Sundance Film Festival 2011 "8 Bits"

A fight between an 8-bit superhero and a high-def boss, in a retro-gaming world.

Programmer's Note: Assaulting the senses with dazzling visual imagery and gloriously over-the-top action, this high-octane animated adventure plays with classic video-game archetypes while simultaneously concocting its own fully rendered environment. Collectively directed by Valere Amirault, Sarah Laufer, Jean Delaunay, and Benjamin Mattern, the film displays the considerable talents of all four artists in developing an atmospheric anomaly of stylistic bravado that fashions a fight between an 8-bit superhero and a high-def boss in a retrogaming world. Much appreciated for the painstaking hard work involved as well as the fast-paced clarity of the result, "8BITS" is a welcome shot in the arm for any program. We invite you to learn more about the work of these collaborators at http://www.8bitsmovie.com/.

Category:

• The Screening Room

Directed by:

• Valere Amirault
• Sarah Laufer
• Jean Delaunay
• and Benjamin Mattern

Tags:

• SFF11
• YT
• 8Bits
• 720

[cyberstuff]

Zelda reference anybody? Eh?

[Metal142]

Haha, I appreciate the heart boxer Ghouls n Ghosts reference. Well done video over all. Though I was also a bit disappointed that it wasn't an actual 8-bit character vs. a high def boss. The idea was still interesting and well executed.

[TheToolfan123]

WTF

[EMONGOL001]

AWESOME very NICE :) Make MORE videos .... i'm waiting next 8BIT or 16BIT ;)

[KishoTenshi]

@halo6lord They probably made it for the short film. Original work.

[halo6lord]

Anyone know where the music is from? :/

I like this beat.

[lambuth]

the YMCK at the end is a nice touch

[ChiefSlapaGit]

....no contra?

[Milkb0t]

It was really difficult to follow what was happening in the 2D bits. The character didn't stand out too much.

[saski333]

cool nice video :D