Running Away (2004)

[deadcell1]

Hi sabastion.. I came across your work 3 years ago. I love you work. I am currently in the process of making a short film and would love to include you in the project if your interested.

[CallMeNio]

WOW!!!

that was COOL :)

i wish this will becoming a game..

it will be awesome ^^

[Zoe1081]

You are so amazingly talented.

[asdgz]

Trop fort! Tu es mon model Sébastien. ^^

[ssebastienn]

hehehe :)

Je suis bien ciontent que ca te plaise! :)

Bonne chance à toi! amuse toi bien ! :o)

[rubent100]

Hey i noticed you used Maya software for Meline, did you use Mental ray for running away?

[ssebastienn]

hi rubent!

No, I use Maya Software for "Running Away" :)

Mental ray is way to much cpu expensive at the moment! :)

[loordeath]

c'est sure Hideo Kojima style ;)

[splinterdeader]

@loordeath bien vu , c'est vrai que le style en est fort imprégné!

[loordeath]

that remind me metal gear solid i dont know why :p

[ssebastienn]

heheh :o)

I hope it's a good thing! :o)

[brettcanela]

awesome work, btw are you from philippines? coz your surname LABAN sounds filipino. it means " FIGHT "...

[rubent100]

hes from europe, no filipino can make something like this.

[Tktandog]

Hintay ka lang~...:D Magagawa rin namin ito~...:D Itaga mo yan sa bato~!....:D

[rubent100]

Looks good, but alot of light leaks and maybe to much AO in your interior scenes

[nikelio86]

I would like you forgot a question how do you give that effect of light passing through the words you type what you put all early short films. I thank you for a possible response

[rubent100]

easy after effects.

[nikelio86]

thanks :) I wanted to know if other things where I can contact? ... :) Because other questions would have ...excuse formy english..

[nikelio86]

hello are Italian, sorry but my English is not perfect, however, this is really fantastic short I wanted them my warmest congratulations. I have just finished studying at a school for 3D. I hope to review as soon as your work

[deadcell1]

did you create all this on your own?

[ssebastienn]

Yes I did, as a school project, in 10 months! :o)

I hope you liked it! :o)

[smartbluecat]

Darn your good:o)

Fantastic direction!

[ssebastienn]

thanks smartbluecat! :o)

Google "MEET MELINE" for my next short film !!! :)

[5altAndVin]

Wow! Great 'camera work' with the POV tilt at the start. What was the first soundtrack you used?

[ssebastienn]

Thanks 5altAndVin! :o)

The firest soundtrack is called "Mutiny" from Hans ZIMMER :o)

[rubent100]

thanks for naming the soundstracks in order..

[rubent100]

can u name exact name of songs used?

[LOGREGLA]

wo that is the greatest video ever

[ssebastienn]

Woaw Thanks!! :o)

Awesome comment! :o)

Google "MEET MELINE" for my next short film !!! :)

[RenderingGlintFilms]

Fantsastic!!!

[ssebastienn]

Thanks RenderingGlintFilms!! :o)

[RenderingGlintFilms]

Whoa, This was amazing. Textures were amzing, lighting and camerawork, off the hook. Music, Amazing. Will you be interested in a Youtube collabaration film that we are going to make? p/m me if you want more details. Maybe you can help make some music.

[RenderingGlintFilms]

Whoa, This was amazing. Textures were amazing, lighting and camerawork, off the hook. Music, amazing. Will you be interested in a YouTube collabaration that we are going to make? p/m me if you want more details.

[ssebastienn]

Woaw thanks for your wonderful comment!!!

Your Youtube collaboration sounds interresting

I'll pm you :)

[Skyddish]

When you bring the clock in close-up, it reminds me of Titanic..

[ssebastienn]

heheh :o) i see what you mean! :o)

[jweinrub]

One of the best animations that I've seen. It was atmospheric and intense as well. Good use of music as well for it really fit the film. I also liked the way you used the camera as if it were alive and not just still. It almost reminds me a bit of Michael Bay in a way on how he handles the camera. Great job, I hope one day you can make a full length picture on this or something similar to this. Good Luck with your work!

[ssebastienn]

Woaw thanks for your comment jweinrub! :o)

As I love michael bay, it's even better!!! :o)

thanks! :o)

[jweinrub]

No problem at all! Have you gotten the chance to see Transformers?

[oluap84]

this is trully amazing... great work, I am very impressed!!! Congratulations... you know for sure that many of us have the dream of working as well as you do someday... and videos like this are never enough for us to watch. Thank you!

[ssebastienn]

Woaw thanks oluap84! :o)

More information are available on my website! :o)

sebastien-laban[dot]com

[Z90AT]

amazing sebastien. everybody sometime dream fly in air

[ssebastienn]

hehe you're right :o)

It feels like i was playing with my childhood toys! :o)

[Enigmus]

Zajebisty film !!!!!!!!

[ssebastienn]

Thanks man!!! :o) I invite you to see the production blog of my new animated-film here : forums(DOT)cgsociety(DOT)org/s­howthread(DOT)php?t=400888

[borderbound]

this was AMAZING!!! great composition -

really, breathtaking!

few quesions!

1) - all ur own work? or did u work in a team?

2) how long did it take to make?

3!) at what stage of ur career are u at? - for instance, ur obviously not a reccent graduate!

WELL DONE - GORGEOUS WORK!

[ssebastienn]

Hi borderbound!

I did this short film alone in 10months as a school project

I work at Framestore (London UK) on Superman Returns. I'm now in france in a video game company! :o)

[DerkMiester]

Where was the music from?

[Pellepalt]

Impressive! VERY Impressive! :D, i searched for animated films to get inspiration to my upcoming projects and such (I'm studying creative computer graphics at the university of gävle in sweden), and i stumbled upon your work of art! Breathtaking! Three thumbs up if i where an alien

[ssebastienn]

AHhaha funny comment! I love the end! :o)

Thank you! means a lot!! :o)

Let me know when you've done your short film too! I'd love to see it!

[Pellepalt]

:) my first 3d-scene can be found here on my youtube, i must say again that this animation is beyond sick!, ive seen it like 5 million times! Looking forward to be working with great people like you sometime in the future! :) keep up the great work! Again 3 thumbs up!

[ssebastienn]

Hahahah! Thanks Pellepalt! That a very nice comment!!! I really appreaciate it! :o)

I watch your 3D Scene, can we watch more of it? Keep up the good work!!! :o)

[mcasual]

it was great i felt like watching a movie from a big studio :)

and just the soundtrack by itself is tremendous

[DerkMiester]

What exactly is the story about? =)

[ssebastienn]

"David (the kid) and Flavie (that we don't see) are in love. Unfortunately they are from two different families.

While David is on his way to find his soulmate, his own father will take care that they won't meet."

It's about a Kid who's trying to escape some bad guys :) but it's mostly an animated DEMOREEL that i presented to VFX company :)

Sebastien LABAN

[DerkMiester]

Oh, well it was good animating!

[ssebastienn]

thanks

[smiletenshi]

Wow. Impressive. :)

[ssebastienn]

Thanks for sharing your thougts, smiletenshi! :o)

Sebastien LABAN :o)

[ballaboveall42]

that was so good man. i can't even begin to imagine how you can make something like this but its amazing. allthough i kinda thought that the kid was a little creepy looking it was still incredible. good job.

[ssebastienn]

Hi Ballaboveall! :o)

I totally understand what you'r saying about the little kid. I began learning Maya (the 3D Animation Program I used to create "Running Away") with this character.

That would have been wise of me to start with another character. :o)

Thanks for the kind comments!

Sebastien LABAN

[djhaby]

wow that cool or how we say in germany "geil"

[ssebastienn]

Cool! thanks!! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[rohicks]

great ... i see it as some sort of trailer for a movie that is to come out almost.

Voices are a must that would finish this off!

[ssebastienn]

You'r right Rohicks! :o)

'Running Away' is more like a trailer than a real film with a big story, even though I worked very hard on the script. Its main purpose was to be presented as a somewhat demoreel in order to get a job in the film industry.

Cheers !!! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[jimmyeatshoe]

great rendering! Camera movement was really natural although it did move around a little to much at times.. brilliant work all the same.

[ssebastienn]

Thanks Jimmyeatshoe! :o)

I like the mood in all the Hollywood blockbusters. I am a really big fan of all Michael Bay's work, for instance, on both films and tv commercials. They are dynamic, very powerful. Plus there is this feeling of exaggeration that I really like, that I feel makes the film a film. I tried to take all these elements and put them together into 'Running Away' and create a short film I hoped would be both entertaining and impressive.

Best Regards,

Sebastien LABAN

[veill]

And cameras are animated brilliantly! Or was there some kind of motion capture done to animate them? I usually ruin my own animations with too stiff or restless camera movement. :)

[ssebastienn]

No all cameras were keyframe animation.

If you want more information you can vistit the official website

Thanks for the p

Thanks for the post Veill! :o)

Have a ice day! :p

Sebastien LABAN

[DiDiDee]

Hey cool Video, you worked really hard 4 it. Did you work in a simular workplace??

[ssebastienn]

Thanks DiDDdee! :o)i don't live in a country, in a big town (for France anyway :o)) called Lyon (where cinema was invented :-p

Thanks again!

Sebastien LABAN :o)

[DiDiDee]

Oh sorry, i mean - did you do videos or other things in your job too? What are you working?

[AceGamer]

if ya ever need some voice talent u have my voice

i do voices for a hobby

[ssebastienn]

Good to know, i'll bookmark you for a latter project!! :o)

Cheers,

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

[dacrab]

needs voices but the animation is fantastic

[ssebastienn]

Yep, next time :p

since there is not a lot of characters talking, i wished taht you be ok. hihi :o)

Anyway! Thanks for the kind comments! :o)

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

[sirenayka]

wow. amazing! how long did it take?

[ssebastienn]

hey ! it took me 10months from the very beginning (pre-prod) to the end (post-prod)

. You can visit the website if you want more information! :o)

Cheers!

Sebastien LABAN !

[sirenayka]

10 month..it is obvious.congrats.

oh,thx for interest:)

[sirenayka]

i looked the site,and downloaded sniper tank soldier,but couldn't open.doesn't matter,i'm sure,it is good as this:)did you make these pictures yourself?congrats again.fascinating...

[ssebastienn]

Hi. it's a divx-avi... never work!!! :)

I shot the all thing with a miniDV Camcorder (Panasonic NV-GS400) and composited CG elements on top of it :o)

Thanks for the interest!!! :p

Cheers :p

Sebastien LABAN

[ssebastienn]

Thanks sirenayka!!!!

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

[g4xavier]

you are really talented!

[ssebastienn]

Thanks g4xavier!! :o)

Sebastien LABAN !

[ssebastienn]

Thanks g4xavier! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[ssebastienn]

Thanks g4xavier! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[sTaTicCeV]

Woah~ this is bloody nice... this must be alot of hardwork involve making this... wat software did u use ?

[ssebastienn]

Woaw thanks sTaTicCeV! :o)

This short film was created using "Autodesk Maya" :o)

You want further information, you can visit the website :)

Best Regards,

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

[ssebastienn]

Hey sTaTicCeV !

This short film as created With Autodesk MAYA in 10months as a school project :)

Sebastien LABAN

[pucca24]

this is cool

[ssebastienn]

Thanks Pucca24! Glad you liked it! :o)

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

[ssebastienn]

Thanks Pucca! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[TheBSG]

Ug, I wish you would have included voice! Would have added a lot.

[ssebastienn]

Me too!! hehhe :)

But the voices recorded were awful! :o)

Sebastien LABAN

[asjom3]

Remember the titans. Good choice on music, man.

[ssebastienn]

yep! There's also a music from Mark MANCINA (Twister Theme from "Twister" (1995)) and from Hans ZIMMER (Mutiny, from "Crimson Tide" (1995))

Sebastien LABAN

[samtarloz]

well gud, much luv from ur friend samAnFa xx

[ssebastienn]

Hey SamAnFa! So when is your next youtube video?!

Waiting forward to watch & hear it! :o)

Sébastien LABAN

[deadcell1]

seening the lighting and extreme detail reminds me of the tekken endings. Well Done!

[ssebastienn]

Thanks! that'a a really nice compliment! :o)

glad you like it! :o)

Sébastien LABAN

[ZeriqViz]

Wow! you're good. love your work. maybe I should move to maya..

[ssebastienn]

Yeah, Maya is a very good program :o)

I started learning maya while I was making "Running Away" :o)

[ssebastienn]

Maya is a very good 3d software.. all Autodesk's are :o)

Sébastien! :o)

[vjetar2000]

hey ssebastienn. This is amazing!!! You got Skills!!!

I try to animate myself, i know how difficult this is. But i´m far away from your skills!!! I still don`t know which 3d Studio to choose (Cinema 4D, Lightwave 8, 3D Studio Max or Maya). Maybe you can help me...(I have so many ideas but don´t know how to start to animate)

Greets vjetar

p.s.: And man, im waiting for your next animation.

[ssebastienn]

Hey Vjetar2000 :o)!

Glad you enjoyed the film :)

It was an extremely intense year :)

If you want to check out what i'm doing rigfht know, check out my blog : www.sebastienlaban.fr.st

Cheers!

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)

www.sebastienlaban.fr.st

[raneath]

how lond did that take u to finish? probably more than a year

[ssebastienn]

Hi Raneath!

thanks for watching "Running Away". :o)

It took me 1 school year (10months) from beginning to end.

There is more information over here if you want : http://www.awayproject.fr.st

Screenshots, Making Of, Hires Version of the film, etc.

Thanks!

Sebastien LABAN ! :o)