Bot is a 3D Animated Short Film Directed, Created & Animated by Mustafa Lazkani while attending the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA
Film: 3D Animation
Genre: Comedy, Dark Humor
Running Time: 3 min 33 seconds
Color: Full Color
Completed Date: May 21, 2010
Status: Public
Official Poster - Larger
If interested in viewing the Short Film, please email Mustafa at mlazkani@gmail.com
In a world where all is good, a wicked 19th century scientist (Dr. Leonardo Van Uitvinding) brings Evil. As he brings to life his 19 foot tall robot invention (Bot) to take over the world, Dr. Leo readies himself for battle. He has brought life to metal in order to have metal destroy life. But Dr. Leo soon realizes that his newly born robot has no evil but rather an innocence that must be taught evil. In an unlikely tale of spirit and soul, an evil genius struggles with his very own creation of good.
Although I had many goals in making this film, the ultimate goal was to make it memorable. An appealing story, stylized characters & environment, and strong animation are all key elements that must come together to a make a 3D short film successful. I never thought that when I started making Bot in 2006 that I would find myself, an animator, sacrificing my animation time in order to further develop other elements within the film. I took off my animators hat and put on my directors hat during the journey as I worked with classes of 20+ lighters, compositors & texturers as well as a sound editor and a composer. Although I was a student making his first short film, the process helped me to become a Director. Taking on this role turned out to be a great experience: the journey itself has now become memorable (to me).
2011
May 07 / LakeShorts International Short Film Festival { Best Animated Film }
Apr 08 / FirstGlance Film Festival { Best 3D Animation }
Apr 08 / Ashland Independent Film Festival { Official Selection }
Apr 01 / Phoenix Film Festival { Official Selection }
2010
Dec 10 / Los Angeles Movie Awards { Honorable Mention }
Nov 05 / New Media Film Festival (SF) { Official Selection }
May 21 / Academy of Art Spring Show { Runner Up, Best 3D Animation Short Film }
| Directed, Created & Animated by | Mustafa Lazkani |
| CG Supervisor | Derek Flood |
| Production Coordinator | Rob Cardoso |
| Matte Paintings & Textures | Carmen Chow, Tina Su, Victor Wagner, Janet Wu |
| Technical Leads | Dan Gough, Victor Wagner |
| Lighting Leads | Devank Patel, Nirav Sheth |
| Lighting & Compositing | Dushyant Agarwal, Dila Beksac, Tyler Delisle, David Lee, Diandian Mao, James Niehues, Rishi Shah, Mark Watson |
| Final Composite | Dushyant Agarwal, Nirav Sheth |
| Sound Design, Editing & Mixing | Paul Middleton |
| Original Music | Martin Irigoyen |
| Special Thanks | Tom Bertino, Linda Bel, Chris Armstrong, Sean Spitzer, Mohammed Allababidi, Bryon Caldwell, Rick Wight, Nancy Westsmith, Marina Mikeladze, My Wife & Family, AAU Friends & Staff, FEMA Team |
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