Checkmate - Animated Short Film About a Chess Game

This film was made for an art installation as introduction for a reading about historic events. The end title reads: "Life is a game"
Idea: Marie Strübe
Cinematography & Animation: Kai Kostack
Music: Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32 - I. Mars, the Bringer of War (CC PD)
Software: Blender
kostackstudio.de

[@talhaa1]

He got a pawn checkmate. What a legend

[@debalight4521]

Yeah! Pawn checkmates are really really really really really really really rally really really really really rarely and rare

[@debalight4521]

that 'rally' was meant to be a 'really'.

[@iberianslivestreams9597]

@@debalight4521 rally to the really

[@TCStink3]

@@debalight4521 really what?

[@rishikkomatireddy9464]

More like no one lol

[@FlickDeep]

It's all CINEMATIC! Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!

[@dXXPacmanXXb]

1:12 I hoped it would shatter

[@ModelBuilders]

Damn, looks so real!

[@MotionBoatFilms]

Very well done!

[@clairen705]

May I please use parts of this for a school documentary? The animation is spectacular!

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you. You can use it. 🙂

[@ChessExplorer]

@@KaiKostack hello i have a chess channel can i use the clip also?

[@michaelgraves5941]

@@KaiKostack qng qwe d,d,s,ks sksksjssjsjr dsmmsns 0:41

[@AlbertNaro]

This is great! Good job

[@sundaysometimeschessssc7613]

Wow. That is awesome!

[@mahirnaser4669]

I have played many chess games but I have never seen the king getting killed.

[@ImmortalWazir]

Hey bro that's such a great animation video you've got some mad talent! Can I use some part of this in my video? 😅

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you. You can use it if you mention my channel. 🤗

[@ChecksAnimations]

This is pretty cool

[@Bunty27]

Thanks for the clip

[@TOMNICE]

Great animation!

[@jackiewallace8516]

This is so great! Can use this for an illustration about relationships for my ebook? I will definitely mention you for video credit and reference this channel! WOW! Stunning!

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you! You may use it.

[@ChessExplorer]

Hi, how can i use the clip for my chess channel?

[@tji7046]

Hey great animation :). I was wondering if I could use clips of this for a video I'm making and ofcourse credit you and link to your work. Let me know if possible :)

[@raingloom5334]

it would be cool to make a Python add-on that creates an animation from the text of a chess game

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

I can see how that’d work... an RFID tag on each piece, and a reader under each tile. It then logs each move as it is made!

[@jaylenlenear7850]

Awesome

[@bilocta1403]

Wow!

[@thementalistmahdikaram9264]

BRAVOOOO

[@perforMING88]

Awesome animation... may I use this as background clip of my piano performance?

[@KaiKostack]

Thanks, you can use it.

[@perforMING88]

@@KaiKostack Thank you very much!

[@stratiosastero6880]

pawn did not promote to queen at end

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Ooh! You used Mars! Fun!

[@cawagames3583]

sieht sehr gut aus! mit welcher Software hast du das gemacht und wie lange hat das gedauert?

[@KaiKostack]

Vielen Dank, die Software heißt Blender und es hat ca. 2 bis 3 Wochen gedauert.

[@ahmadTV]

Perfect! What renderer did you use ?

[@KaiKostack]

ahmadTV Thank you, I used Cycles.

[@gmdeajedrezramonmateo3735]

Hello ... excellent work, congratulations ... I would like you to give me the authorization to use the first 15 seconds of the short film to make an intro that will be used on the new youtube channel of the Dominican international great master Ramon Mateo ... waiting for an answer and grateful ... Thank you very much .

[@JustALilCrowny]

checkmate is not capturing a king, it's actually making the king unable to move.

[@f.d.3289]

Well, but stalemate is also the king being unable to move. In fact, a mate is just when a king cannot escape being captured in the next move, so chess actually is all about capturing the king.

[@theshokjax]

Fantastic animation! Beautifully done! May I use part of this for my bands’s music video? I will give you direct credit (plus it is for personal use- not selling or monetizing it) Thanks!

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you! You can use it for your video.

[@theshokjax]

@@KaiKostack Thanks so much!! I will share the finished project with you when ready!

[@isabellaarden3307]

Hey can I use 12 seconds of this video in my own? How would you like me to give you credit? :) this video was very well made

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you. Can you be more specific on what you want to use the clip for? What is your video about? Is it used commercially? You can contact me via the business e-mail address if you don't want to explain it openly.

[@BlenderhilfeDe]

Hi, echt gute Arbeit. simple und sehr gut auf den Punkt gebracht! viele Grüße, Tobi

[@KaiKostack]

Blender 3D Tutorials von blenderHilfe.de Danke sehr!

[@bryanlivecreative894]

Wow! Nice, may i use some of the part for my video? I will mention this channel.

[@KaiKostack]

Thanks. You can use it.

[@koleng]

Nice video I like , i want to use a clip of this video in a project to illustrate a caption, can I?

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you. Can you elaborate, what kind of caption/subject will it be?

[@billybrickhead6106]

I made a chees Animation "like this" too. Now i'm looking around how many bullshit is posted. This is one is great! I like it, good ideas and an inspiring camera setting.

[@KaiKostack]

Thank you, yours is also a good one. :)

[@anotherrandomchannel1961]

I saw a ad with chess in it before this video!

[@FolkBoyify]

That pawn was like, ‘GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE, LAD!’

[@BlenderRookie]

If it had been checkers, then I could have followed. LOL Nice render...

[@TaeKook-ef1lh]

Is it possible to use some parts of the video as a background video during a performance?

[@KaiKostack]

Yes, you can use it. Let me know if you record it, I'd like to see your performance.

[@romanrafa7680]

Robi wrażenie :)

[@eliseomartinez8636]

hola que bonito, puedo usar ese video, lo puedo descargar.

[@adina2524]

nice camera move!

[@lionofjudea4146]

"The dead watched as the Queen fell."

[@IcewaterOfficial]

King

[@kano7141]

The queen?

[@diegotiscareno2605]

i’m here before this blows up

[@ChessExplorer]

Hello how can i use this clip for my chess channel?

[@RoyhaneHangga]

The white king should've moved forward instead of to the left But overall it's a very stunning animation!

[@s_u_n_j_a_y]

😎

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Is that Holst I hear??

[@stijnvoorhoeve6918]

It is silly because kings don't get taken of the board ...That is not possible . The king never dies, he just gets caught .. So the pawn throwing a fishing net over the king or something would have been a better idea

[@jesilynbino910]

Can I use it for my physical education?. I assure that I will give you direct credit.🥺

[@KaiKostack]

You can use it.

[@osnapproductions1962]

How did you make this?????

[@francisconieves7353]

Hola Podría usar 5 segundos de su videos soy profesor de ajedrez y quiero dar clases por internet, estoy haciendo un video para promocionar mi proyecto entonces quería saber si me lo permite y a quien atribuyo los créditos, de antemano gracias .

[@GabrielCruzTorres]

Que tal! Oiga, una pregunta respetuosa: ¿Le dieron respuesta? Me interesa también usar recursos de este video!! Saludos cordiales!!

[@simonkine]

Can I use this in my forth coming video please!?

[@KaiKostack]

What will it be about?

[@simonkine]

@@KaiKostack it's a video about what one may do during quarantine

[@KaiKostack]

Ok, then go ahead.

[@simonkine]

@@KaiKostack thank you so much🤓

[@Cinephile..]

Here is another 6 move checkmate kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHO2Y6NtapuGoNU And other checkmate videos on my channel

[@shreypatel3324]

Sir can i use 10 sec of clip for my video..? My video is about a music..plz sir this video is amazing😍

[@KaiKostack]

Yes, but don't forget to credit this channel as source.

[@shreypatel3324]

@@KaiKostackthank you sir and ya sir sure, i will credit your channel in description..👍

[@envykisama297]

Can I use this 10 sec of this clip?

[@KaiKostack]

If you credit this channel then yes.

[@dhanashrikandre5608]

This is a stalemate, not checkmate! Right?

[@rjchessgamer]

Witch chess app ?

[@jasonspades5628]

is he gonna be okay?

[@rahultrivedi9144]

Can I use this for my 7 year daughters video on how to play chess. I will give credit too.

[@KaiKostack]

You can use it. Feel free to post a link here when it's ready.

[@rahultrivedi9144]

@@KaiKostack Cool.I will send you a link once ready.

[@rahultrivedi9144]

@@KaiKostack Sure.

[@rahultrivedi9144]

@@KaiKostack Video is ready..Thanks So much. Here is the link. Would love to see your genuine comment in the video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6O3lpiJZ6mbkJI

[@IllusionSector]

Your command of cinema grammar comes through with the use of the camera and depth of field, which is important. On the other hand, I really hated the hideously sterile and dated shading. The only convincing material seen here is the dark wood applied to the black squares (with nice reflection roughness map and all). Everything else looks like it was rendered in 1999. Also, some of the animation on the pieces could've benefited from a little physicality to help achieve the dramatic effect it was going for.

[@aprilynfabian7308]

My book says thers no bellive to this animation

[@michael2244]

The pawn never promoted =/

[@koolked1417]

Uhmm, so its okay to eat/ get the king?

[@getshrekt9044]

Raphael Andrew Ydia no its illegal

[@tiagogaming5803]

I don't recommend eating kings.

[@malikgonzalez4298]

finally black wins in a chess animation

[@RandomusFun]

Отличный видеоролик!

[@YuRiSunga]

Poor white king

[@hungry_waffles5662]

You played it wrong

[@KaiKostack]

I doubt that

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

pdx david prove it.

[@docaoduc76]

I hate loanding

[@zikiardani7277]

what

[@MaheshMV666]

Meh. I expected some twist :P

[@bartekhejber6565]

Nieda sie zbic króla

[@haticekubraserdaroglu5265]

Ekrem👎

[@leavingtheworldsoon]

"the music" ruined everything.