Founded in 2009 by brothers Mike and Josh Grier, the small team of talented artists got their start with the amazing live-action short Dust and then blew up with the Zelda-themed Majora’s Mask - Terrible Fate animated short. For more info on the film and Ember Lab, visit their official website here. In fact, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is Ember Lab’s first full video game creation. A socially marginalized tracker teams up with a black-market merchant to save the society that has rejected his way of life." The film is directed by Mike Grier, starring Mashasi Odate and Michael Evans Lopez with music by Theophany (aka Jason Gallaty). From Vimeo: " Dust is set in a harsh and unpredictable natural environment where people have isolated themselves in an ancient city behind a massive wall. And we’re finally able to bring our vision to life with the support from Sony and the. Technology and deep tradition exist as symbiotic opposites dividing people who live in the countryside from those who live in walled cities. Mike Grier, chief creative officer of Ember Lab, said: We’ve had this game concept for some time. Mike and Josh Grier from Ember Lab have revealed that Sony is happy with the sales numbers of Kena: Bridge of Spirits and that the game has already recouped its initial development costs. Each year new species and adaptations alter the balance of their ecosystems. Founded in 2009 by brothers Josh and Mike Grier as an animation and digital content creator, Ember Lab’s vision is to create immersive and evocative stories with characters that resonate and. Produced by Ember Lab and filmed in remote areas of Japan, Dust takes place in a world of rapid evolution. There's all kinds of cool flora and fauna hidden throughout this, and the main character (named Irezumi) is awesome. The film follows a tracker who takes a black-market merchant out into the wilderness to find the source of the "dust" that is poisoning the air. This was shot on location in remote areas of Japan with VFX added later. Now it's finally complete and it's gorgeous, some of the best short film cinematography I've seen all year (by Michael Nie), with some incredible world-building and mythology to draw you deeper into the story. We originally featured the teaser trailer for this short film way back in 2013, a year after it was on Kickstarter getting funding. Dust is a sci-fi, fantasy short film produced by Ember Labs and directed by Mike Grier. "Outside of these walls, there are no guarantees." Another outstanding short film to watch.
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