GOOD LUCK KINGFISHER THREE
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- A war in space. A routine mission. A deadly secret. Two massive MAN-MACHINES descend into a lush forest aboard an evacuated space colony.
An animated short film inspired by 1970s space paintings and a future that never was.
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Directed by Simon Hirose
Assistant directed, produced by Shay Heath
Original soundtrack by Makeup and Vanity Set
Written by Simon Hirose, Shay Heath & Gabriel McOwen
Mechanical design by Hirose Industries & Dingus Systems A.G
Background painting and visual development by Shay Heath, Theodore Cox, Simon Hirose, Gabriel McOwen & Geoff Herndon
3D modeling by Simon Hirose & Midori Ogino / Rigging by Shay Heath
Animation by Timn Lam & Shay Heath
Voice talents: Rich, Ding & Zi
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Listen to Makeup and Vanity Set:
www.makeupandvanityset.com
makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com/album/good-luck-kingfisher-three-original-soundtrack
Follow GLK3:
Twitter: @GLKingfisher3
Instagram: @glkingfisher3
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/kingfisher3
Follow our team:
Simon Hirose - @decacomand [Twitter] decacommand [Pixiv, Artstation]
Shay Heath - shayheathart.com [Portfolio] @shay_heath_art [Instagram]
Theodore Cox - theodorecox.portfoliobox.net/ [Portfolio] @ghost.of.embers [Instagram]
Timn Lam - @beefubrain [Instagram]
Dingus Systems A.G - @TheTopDingus [Twitter]
Additionally, check out our amazing volunteers:
Geoff Herndon @tekka_croe [Artstation] who helped with backgrounds, and Daylight @Daylight44492 [Twitter] who painted a pair of incredible posters for us.
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Made with Blender 4.0.
In association with San Jose State University for Animation and Illustration Thesis.
ESOTERIC VISION IN LOCOMOTION 2024
#GLK3 #MakeupandVanitySet
And then KF3 found out that the pilot who killed his friend and nearly killed him was an angsty teenager who just so happened to fall into the robot and read the instruction manual.
Such a bad day.
the teenager was also *severely* autistic
MORI AGARE MORI AGARE MORI AGARE GUNDAMUUU
thank god he didn’t say the kid had a girls name, would’ve ended a lot worse
Hey Kingfisher Three, can you hear me? Blame this on the misfortune of your birth.
Why doesn't this have more likes?! Quoted from the RED EFFIN COMET!
@@maxmega42 "Commander?!"
"Glory to The Lagrangian Liberation Froooont!"
"Misfortune? What are you saying Angler?!"
and then kingfisher doge the beam saber and rip out the new suit arm. "the new upgraded funcion of your suit is now operative Kingfisher 3 good luck"
This was basically the plot of the first couple minutes of the original Mobile Suit Gundam just retold.
I'm not even mad about that - it kicks ass.
for a student film to have this quality of stylized animation and direction, its fair to give a pass to reusing a plot. There is already so much you have to create in such a short amount of time!
Aside from telling the scouts they're screwed rather than reinforcing them.
I love it! Completely agree with you.
@@Bobby90 right? That was the point of divergence and the simultaneous "They said the title!" moment 👌👌👌 well done homage
I was thinking the same thing! How the one year war really started. I love how Gundam adjacent this is, sound effects and all! Great job!
Never...EVER DARE to fight a child in PROTOYPE MACHINE.
Unless you're in armored core universe.
@@therandomlaniusedward2140 Its not a war crime if there's no government to judge you
That's what I always tell my son.
Golden rule
@@therandomlaniusedward2140 And even then, have some caution. We never know if that kid is Strayed on the Destruction Path.
"do not become decisively engaged" - wrong. I'm going to marry these mecha
… [ Do Not; The Mecha ] D^B(
I love the old mecha sound effects, they’re not used enough anymore.
I noticed the usage of effects from yukikaze as well, first engagement has the lock on sounds from that anime
It was specifically gundam sounds. In fact the whole short film is basically a reimagination of Gundam UC79 with a dash of Gundam SEED. (There are subtle differences and influences)
They did not credit the sound effects. I added a comment on that. The effects should be credited to Akihiko Matsuda for Fizz Sound Creation. That man busted his hump to make Gundam sound like Gundam, along with all the others from Macross to DBZ. He deserves to have his name remembered.
you can't have a mecha without a "BYOOOWEEEee" module
@@LatitudeSkyfizz sound creations work on votoms is god tier
It’s criminal how effective putting children in highly advanced prototype mobile suits is
Federation in nutshell .
It's also very economical because war orphans are a renewable resource.
@@ntd663 Pretty much the idea behind the Spartan-3s from Halo.
@@oompalumpus699 sad thing that the spartans wherent horphans
@@SaraHeartlin Spartan-IIs were not but the IIIs were
Very nice touch with the mechs being called Man Machines, a reference to Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Gaia Gear series!
The Mecha design also reminds me of Kazuhisa Kondo’s art style. Not sure if that was intentional or not but nonetheless still fantastic
Mfw Gaia Gear is a sequel to Gundam about Char’s clone not being an idiot.
Love the contrast between the two machines. The Kingfishers(guessing that's their name) are heavily armored and move pretty slowly for the most part, while the other one is thin and very light on its feet. God this is good.
I believe the Kingfisher man-machines are called the Zweis (at least from the art posted on Twitter).
Also, I like that the NEON man-machine is like Evil Gundam. It's very much more "white demon" and shares more with say the Gyan than the Gundam.
@@AlphaDeltaDelta2 Which leads me to think that the Lagrangian Liberation Front are the actual good guys compared to the New Earthsphere Union. Which is why I want more from this universe.
@@AlphaDeltaDelta2 The original color scheme for the RX-78-2 Gundam was supposed to be more akin to how stormtroopers looked in Star Wars. But clover, the company making toys for the og show, wanted the Gundam to be more colorful. Think the G3 or origin rollout colors, and that'd be more what tomino wanted. Honestly? I really love the more realistic colors. It also confused me when zeon called the Gundam the "white devil", when it wasn't all white. Then I found out about the og color scheme.
I think the narrative direction this one is going to take is going to swap the morality or "vibe" between Zeon and EF, the Earthsphere military forces here are called NEON, sound familiar?
Helps that it can just take bullets and keep going at 100% without bulky armour.
Dang the Liberation Front just abandoned them. Thats cold man.
They'll likely regret it later in the war.
@@CrestOfArtorias should've sent more than two.
the question becomes what should they have done, no way for kf3 to run away from that thing for long enough for more reinforcements to come it and then those reinforcements would likely have been ineffective
Why throw away more valuable resources when K3 achieved the mission parameters? They needed recon and preliminary intel. Job's done. Sacrifice two brave men today and maybe save hundreds more in the future...
Their weaponry is ineffective, they need time to R&D new weapon to counter that thing, not reinforcement
KF3 is screwed even if 5 more of them exist there and by then it'll be a waste of resources
A gorgeous reimagining of the over 40 year old gundam franchise. The only issue is that there isn’t more
I like that despite the not so subtle similarity to UC Gundam, the design of the suits are more in line with Armored Core (3rd or 5th gen) and isn't the size of 10 story buildings
The mecha' resemble Front Mission's Wanzers, to me. Especially the LLF's machines w/ their oversized shoulders.
@@spyrelle3970 It harkens to a lot of small mech aesthetic like Dougram, Heavy Gear, Front Mission and dare I say, Argevollen. They all have Dwarfish aesthetic with wide shoulder and big feet because they wanted to pay more respect to square cube law and ground pressure.
The rx78-2 is as tall as a F15 eagle is long btw
@@Globalnet626 but F-15 or jets in general have their weight spread out horizontally though, so not too much strain to square cube law
@@OcGuy1 this kind of thinking makes mecha in general impossible and that's just simply lame.
There is nothing a mecha can do that a tank or a attack helicopter cant.
Looks absolutely amazing. Sure hope these guys didn't cause a certain colony scenario, I hear Sydney is a lovely place to visit...
especially during winter
The blend of 2D and 3D fits surprisingly well, and the tension feels real. I hope this becomes more than just a short film and becomes something bigger
Obviously heavily inspired by UC Gundam, but I feel like there's some Phantom Brigade in there too.
Love it, hope we can get more of this in the future!
The units are literally called Man Machines and Reek of Kondo stuff. Can’t get more gundam than that.
Put some flashing lights on the shoulders and you've got a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Labor
Don’t forget about the heavy first gen Armored Core design language too.
Brilliant. What a lovley homage to gundam but still having its own style. Well done!
I really like how there is plasma energy radiating around the sword. Gives it a really interesting look and feel to it.
この絵画みたいなテクスチャとザクとズゴックを混ぜたようなモビルスーツ。めっちゃいいな！マジ神
That little human-scale door on the elevator into the colony really shows how much thought went into the art direction. Stellar work!
makeup and vanity set nailed the music holy shit
This is the second time where I've seen a new release by MAVS titled "original soundtrack" for a short film and loved it.
One thing i appreciate is when the beamsaber is first pulled out, they establish it can easily destroy the Kingfishers with the cutting into the building before KF2 gets its arm cut off
As a Zaku enthusiast, I appreciate the designs.
As a Gundam fan, I also loved the designs. This was a great homage to the original MSG.
They looks like Zaku mixed with the Hy gogg.
As a zaku tank fanatic, i do too but i lament the lack of tank mech *nods *
Me too
Kind of looking more like a xeku eins from gundam sentinel
Every moment carries meaning. Not a breath wasted. This is cinematography at its finest.
In so many ways, I want a full series of this. Just like this. I want passion, and heart, and tribute to the stories that made us as children and teens, and helped us develop into the people we are today. Give me this over just pumping out garbage that is nothing short of mind numbing noise and lights meant to keep us occupied.
Good luck kingfisher3 is essentially a homage of Gundam 0079 .
@@Kira22558 yeah it is. But for some odd reason, I can't stick with that series. Like I have to force myself to watch it... I don't know. I think the whole amuro constantly whining bothers me a bit much. I really want to watch it though the whole way through because I watched some other uc properties and now I'm trying to watch it properly.
@@NobleWolf5just watch the movie compilations then so you would see less of Amuro whining lol
@@NobleWolf5 I would really suggest watching Gundam Thunderbolt : December Sky, its set in alternate 0079 and they did a really different approach compared to the original series. You dont need to watch the original to understand and It has modern animation too, makes it alot more consumable.
@@NobleWolf5I would recommend reading the Origins manga if you can't watch the original show or the trilogy movie.
Excellent animation.
Moral of the story: in war you are not considered a human being. You are a number and nothing more.
That's why one should never go to war!
I mean, they didn't. We only saw two and three, we never saw one.
Except to stop those who'd kill or enslave you if you don't resist. WW2 was bad but the Nazi's and Soviets splitting the world would have been worse.
Inb4 "But they're all just as bad" No, they aren't if you compare how life in different societies turned out after the war.
@@Low_commotion Right... so YOU would've grabbed a rifle against the nazis or commies back then?
I’m so glad a passion project like this can exist
In the description, y'all said you were aiming for 70's sci-fi paintings and that's exactly what I was thinking when I watched. Before reading the description, mind you. Very Gundam but that's not a bad thing. Looking forward to more!
I like the idea of space colonies. I'd like to see more sci-fi movies about these populated planets in space, as they were in Interstellar and Elysium.
Check out gundam dude,especially what happened in Sydney in that series
@@neauthraxyeet3307I have got to check that out. Did they remake Australia actually upside-down?
@@yelectric1893 nah, part of Australia is gone. Also the colonies is cylinder shape. with that you can see the city from top point of view as well, unless it was very cloudy.
this visual style is SUCH a refreshing take on anime-inspired 3D animation. the references are clear but it looks absolutely unique and fresh. same goes for the sound design. amazing all round
Amazing and beautiful piece of art.
Stellar work, i absolutelly dig this 2d/3d mix and the colorimetry was insanely charming. Oh and the mechs were super cool of course !
The retro futurism and artstyle came together beautifully. Short and sweet.
I love the details of the beam sword leaving red hot marks that cool when it misses. The nice detail of the blade cutting the corner when it jumps out are the best details.
I want more from this storyline.
Good news, Yoshiyuki Tomino has you covered for that desire.
@@tacotaskforce You do know I'm a lifelong Gundam fan, right?
@@mattmaddogwheaton4724 Considering how we have never interacted before in our lives, no, I didn't know that.
@@tacotaskforce Well now you know.
Fr just need more mecha in my life
Boy this whole thing is gorgeous, but particular props to the background artists.
"Yeah, you're fucked. Bye."
Seriously, I think people don't appreciate enough just how _scary_ the RX-78 was when it first appeared. It's faster than any Zaku, it's more flexible, it carries beam weaponry previously thought to only be compatible with warships, it's hilariously user-friendly, and to top it all off, the damn thing is straight up _immune_ to standard weaponry.
Not 100% immune to all zaku weapons as HEATAXE can still damage it.
usually not a fan of 3d mecha, it comes off as stingy a lot of the time, but the stylistic touches here really worked to make it feel like part of the world, as opposed to a distracting budgetary measure. very cool, very atmospheric little piece.
Really love the painted colouring style. It’s like looking at an art book.
I feel like the almost sluggish movement adds "weight" to the mechs. Not sure how, but they nailed it on that front
Recent years really proof that if there's any fault to 3D Mecha it's only because it needed more time to adapt. Stuff like MSG Origin & Seed Freedom proofs that it produces some top shelf stuff with 3D
@@nekomancer4641 lol its funny you should say that because i was 100% throwing shade at SEED Freedom, i thought that movie looked pretty bad. guess thats just subjective though.
@@concon09090 mm yeah It's not my fav either. For me Seed is always Seed and it's always gonna be fast food. But with the 3D CGI they pretty much surpassed the old style, even made some of the shots that were always recycled from the original shows looks good. when the original show literally reuse every 1 out of 5 shots, you can't really say the movie is stingy compared to the OG show.
LOVE the art when the mobil- err, man machines - enter the colony. That and the music really elevated this from your typical mecha short
Beautiful visuals. I love that message from the Liberation Front at the end.
50 episodes of this pls. Thank you very much.
Woah, the music is some pure Kenji Kawai goodness. 3:58 especially reminds me of Skycrawlers.
The sheer number of inspirations I can see in this is staggering. Someone on this team clearly knows their sci-fi.
I fucking love the painted style you went with, this shit rules.
This channels the energy of late 90's - early 2000's CGI cutscenes and i love it! i kinda miss the old fuzzy cartoonish realism from back then (see Heavy Gear 2 intro, MechWarrior 3 or 4 trailers, intro to battlezone 2 combat commander, or C&C Tiberian Sun's FMV cutscenes from back then for what im trying to describe.).
Absolutely Incredible work. Love the painted art style and the solid heavy animation for the mechs. It really sells that they're 100 ton war machines even when they're swinging around a laser sword.
This feels like it'd be the plot to some sort of Lancer one shot
It's the plot of the first og Gundam episode lmao
… If the “Unknown Prototype” is replaced with “-Horus- ????? (This chassis does -not- exist.)” >);^]
Gotta love the clear inspiration from the Savages series on YT for the O’Neil cylinder design.
Awesome recognizes awesome.
I would watch a 10 season series and 6 movie run in this style.
It's based on the classic 1979 Gundam but the music feels more like 80s/90s cyberpunk anime like Akira and Ghost in the Shell. It's like spiking up on pre-2000s sci-fi anime serotonin right into your veins.
Truly a masterpiece of what it is. From the art style to the visuals to the animations. Everything about it is just absolutely stunning and breathtaking. It reminds me of my first days of watching Gundam when I was a kid. Absolutely masterpiece. 👍👍
Zeon's perspective of Denim and Gene entering Side 7. It's well made.
This....this feels like....feels like 80s anime!
Not Zakus piloted by Not ODSTs killed by a Not Virtual On mecha. I'm here for it
There's a greater story to tell here.....
I can feel it
I can feel all the inspiration you got for the sound design, and i think you did a damn good job.
The same goes for the style, it has the simplicity to not overwhelm and form a coherent image but can deliver more if you need to.
I would be very proud of this project !!
Y'all did so good!!!! Beautiful beautiful backgrounds and animation ❤❤❤ Hard work pays off I wish the best for y'all
as a 3d animator with no trace of a soul left after working in this godforsaken industry for 5 years, i truly appreciate this work, i hope you are proud, this is both skillfully crafted and genuinely unique, excited to see whats next!
The cool way the beam blade was pulled out reminded me of the flare used to incinerate expframes in sneaky hand-to-hand combat. Absolutely adore the sound and artistic direction. Just… wow. Every frame a painting ;) in the best best best way. The VA’s did excellently, the violence of the scene was rightfully made and fit together. This is beyond great ^ ^
Oh even the sound effects are the same. This is beautiful. I've never seen 3DCG look hand-painted before. And the shape of things, the way the Gendum moves like an acrobat behind those big armor plates whe the Zokus just lumber around with far more weightiness...it's a classic scenario reimagined excellently with modern technology.
Greatly looking forward to the next work this team produces! That was beautiful and refreshing despite being very inspired by exisiting materials.
The asthetics of this are AMAZING
Its like 80s Gundam in that classic Star Wars concept art style mixed with NASA-punk design. Especially with the design of the colony itself, with that solitary road weaving through the fields and the camera panning up to a beautiful vista like 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 DAMN thats nice!
Loved the mech designs too. The Kingfisher team looked fantastic with that sort of early Zeon vibe from before their asthetic went super heavy into "space german military," very good blend of giant suit of armor/ sea crustacean vibes. Love the wide shoulders and the optional part that KF2 has with the sensor(?) attatchment on the back and KF3's team leader yellow stripe. It lets you wonder about the history of the team, like why is it just 2 mechs? Why is KF3 in charge of KF2? What happened to KF1? I wonder if KF3 was just a more experienced pilot who joined the team later and then KF1 was downed so he took over. And the VAs did great for them too (rip KF2, youre my fav ❤😢).
And the Gunda- I mean *unknown prototype man-machine* was an awesome design too, love love love LOVE it! Its really feels like some brand new tech thats on the cutting edge of what this setting has and still feels right at home. And its PROPORTIONS 🥺🥺🥺🥰 HELL YES its so damn NICE! Makes me think of that gundam duo from Earth in Witch From Mercury, feels like it was really built with the idea of using those strong legs to lunge at enemies stupid fast and dice em up with the beam saber, sooooo damn clean.
Despite this being basically the 1st episode of OG Gundam, it feels so respectful of the source material and clearly so much love and research went into the visual and sound design of this (even if the zaku eye *WOMM* was lifted straight from Gundam lmao).
Man-Machine is actually another Word used for Mobile Suits as seen in Gaia Gear. A sequel to gundam made by Tomino. Technically this Sequel isn’t canon but it’s cool.
@@radianceakatheradiantmeepl1004 ohhh I haven't seen Gaia gear yet so that one went over my head
Wow. Gorgeous art style and execution. Also, I love the call outs to various mecha series
Gotta say, those Kingfisher mechs look multiple kinds of badass, would want them in 1/100 Master Grade on my Zeon shelf.
the art style is cleeaaaaaaannn !!!
I've got no other word for it
and that music at the end? gives me Patlabor feelings.
visuals, sound design, soundtrack and mech designs were stellar. I already went and rewatched this, just to see more of the details I missed on my first watch. I know this probably won't happen, but I would love see more of this, or at least something in the same vein, in the future
2:47 love that Yukikaze radar noise, I will recognize that tone whenever I hear it!
This is so awesome. The mecha designs are great,the sound effects bring that nostalgic old school mech anime vibe. The art style nice very nice.
damn! that was sick, love the art style and the fact the beam sword cut through the building as that other mech turned the corner, along with the fact you could see two's face under the helmet as he exploded, awesome little details
I'm in love with the designs. All of them. Even the pilot suits.
PS: The mechs that KF are using are called Zweis. The NEON mech is called The Crest
I love the ps1 cutscene models and the Panasonic 3DO music, pacing and setting is also cool.
Love the art direction and design, would be awesome to see a whole series.
Top shelf audio work. The proper sfx are exactly where they should be.
Makeup and Vanity Set did an awesome job on the OST! The end track especially. Good work all around!
What an awesome piece of art. The visual style, movement and sound all worked so beautifully, can't wait to see more!
i love the mech design of kingfisher models, a beauty machine with little bit of zaku and wanzers feels.
absolutely love the art direction for this. Reminds me of a stylized 5th element
The style/design choices in this are phenomenal. Very cool
100% want more of this please! I'd love it if the weapon sounds and explosions were a bit punchier, i think it'd be a great contrast to the beautifully stylised world.
The sfx is the most direct hint about the property the piece is paying a homage to - this is practically a reimagining of the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
Impressive work you certainly capture the feel of 80's and 90's mecha animation pretty perfectly you really did your research on the estetic of those series
Love the stylized coloring and Gundam-esque mobile suits! Awesome work!
I love the artstyle, music and graphics. You managed to omage many mecha works in a very unique and sleek way. I hope to see more of your short movies and can't wait to check the portfolios of all the people involved
You've definitely got my attention with this!!! Look forward to more
This slaps. This would be an awesome series
This looks so beautiful. I want a full series made of this style of art. I like the Zaku redesign. It looks more like real life military tech but still retail the looks of a classic Zaku.
It is as if all the mecha series I adore made a love child and made this masterpiece
i want to believe that KF3 is alive ok ? T_T
hes not....
maybe he died at on old age as a war veterant ... ;)
@@oktar7588 he's probably bite it.
you guys used all that is good in patlabor and ghost in the shell and combined it with homeworld aesthetics and gundam. Its excellent! An excellent audio-visual piece of art!
So good! Everything from the animation, the mecha designs, the sound effects. I also love the ending song which reminds me of the 90s mech anime like Patlabor!
Please tell Makeup and Vanity Set that they made something incredible with that OST. The ending chimes reminded me of the opening to 95's Ghost In The Shell and that cements this as cool as fuck for me.
Amazing work by everyone else for the work on this as it all came together in a delightful peace of retro mecha that I needed in my life.
Dude Makeup and Vanity Set is like… one of my favorite electronic music producers right now. So awesome.
Also, loved the video lol
There’s so much to enjoy and appreciate here. Too much for a single comment. I do love the pseudo-clay textures used for the models instead of trying to mimic a toonshader or anime style. It’s an homage without outright trying to copy. Splendid work. I would enjoy meeting and chatting with the team behind this piece.
THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER
Short story: A good classic, A
Music: Well timed and fitting, A+
Environment aesthetic: Despite being evacuated, everything looked quite sterile, B
Animations: Slow and stiff, C
Voice acting: Speaking unnaturally, not emoting correctly, D
Overall, B+
I think you did an excellent job for an indie animation.
Awesome work! This was amazingly well done! Look forward to seeing what comes next ❤
Ahhh ok I can see what inspired this. *Sees that the colony looks empty* *starts to panic a little*
I love that's it's basically gundam with gundam sound effects but in a super unique style!
Man, the art style is top notch! Very nice!
This was pretty neat. I found the use of what seemed to be watercolor shading to be an interesting and intriguing choice.
Absolutely gorgeous love the style.
Ok amazing animation, I love it. And the design of the "Gundam" was incredíble