Rogue

A group of bounty hunters are nearing their end-game and the prize they have been seeking for so long.  This trio have fought their way through thick and thin to finally arrive at the lair of their target – a strange, otherworldly centipede-like creature.  They arrive with the confidence of those who have never been vanquished before. But how will they leave?

Rogue is a graduation Project by students, The Animation Workshop/VIA University College, 2025.  The team behind the project includes Director Daniel N. Castillo Suarez and Art Director Leo Bailey. Animation Lead and Character Designer Maria Zheleznova was joined by Kinga Anna Kasperczyk, who also worked on character design and animation. Nils Kuhl contributed storyboard and animation work, while Niels Glenhammer served as Technical Director and Project Manager.

I must say it shows great promise for the future, in the art, direction and animation – as well as the story which covers a lot of ground in three minutes and is structurally, well, as near perfect as you can get in this short amount of time.  I also like the characters – one can create a backstory for each one quite easily, but I will leave that to you.  Press play below to watch Rogue.