CGI Animated Short Film HD "Golden Shot " by Gokalp Gonen | CGMeetup

CGI 3D Animated Golden Shot Short Film by Gökalp Gönen. Featured on www.cgmeetup.net/home/golden-s...
Rusty machines living in their small houses, imagine that the sun will come and take them to the sky someday. A small light, keeps them alive and dreaming. But one of the machines wants to see the sun itself and he has a plan for that.
Golden Shot is an animated short film that I produced in a year, with a scattered calendar, in 2014-2015. The film has been featured in more than 200 festival selections worldwide and has more than 25 awards.
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[@tomtrinh2218]

A moment of paradise rather than a life of darkness

[@sunblooom]

Worth it. I was sad when they died, but in the beginning of the short film I was literally fearful knowing that one day they would run out of light bulbs. I would SO rather have a moment of paradise

[@pikachair21]

You're...both right...thanks

[@raphicoco]

Yes but should you bring everybody with you? Steal from them there life source and use it for your own gain? Forcing your ideology instead of asking? Even if the majority is okay with it, should you really left the ones against it to rot with all of the others? Idk I find this message kind of creepy.

[@princekjtheartist]

Like life here on earth, use your precious time wisely, or waste it on never achieving anything.

[@raphicoco]

JFlame yes but what does wasting actually mean? It is actually extremely vague. I could say at the same time that quilling every one without fully achieving your dream is the most meaningless and pointless thing in the video. So what do you actually mean?

[@triplepen]

If anyone has any question please shoot! I am here as the director of this film and ready to answer. Enjoy!

[@zachstaals8484]

gökalp gönen amazing job!

[@triplepen]

Thank you Zach!

[@Mabaz]

I have so many questions but i think it's better if they aren't answered. Great Job this was amazing.

[@swan777song]

gökalp gönen is there a story behind this?

[@triplepen]

@The Physicist çok sağol hocam! :)

[@xkilla911]

why can't the robots share a room? imagine how much more efficient it would be if the robots shared the same light bulb and watched the same flip book. *THERE'D BE LESS LIGHT BULBS WASTED!*

[@Amtary]

This Yellow Face for real tho 😂

[@Ifzall]

privacy

[@xkilla911]

@@Ifzall privacy doing what? the exact thing everyone else is doing? everyone knows exactly what everyone else is doing, it's not like they have personal information that is relevant, or have secrets.

[@umamifan]

@@xkilla911 technically the robot who made the artificial sun had a secret. considering he didn't tell anyone else about it

[@xkilla911]

@@umamifan all except that robot, of course, but that artificial sun secret has nothing to do with my main point that they could have shared energy from 1 light bulb. and if they did efficiently share a light bulb, the robot wouldn't have to have a secret of stealing other robots' bulbs because they'd be sharing one. therefore your point is nonexistent.

[@literalcupoftea6299]

Invest in some LED light bulbs my dudes

[@stagergamer4172]

XD

[@volcanojumperxdcyberspace8415]

Ikr? Thomas Edison would be breaking down their door asking them why they haven't got a single bulb that lasts over 30 seconds.

[@alexmoisaholt1206]

Yeah lol

[@raccoon681]

@@alexmoisaholt1206 there's a name for that. Planed obsolesces in the early days light bulb lifespan was deliberately short to sell more bulbs. The lifespan of these bulbs is nuts though. how were they even going to last an hour before running out of them.

[@Lone-Wolf87]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that was so funny.

[@orehcele]

People say it is a sad ending because they died. Look at their faces, they finished their lives with happiness and joy, how's that sad ? Isn't it beautiful to dedicate your whole being and soul to your most desired passion and motivation only to end it when completed

[@cupoftea3499]

orehcele deep.

[@almightygoatbitch8065]

das prety deep m8

[@mekko2012]

like donald trump and Kim Jong-un, they ll take us to their happy ending right?

[@patstokes3615]

You miss the whole point, they where not human they didn't have happiness or joy they were machines doing what machines do. Living in a dim recollection of something they had no real experience of. The Sun.

[@user-ud8rw7jo1n]

orehcele Completed ??? They flew for like 2 seconds !!!

[@legionofregion8825]

better to live free for a moment then to live in fear for ever.

[@insafinsiyatifi8101]

Absolutely..

[@satanhellfire307]

I'd rather live than die

[@nazishfatimafatima4372]

@C....14x.

[@bobsempletankstudios9431]

Ok

[@theDemolisher13]

I'm getting the sense we don't know the full story here. Like why were they like that in the first place? How are they getting the bubles etc.

[@kiberKBAnt]

Подобные анимации прекрасны тем, что доступны для понимания всех людей, вне зависимости от их родного языка, вне зависимости от прошедших лет

[@mrplebpotato2824]

Such nice words ❤

[@user-fw9dr4ou7p]

Вчем смысл?, сновым годом

[@user-zo5km3jv4k]

Вспомнилось: ... Тот был умней, кто свой огонь сберег - Он обогреть других уже не мог, Но без потерь дожил до теплых дней. А ты был не прав, ты все спалил за час, И через час большой огонь угас, Но в этот час стало всем теплей.

[@BunnyJolf]

The enjoyment was short, but it was enjoyment

[@valdoria7934]

I feel that this has a deeper meaning that we are supposed to get from this. Excellent animation yet I think it is more than just one robot creating an artificial sun for a single moment of wonder. Would love to hear from the creator about this....

[@jjhack3r]

All shall be revealed upon your consumption of a psychedelic compound. Be careful not to see more than your mind can handle...

[@Lookydooks]

It’s to help others and your self

[@dizoofy]

"it's help others and help yourself" bro you're brain dead if you think that's the right and unquestionnable awnser, the reall meaning of something can be find with at least 5 years of thinking of it and linking it with other speculations.

[@JacobL228]

Quality of life over quantity of life. The one robot figured out that what they were doing wasn't living; it was just existing, so it used up all their remaining power all at once, but it was worth it since their collective dream finally came true.

[@yomtube-494]

I felt like this is a society of capitalism. Ppl all have money in their house. Some ppl die when it runs out, big corp steal all the money out of ur house and pocket by any means and methods, and make u be seduced and tempted that might make u feel like u are flying higher and higher , be rich and achieve fantasies u had in you, but when u are so close to it they cut the rope and let you fall to die because they dont want you to reach their position and get what they have... This is so sad ending imo

[@TheMissPelled]

when they started flying i thought: oh, the moral of the story is that you shouldnt wait for something to happen but make it happen yourself instead. Then they fell and died and i just thought: maybe the moral is to be happy with what you got and dash all ambitions... Now I dont know anymore haha, either way really well done

[@prome57]

TheMissPelled id be smilling too if my only reason to live was to make sure my neighbor doesnt die ends because one guy gave me wings

[@raphicoco]

But every last one of them died because of the selfish actions of one guy. Even if the majority was happy, what about the others? It’s super creepy...

[@AdmiralpedersonLP]

i think it wants to say that one moment of paridise is better than a long life with no fun and no happyness, becaus when he dies he has a smile on his face

[@ashtonwolf3514]

Maybe That's just How we Humans are A life time of Misery A Moment of Joy Do you even know how Hard it is To Find love In this Life?

[@pauloteodorodemarco9832]

A morte era uma questão de tempo, ao menos houve uma tentativa;

[@jacksonvm740]

I interpret this film as a parallel to the evolution of mankind. One all of the bulbs were United, every individual experienced the power of every bulb at once, but since they all turned on at once, they all shut off at once. One great fire that burned incredibly fast. Once mankind units under one nation, the times will be wonderful, but quickly that nation will fall. Classic retelling of the fall of the great Roman Empire.

[@ecstaticpenguin768]

I've watched a lot of short stories on here... This was by far one of the best. It was very creative. I like everything about it.

[@dizoofy]

Agreed

[@4stardiesel432]

when i played this video my laptop went into power saving mode

[@christians.ortega4377]

😂

[@sheminn460]

Oh, no!

[@volcanojumperxdcyberspace8415]

XD

[@MansLaughter365]

That's great! LoL 😹🤣

[@rukmanik9471]

its an omen

[@mika_ed_ginger]

Ah. The story of the moths with a steampunk twist.

[@loneranger1307]

Moral : Buy Phillips LED'S.. they last longer than a few minutes🤣🤣🤣.. Jk the CGI was impressive 😌

[@arneljamilon308]

@BOLT Gaming loll

[@Veselchac2022]

Мечты разбиваются об реальность!!! Хотелось как лучше,но получилось как всегда...!😎

[@jaschabull2365]

Damn, that was a rug pull. Loved how the animator designed them to be so expressive, though.

[@namelessmask]

Oh god I found this very cool! The effects sounds and lights/shadows are amazing! :D

[@alkadasinasser2986]

What is the idea behind of this film 🎥 not the light and sound

[@matthewhudson7883]

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

[@princeofthelilim146]

This began scary then came beauty then came death😔 R.I.P to these robots

[@arceuslordofcreation8824]

This isn't even their final form

[@nerroxrecords8714]

oh no.. i know what u think :/

[@cholsreammos]

What do you think

[@ib3287]

Huh?

[@thatdutchguy69]

jep ok...

[@coelhomatsuhashi7697]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@xShadowinex]

that was intense. i love their little smiles at the end c: great job! i was sad that it ended that way but i think its the better way of ending it!

[@javieraleman8150]

I guess everyone have their own way of interpretation, but that's what I got!!! out of it!! Beautifully done!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@wafi5576]

i really like those who took the meaning ""something good for a moment better than for ever bad"

[@RW-ik6ij]

My, that was unexpected. Brilliantly conceived and executed until the very end. Bravo!

[@arundelhunter310]

this was DEEP, and everyone who thought it was sad its okay because it explain life in every aspect. look past the sadness.

[@noelsinclair9465]

I gotta say it was a little sad when they all fell and BROKE apart But an animation is just an animation

[@manuelrabuffetti]

I literally shouted "NO" when the light went off in the final part

[@justinpedersen9174]

Amazing short! Loved the lighting and comp. Hope to see a behind the scenes soon :) possibly one showing off the character rigs? Once again, kickass work guys!

[@aslnurdogan8247]

Ne zamandır kısa film izliyorum ilk defa bi Türk e denk geldim, çok güzel verilen mesaj da helal olsun :)

[@semihkurugol2297]

aynen öyle :) Altın Vuruş

[@watgamerpro3408]

si scusa You English

[@BobOmbBey]

Aynen

[@abdullahyazc6254]

Mesajı anlamadım ?

[@statikprofu733]

Aynen

[@SuperBastodon]

Reminds me of the myth of Icarus, who burned his wings by flying too close from the sun.

[@princessblazena]

I'm not going to lie, when this popped up in recommended video, I thought it said "Golden Shower" 😱🤣🤣

[@WinkLinkletter]

"Freudian slip" reading? I'm always Freudian hearing, I know people didn't just say the stuff I hear sometimes! Also, did you realize what it actually said before, or after you clicked on it?

[@patstokes3615]

I've watched many many animated shorts but this was by far the coolest I've ever seen. what imagination. so different

[@triplepen]

Thank you so much Pat. I am working on a new short now, and was having some motivation issues. Now i feel really good :D

[@patstokes3615]

Gokalp, I as suppressed that you really read my comment, if I knew that you would read it I would have extended my thoughts. You have captured some aspect that is not totally in the human mind or emotion in you file. Ever Animation is or film, book, story is always something that emotes from the human mind. Your beings emoted an unknown feeling for the golden sun in the contraption that they viewed all day. I loved the way your being gentle circle the image of the sun, which he had never seen, with his unhuman finger. How he and is fellow beings would spend there mechanical time doing the same mechanical things - viewing images of an unknown --could it of been a past-- they don't know what a past is) but they do it as if it has meaning, but are your beings endowed with what meaning is? Replacing the source of their own illumination with a sense of importance but meaning- lessness. Him looking for a useful light bulb indicated to me that they had a limited amount of time left, but he didn't even know that. Watching out for the illumination of their fellow beings. I like how you gave them a sense of time with the wristwatch wish only had one purpose. It was all wonderful. A great ending that I myself is unable to articulate which also gives it a dimension that we human or your beings can not know. An insect my live close to this type of world. But I think not. Thank you for a most thoughtful experience and I hope a great future for you. P.S. Your film is so much more than your explanation.

[@elliottgleason5956]

Not entirely sure what was up with the first guy's drawings. was it a hope? Their origin? what was their purpose in life? well either way I found myself drawn in. I loved the whole thing. Beautiful.

[@kasaionyt3]

There dream and hope

[@user-xp5tu2kl2d]

Данунах...)

[@Renserin]

This is a simple, sweet fable, with a beautiful lesson that's meant to be taken at face value, and I think the worst thing someone can do is over-analyze it, looking for some kind of hidden, deeper meaning.

[@karenwilliams30527]

I was so excited about the light returning. Now I'm saddened by the end of the video. But I understand that we can't see the true ending to the story of life and the value of such. 👍🏻 💚 Still, it gives me hope for the future!

[@xxxrealizationxxx5987]

5:53 When your mom calling you with a firm voice

[@AgravatVishal1997]

one raising star who able to achive their dream whenever the journey for that needs unbelievable steps,which also not admirable. but after it u shall enjoy your life😊

[@MeowcorePodcast]

I found this via the new Pentagram video and oh my god! I've been watching it several times a day every day! The robots look so smooth that I want to touch them! They're so beautifully designed. There's so much to think about in just eight minutes.

[@R13xO]

Uno solo no puede cambiar el mundo, se necesita de colaboración. Todos debemos ayudar. 👍🏻

[@dynamickhaoss1631]

why do they die its sad. I want them to live.

[@yep6758]

DyNaMiC KhAoSs ok well you wish they we're alive or something

[@3stans936]

DyNaMiC KhAoSs IKR

[@grey8876]

DyNaMiC KhAoSs same

[@officialJoCa]

Your dead parents never loved you.

[@grey8876]

bowl4two wow you're a jackass

[@its_therone8286]

When your living well, and you get a promotion and that just screws you over.

[@muffins3165]

I think the reel massage of the story is don't get to greedy, and don't have higher expectations then posible. If they just left the artificial sun the way it was at time stamp 7:40, the robots would live just as happy with out worry, but they wanted more and that led them to there own demise.

[@redskyiflyparkour2677]

no one: moths: lamp robots: that look cool

[@elleinchrist]

oh my god...that was insane...my absolute favorite...I was so intrigued the entire time and the end had me SHOOKETH!!!!

[@triplepen]

Thanks elle!

[@jattsentertainmententertai5950]

Hi beautiful

[@__imtiazz]

The moral of the story: sun is most important thing in our life

[@aidennnn33]

OH MY GOD THAT WAS THE BEST ENDING I GOT SO HAPPY THEN THEY DIEDDDDDD

[@brandonbitsilli7244]

Yeah, i love that you can see the unhappiness and fear that the robots live by thru the main character, and the robot that saved them seen that its no way to live life anymore for anyone, a slave basically, so he had the grand idea to enlighten the robots to experience true bliss and then give them a way out by shutting it down and killing them all. So what he did was a favor for them all

[@sysghost]

"Don't put all your eggs in the same basket"

[@gsmspeedforce2796]

Wow, that ended...completely different from what I expected. Interesting message though, and great animation!

[@randomrandomness5294]

The moment before death is the moment that one can truly be happy.

[@atomicsplitter_gaming]

Ok now I’m not saying that I’m crying but a sob may have escaped my mouth

[@fusunpamukoglu240]

Gökalp Gönen! Kutlarım. Bana gurur verdiniz. Çok etkileyici bir öykü. Bir kez daha izlemem gerek.

[@alexplotnikov2658]

А что? С первого раза ничего не понял?

[@xkilla911]

i don't know about you, but i find this ending funny. the robots got jebaited into dying lol.

[@peanutsandvich1319]

That, kids, is why we don’t use incandescent bulbs anymore.

[@tatuyadtaira7131]

永遠の不自由より 一瞬の自由を選び果てる 切なくも美しい…

[@prome57]

morale of the story? Praise the su....welp that backfired

[@infinitumconsummum]

This reference.....

[@shadowtechfactories667]

Well that was depressing. 12/10

[@LineOfThy]

I actually like the ending. Either way, they were going to run out of lightbulbs. Continuing to live in a self-perpetuating state of misery in the hopes of paradise is worse than death. Letting them feel it, even for a second, is a thousand times better.

[@mewkiki0]

we see them attempt to travel to haven and the ending symbolizes just that

[@kaylaleave]

This reminds me of 9

[@pugsworld9886]

Kayla Barakat same

[@badlaxeanimations3205]

Well at least nobody is getting soul sucked

[@seeerdaan5501]

9 the movie

[@beanjuice3568]

now I want to watch 9 again..

[@Vindkast]

Same

[@bokamososedibana6940]

A wierd turn of events realy love the way you just miss lead the audience into believing that the story might have a happy ending and just end up into a dark twist realy amazing ,👍

[@hoaithu6067]

Bruh the thumbnail scare me when i was a kid, when i grow up I was enough brave to watch this XD

[@kristainviayoutube500]

The dude that set up the giant light orb is such a troll.

[@sevenl9710]

Perhaps my thoughts are more positive.The man who stole the light source，like a warrior，Breaking the fate of the robots.Unfortunately, he failed.But he has enough courage to try,I do not know, but maybe one day the sun comes as they can still be resurrected.(sorry for my bad English ,I use the translation software.== )

[@Fandango541]

Message received, perfectly! A very good thought! 😉😎

[@legosupreme7142]

That went dark..(no pun intended)

[@mazter-axen2574]

They feel the happy rather than darkness but the happy they feel is just little moment RIP

[@ArielCotton]

This brought me to tears. I don't exactly know why but it did.

[@shabazuddin335]

This is dedicating me about the present pure water on earth . This is really very good animated series. Hats off guys for your wounderful work.

[@Geisterhebel]

dat ending O.o

[@user-zm7xf3re5p]

Они погнались за искусственным идеалом... забыв о том, что счастье каждого - у них внутри. 😢

[@muzzapictures145]

that pretty cool, how when they die, they die at a moment of pure joy, so that they don't die in vain. Also very interesting concept!

[@undeadteadrinker]

oh no the FEEEEELLS

[@six2795]

That ending though.😶

[@gyasogyadi5320]

Moral of the story: be happy with what you have.

[@oTimex]

I’m stuck in a loop of short films and I can’t get out

[@GooseGodGeb]

That was beautiful, and depressing.

[@mcmali1642]

This was really well done

[@josephculp6883]

I don’t know what I just watched but know I’m crying

[@AMuqri]

7:56 Me as the robot:FULL POOOOOWEEEEEEEEERR!!!!!!!!

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I kinda have mixed feelings about this video. It's sad because considering the inside of both houses we see they are forced to do nothing but replace lightbulbs otherwise they would die and are also forced to watch a prophecy over and over without no end, and in the end they died. Though I'm kinda happy because I think the robot powering the whole fake sun knew what he was doing, he never wanted anyone to live in misery so he fulfilled the prophecy, but he must've known something like that would waste a ton of electricity, but he didn't care, because he'd rather he and everyone else live a moment of pure joy than a life of nothing but misery. I wish the robot did find a way to keep the fake sun powered though, then it would be a truly happy ending

[@degas2474]

Clinical depression. You sure you're not French?

[@triplepen]

haha, No sir i am Turkish. But i love French animations. I am sure i am inspired a lot.

[@rednopagar2094]

gökalp gönen why did you do them diee? :(

[@eriksimca9409]

@@rednopagar2094 because its suppose to have a meaning "A moment of paradise rather than a life of darkness"

[@christinamay6596]

Bruh... It's like a metaphor for life.

[@benjamindurgin]

Top 10 April fool's pranks gone wrong!

[@limitless1692]

that was splendid

[@leventutku4868]

tebrik ederim bizim de böyle güzel şeyler yapabilmemiz gurur verici

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I don't speak....German? (No offense please don't kill me)

[@foxysfleetsailingco.9009]

I’d like to see the inventors of these poor robots, putting them on a planet that only experiences sunlight every couple thousand years. I need to have a word with him

[@sharonallen5176]

Lol I did laugh when the bulbs blew after they started flying .

[@ani2386]

idk why this reminds me of wall e

[@triplepen]

maybe because of the sounds ?

[@jattsentertainmententertai5950]

Hi beautiful

[@cholsreammos]

Same

[@kingturtle8497]

Only the ending is depressing

[@KowboyUSA]

Amazing work. 10/10

[@voscrawford5533]

It seems like I should be sad but after watching it twice I can't help but laugh

[@sclogse1]

Beautifully done. Can't imagine the organization needed to complete this.

[@jazzyfay0384]

awww the ending tho

[@Allimusion]

Call me wuss if you want, but I totally paused once I saw that light go out :(

[@erlynruado9313]

It looks like endoskeleton in fnaf living in the lights

[@Belicure]

I was about to wonder “what happens when the lights burn out?”

[@enchantressdeath1289]

"It's a trap!"

[@Lia-A-Eastwood]

It's so MYST-esque and beautiful. ❤️🧡❤️ But am I wrong at 3:30, the creature suddenly holds up the right wrist instead of the left?

[@triplepen]

man! as the creator of this film, even i didn't realize that. After 5 years! thank you!! :D

[@kingofbeers5673]

Interesting story. It raises a lot of existential questions, leading to many valid hypothesis, which I believe to be the point of this short.

[@napoleonfrancisco1617]

Robot:Oh great I have discovered light. Electricity Brown out:I'm gonna end this man's whole career

[@arneljamilon308]

No