Ruairi Robinson's Live Action/CGI Short 'Blinky™' Makes You Rethink the Roomba

Ryan Koo

03.21.11 @ 4:58PM Tags : animation, cgi, seen, short, watch

Oscan-nominated Irish animator Ruairi Robinson directs this 13-minute short starring Where the Wild Things Are‘s Max Records, in which robotic home companionship comes with a price. Don’t be fooled by the smiling face: this isn’t G-rated.

[via Short of the Week]

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Joe on 03.21.11 @ 5:05PM

Macgregor shot this. Literally almost everything he shoots looks like gold. If you’ve never seen his work I suggest you check it out, you won’t be disappointed.

http://vimeo.com/macgregor

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- Koo on 03.21.11 @ 5:14PM
  
  Thanks Joe — forgot to mention my fellow one-named shooter. Gold, indeed!
  
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Nick on 03.21.11 @ 5:09PM

such an unsettling short!

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Phillip Hoyt on 03.21.11 @ 8:53PM

THis guy took a turn for the worst. Thought I was a tad long but jesus it was a fun ride.

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Ryan Farley on 03.22.11 @ 1:09AM

This was completely great. So well done and loved the story.

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Max on 03.22.11 @ 1:28AM

I’ve always been suspicious of the Roomba, hopefully this film will spread awareness

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John McCrank on 03.22.11 @ 4:38AM

Saw this at last years Galway film fleadh, amazing visuals.

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Tyler Zak on 04.14.11 @ 4:16PM

I finally got around to having the downtime to watch it and it’s password-protected now! Boooooo.

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- Koo on 04.14.11 @ 4:40PM
  
  Damn, sorry Ty — I don’t see it online anywhere else.
  
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Thomas P on 10.22.11 @ 10:23PM

Hey, is there anyway that I can get the Password?

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