nice to see you here!
Man, the fact that Invicta commented on this video made me realize I came to the right place. 👍
Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space. Born just right to see Heroes of Bronze!
Let's go Martin! I got chills just from waiting. :)
Thank you so much, sir, love your project as well!
one man army [ Martin Klekner ]
@@MartinKlekner That's great honor from you. You are great inspiration not just for us artists but for history fans as well.
Fantastic work, love every detail you have put in your movie and also thumbs up for music. It suits perfectly.
Incredibly excellent comment!
@@quitequiet5281 Thank you :)
This deserves to be a full blown 3 hour movie. It's absolutely epic.
Glad you like it!
it's called 300
@@seradjlarfi6905 This is better than 300 cuz in 300 basically all they do is try to make the spartans look badass (don't get me wrong, they were badass).
In this short movie it's more historically accurate.
@@seradjlarfi6905 The 300 Spartans is better as far as films about the Spartans specifically, more historically accurate without all of the comic book trappings.
@@seradjlarfi6905
300 was based on a fantasy graphic novel not on history, i'm talking about the movie, not the actual 300
Beautiful. As a Greek, I'm honored that you've done such an amazing art of our ancestors. Thank you
Which ones?
A comment from a young Greek. I swear to God I have never seen a better representation of Ancient Greek culture in any media (movies, tv series, videogames etc). From the depths of my heart thank you! Thank you, thank you dude. Your attention to detail showed how much respect you have for Greek culture! God bless you. I would love to see more.
Friend! Haven't you read the Gospel, where it says not to swear by anything?
Wow thank you! Glad you liked it so much 😊
@@user-ig2cl1xp9c guyyy
89 percent but it's the best yet
I swear by your mom@@user-ig2cl1xp9c
Dude I'm VFX artist, the amount of work to do this alone is just unbelievable. You should be proud of yourself. In the future If in the future you need Matte painting help I volunteer
I'd like to take the opportunity to learn, If I may. As a layman this looks like someone took the assets of Assassin creed and reanimated them into a movie. Is that really so much work?
@@canyumusak994none of the assets were taken from Assasins creed. Of course it’s a massive amount of work. One guy built and animated this.
@@canyumusak994 Is animating a large amount of characters and doing all the camera, lighting, VFX, editing, and numerous other tasks, for a whole movie, a lot of work? Man, next time you watch a movie, don't turn it off at the end, watch the 15 minutes of credits and then think how much effort that would be for one person.
I was born of Greek parents who left the only world they had known to give their children a better life than they had growing up in the villages of Greece. I was blessed to be immersed in the beauty and majesty of our culture, traditions and history. Now as a father myself, I’ve made it a priority to instil in my son the same love and reverence for his Greek identity. I want him to know that being of Greek lineage is not just a privilege, but his birthright. Videos like yours reinforce the love for my ancestry. Most importantly, it reinforces in me the desire to raise a virtuous man. Thank you for the beautiful work of art.
Thank you so much and good luck to you and your family! 🙂
So proud of you, Martin! What a great accomplishment! 💪
🙏🥂🥳
It’s genuinely awesome that short films of this caliber can be produced now. If mainstream media falters and gives you shallow characters and nonsensical stories, you can turn to stuff like this instead 👍🏻
Really stunning work Martin! Sure it took a lot of shear determination to finish such an ambitious project! kudos to all your hard work
Many thanks, Steve, for this comment! Means a lot to me, especially coming from someone as experienced as you! :-)
@@MartinKlekner His father was the Athenean general Stesilaous;
'We are alive because of men like him' that was epic
"For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men"
- Greek quote
This has so much great potential to become a series of short films, the story could go on and be about Nikophoro's son in the Second Persoan invasion of Greece at the Battle of Plateea or even later during the Peloponesian War between Sparta and Athens where two former alias become enemies
Plus a Spartan soldier in the Battle of Thermopylae!
@@alejandrosakai1744 that would be even better
That would be amazing to see!
@@alejandrosakai1744 He is an Athenian
As a Greek i have to say that this is an excellent video it gave me chills and make us feel honored and proud. Spectacular work amazing result👏🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
For many years I have seen how this project continued to progress, even I would say that it will be the best adaptation in Greek history.
Greetings from my country, Peru, which is in the face of mass protests.😢
Thank you and I wish you all the best! 🙏
@@MartinKlekner You’re welcome
Hoping the best for people of Peru,from Greece!
@@lefterisgeorgiou4424 Thank You
Truly amazing!
As a modern Greek and being proud of my Great ancestors, I 'd like to express my sincere gratitude to you Sir!
THANK YOU!
As an ancient Greek I approve this guy's message .
'"And in the end, Alkaios, were are alive because of men like him Because they fought for what they believed in." pause. "Will you" and then the match cut transition of the sward. this sequence gave me goosebumps. great job man, kudos
As a Greek, i felt shivers in my spine. Gongrats what a masterpiece, well done!
Yes!
Glad to see hoplites get the attention they deserve
Wow, I am blown away by this amazing animated shortfilm! Heroes of Bronze truly brings to life the incredible stories of the Persian/Greco wars that were once only told through the words of Herodotus. Martin Klekner's ambitious project is a real labor of love, and it shows in every stunning detail of this production. The characters are so beautifully realized, and the battle scenes are truly epic in scale. I am in awe of the talent and dedication that went into creating this masterpiece.
I hope that Heroes of Bronze will continue to grow and reach even more people, because it deserves to be seen by everyone who loves great storytelling and breathtaking animation.
Congratulations to Martin, a one man army.
is short film
Thank so much Charlie!
2:42 The way you depicted the Achaemenid Empire at its peak is so splendid, reminds me of a documentary of the actual ruins I watched. The fact that you can depict how it'd have looked as a complete structure in all its glory is mindblowing!
So glad you enjoy the depiction of the Persians, I had a lot of fun researching that topic!
Yep, the city of Susa was amazingly depicted here ☺️
@@MartinKlekner Thank you so much for this. So many differently painted shields, engraved iconography on helmets, tall and bright cities of antiquity, marble and lime stone painted in all the colours of the rainbow. This is how antiquity is supposed to look.
Not white marble and faded tunics. Thank you so much.
@@BoarhideGaming So glad you enjoyed it, thank you!! ☺
I love how you managed to make this look cool and historical authentic at the same. Far too often I see historical authenticity be replaced for aesthetics, so this is good change of paste.
This is one of my favorite subjects of Ancient Greek history, I always wanted another film about the Greco-Persian wars (especially the Battle of Thermopylae and Salamis), and I hope that we will see more of Alkaios! Greetings from Mexico!
Herodotus lies Sparta and Athens allied again with the Persians
Go watch some persian videos and let us enjoy this one. No need to bust our balls. Take some copium while you are at it. Jeez @ علي ياسر
@@BoogieBubble It is not Macedonia that made the Greeks ally with the Persians
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j sources trust me bro😂
@@kosmasgvl1615 Yes, Herodotus and the Greek Morkhians are liars
So good! And hugely inspiring to all 3D animators/artists!
Μπράβο σου! I hope you continue bringing Greek history back to life with your creations.
If Creative Assembly ever needs a Total War Rome animation, they need you making it. This is amazing.
I am left utterly speechless. Pass the praise onto the voice actors as they smashed it and the music fit so perfectly. Last but not least, well done, you can see all your hard work pay off. This deserves the amazing words from everyone else.
This is so satisfying to watch. A sequel to this chapter would also be really cool. It could focus on Alexander’s youth and campaigns for example
You have made your dream a reality and in return have given the rest of us hope for our dreams.Superb work!
Thank you so much sir!
Trully an amazing work..the hoplites have historically accurate armor and helmet (rare thing in our days in films, games etc) and a really nice story! Great work!!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
From one blender project creator to another: Super stoked for this. Been following the project for a while and I know pretty well from own experiences how much work and love you must have poured into this. Got some beers ready!
Thank you so much :-)
A true achievement, doubly heart-pumping for those of us calling ourselves Greek. My sincere congratulations.
As a Greek and an aspiring 3D Modeler, Game designer thank you! This not only moved me as it honors our history but the stunning work motivated me to work harder in my 3D Modeling and Animating skills.. Simply amazing!
This is just extraordinary! I assume the first great battle could be Marathon, while the final one might be Plataea? Absolutely cracking job, many congratulations!!
Knowing how hard it is to create such a film on your own I'm super impressed. A story well told through cinematographic choices and cuts, good narration and supportive music. I got chills.
This is truly a great moment in history, this was done very well I can't imagine the talent, work, struggles and effort that went into this short film, I am speechless!
Glad you enjoyed it so much! 🥳😊
Historically accurate and entertaining content like this really deserves more views!!!
A truly magnificent story.
Seeing the life of a man, a hero.
The Father who fought and gave his life at the battle of Marathon, and a son who honors his father and his country by fighting in Platea.
This doesn't deserve only 98k views, this deserves at least a million!
Let’s do it! 😊
As a Greek would say... Kudos to you Philhellene
Lets goooooooo i have been waiting a long time for this
Dude... I can't understate how badly we need a historical animated film from you based on this era.
Just to think that all this is done by one person is just insane! Great work Martin Klekner!
This is a spectacular achievement for an individual to create something like this. Truly inspiring.
My Greek dad went ape sh#@t watching this, we were both ooga booging
My dad and I did the same thing when we watched 300 lol
TRULY AMAZING!! As a Greek I'm absolutely impressed by your work.
Ἀνδρῶν ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος
Θουκυδίδης 🇬🇷
The only bad thing about this is that it ends at 6:02. Amazing work honestly, I could watch a full series of this!
The film blow my mind congratulations Martin Brother. Love from Indian 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
This is so good. I also felt like Yelling with them . War Cry . Thank You for creating such a masterpiece 🙏
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Been following the journey for years! Can't wait for this! 🔥💪
Speechless!! Stunning work, Martin! I can hardly believe that a single person can achieve all that by themselves! Please, tell me you have submited your entry to the Annecy Festival this year! If not, you have until the 15th of February, it's the largest animation event in the world and I try to attend it every year. I hope to see your short movie there! Please continue the amazing work!
Amazing! If this were a Show I would immediately play episode 2!
Amazing depiction of Honor and Glory!
Salutations from Sparta to Prague!
Υ.Γ.: Όταν αποδίδουν Τιμή και Δόξα στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα οι απανταχού φιλέλληνες ενώ οι Νεοτσιφτετέλληνες την αμαυρώνουν με την πρώτη ευκαιρία! Τσεκούρι και φωτιά στους προσκυνημένους και σε αυτούς που τους ψηφίζουν!
This short film isn’t just beautiful, it’s the attention to detail and the historical accuracy that’s the best thing. Amazing job!!!
It's... -fairly- accurate, but off with a lot of details, but for instance, more accurate than Assassin's Creed: Odyssey was.
@@TemenosL Yes of course, no historical show, movie, or game we make will be 100% accurate to the time. Nice helmet by the way!
@@segovax2852 This is strange. Didn't Athens and Sparta once again ally themselves with the Persians? They seem to be hypocrites
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j The Greeks were hypocrites hidden behind a veil of lies
@@krieger8825 Macedonia was threatening the Greeks, so they allied with the Persians. This is political, but Macedonia won
this is so inspirational. I have fallen in love with trying to create my own animated films and this is extreme proof that it can be done an a super impressive level. You are gifted. i strive to be this good. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, glad it could inspire you!
Man, congratulations, you achieve what most wanna be 3D artist would like to do and put them on the track of learning our craft.
Some of the shots are epic, refreshing and breath taking.
While we don't really know each other I'm very proud and humbled by your work. I know what it takes to make a nice shot and how much work it must have been to get to this.
Congratulations again!
Thank you so much Pierrick, especially coming from you, that means a lot to me! I hope we get to talk more next time, on some of the future BCons or anywhere 🙂
@@MartinKlekner with great pleasure :)
As a Persian I can say getting our asses kicked never looked this cool
This is the most epic thing I've seen on RUclips in a long time
Εκ μέρους όλων των ελεύθερων,περήφανων κι αδέσμευτων Ελλήνων σε ευχαριστούμε για αυτό σου το έργο κ. Martin Klener!
Ἀλαλά! 🙏
Amazing job Martin! A beautiful awakening in ancient Greece. I've been following you for a long time and couldn't wait to see your masterpiece. I hope it's just the beginning. Greetings from Greece.
this is AMAZING! you deserve a metal for this. Creative assembly couldn't come up with better intros then this. instead with them we got same exact cutscenes that look like crap. this shows inspiration and zeal. bravo!
I want a whole series smh this is so dope 😭
Damn haven’t seen any historical animation more accurate, beautiful and ambitious!!! It basks in the love and care from it’s animator!!! 🔥🔥🔥
The best music, the best scenario, the best editing and the best design
Absolutely fantastic animation! I too am a bit of an ancient Greek nerd who likes watching Hoplites at work.
I hope this one is going to become a viral video. I am amazed by the amount of work, the upmost care for detail, passion for the subject and above all a magnificent sensitivity that gives to this short such a powerful impact. This is Art from beginning to end. Congratulation Martin !
Thank you so much! Please, share if you can, to make it spread 🙏😊
This needs to become a movie - what an outstanding job! More success in your future projects.
What an incredible achievement Martin! So proud of the work you did as a solo-manned project. It looks amazing! I LOVE that you included a realistic battle sequence with an army that maintained its formation, and didn't break off into 1v1 fights like in most movies. well done!
Fantastic work. Ancient Greece has never looked more alive, well done!
I know this will be special. Hope everything goes as planned and you have huge success.
Thank you!
Absolutely superb work, Martin! I am in awe of what you've achieved here. There are many shots that could be right out of a blockbuster film like Alexander, Troy or 300; or from one of the latest Blur/Digic CG trailers. And what an incredible shot to end on as well.
Thank you so much Cristian, I love your shortfilms a lot and they influenced me greatly at the beginning of my journey! A high praise especially coming from you 🙏😊
Incredible Incredible Incredible. I am an animator myself so I am eligible to appreciate all the hardwork that would have gone in making this incredible story. Amazing work man. May you go many miles :)
thank you!
I’m going to leave this comment in the hopes the RUclips algorithm recommends this video to more people!
Thank you for this! I’ve been following the development of this project of yours, on and off for some time now. And I just want to say that you did a fantastic job man! This short film is absolutely gorgeous and so damn awesome and badass! I hope to see more in the future.
Best of luck with future projects!
Thank you so much, hope the algorithm deems my stuff worthy 😊
Martin, this is absolutely incredible work. An incredible showcase for yourself, for Blender, and for what dedication and hard work for years on end can do. About halfway through I forgot that this was animated - those crowd scenes were breathtaking. Amazing.
This is beyond any expectations. Almost 1 man project for 4 years of work. Incredible times we are living in.
Exciting times indeed 😊 Thank you!
This is incredible! You should make this into a series.
💀 this project take 4 years...
@@reviewstand9953 imaging if some more people work on it they could create a wonderful masterpiece like this but what are they really creating ...you know the answer
To witness history being brought to life like this is truly the experience of a lifetime. As I write this I still have tears running down my face. Truly an age of heroes.
Congratulations! That was a wonderful depiction❤️ we are all thankful for your hard work and enthusiasm for this period in time, thank you for representing it so well
Congrats on this achievement, dream, whatever you want to call it. Your dedication to your craft shows in this 6min masterpiece! Just in awe and so inspired! Well done, Well freaking done!
HOLY MOTHER OF ZUES that was some quality passion and work you put into this brother. This exceeded my expectation and Awd me completely. Huge work on those battle sequence all by yourself. Thanks for sharing this amazing process with everyone too
I love the touch that he put his father's cape on his hoplon.
Beautifully, made, beautifully composed. Fantastic theme and like I said before numerous times, you are a master !
Also and considering the fact of your achievement here, I must thank you because those like me who loves that era, that ancient world, you gave us a beautiful support. Support as a visualisation base, and as an inspiration.
Love your assets, your choices, the support, the music, narration and the script. Everything is on a very high level, equal to a studio, by yourself, wonderful.
I also would be more than happy if you achieve to continue that wonderful start !!!
Very well put! This short is such a love letter for all the depictions of Antiquity that came before and is done so well.
Thank you so much for this wonderful comment Sebastien - and your longtime support of my project! I truly appreciate it and be sure I’ll continue with HoB 😊
So many skillsets necessary to create this. Absolutely incredible one man production. Reading about your project from Zach, I was interested to see it. I didn't expect such an enormous outcome. In addition to the video, the soundtrack production is over the top! You should be very proud of this accomplishments; it is certainly something I can show people who ask what Blender is.
That Persian general with sun behind him is so perfect thank you Martin
This is amazing work! Been practicing with Blender for about 2 years now when I can find the time and short films like yours are absolutely the type of work that get my heart pumping and give my desire to accomplish more a top off. Again, great work and I look forward to seeing whatever it is you work on next.
THIS is much more, what greek and persian warriors looked like!!! You even respect the smallest details, one could find. For example the way the warrior at the end wears his helmet!! It is fantastic! Thanks for that!
First short film of this year 🔥❤️
Edit: now, eagerly waiting for second part...
2yr or 5yr but make it. 👍
I freakin love hoplites! Ever since being a kid. Idk, probably because of those awesome Corinthian helmets, shields, spears in the infamous phalanx formation. The unmounted Knights of the bronze age!
I've always been fascinated by the history of the ancient Greeks! Would love to see more of them... 👍🏻
While watching this, I got lost in it and thought it was a live action movie. Great work man!!!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Beautiful work! Thanks Martin for this. The wait was worth it!
AS a sword instructor, the sound od the sword silently sheating and not doing does shingiling stupid sounds that producers put on every time is what made me love this short, one could say its a silly detail. But quality could be defines as the attention to details. Congrats.
Oh yes, being a re-enactor, I always found that sound ridiculous and tried to correct it in my film. So glad you like it! 🥳
Well done Martin! The short is absolutely mindblowing and I can only begin to imagine the amount of effort that must have went into this. The level of detail and carefully sculpted cinematography in every single shot is truly amazing. It's an amazing accomplishment to achieve this mastery of your craft, and it is an amazing work.
(Also thank you so much for the incredible 3D environments course, it gives such great insights into your workflow for creating such amazing landscapes and scenery as in this short)
As a greek i bow to you for this fantastic video. My ancestors fought for something.......for freedom. THANK YOU A LOT MARTIN MY MORAL RISEN AGAIN......
Glad you enjoyed it 🥳
Love this! I think Phillip of Macedom and Alexander the Great have been very poorly represented in modern media. A true series in the style of Game of Thrones (but accurate) would be an amazing way to represent their legacy
Philipos the great Greek king who unify Greek city states
Amazing ! Imagine if the very last scene would have been today's archeologists finding a corinthian-type helmet in Marathon ; the same helmet worn by Alkaios and his father. That would have been an epic ending true to the title of the video : The Memory.
It is very very beautiful !!! Congratulations! If you decide to one day to do something else with your cinematics, more than this stunning animation, then you need to talk to the guy from HistoryBattles3D. He only just started but what he does are animated battle reconstructions. When I watched your Hereos almost immediately imagined properly narrated reconstruction of Battle of Marathon or something else Siege of Athens for example.
This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, please make a series or a film based on this
Looks absolutely incredible.