ETA: 6 Minutes | 2023 Short Film Animation

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"ETA: 6 Minutes" is a short film about a bomb disposal robot known as ETA (Explosive Threat Alleviation). ETA is the sole main character with it's own thoughts and feelings; it is not controlled by a person. This short film follows ETA as it defuses a rather unique bomb of which contains multiple puzzles to solve in order to stop it from exploding. With 6 minutes remaining on the timer, will ETA be successful with the task, or will the robot meet an explosive demise?
This project was not only my first ever full CGI film, but also my first proper go at a full animation. In total, it took about 12 months of me working every single day by myself to actually create, and it was about 1.5 years from the initial idea that I first thought of to the final product.
Originally created for my final year at university and premiering at an exhibition on 30th April, 2023, I am now releasing it on this channel so that everyone can enjoy this passion project of mine from before JoeMations ever existed.
Additional textures and raw sounds:
- Poly Haven: polyhaven.com/
- AmbientCG: ambientcg.com/
- Poliigon: www.poliigon.com/
- Videvo: www.videvo.net/
- Pixabay: pixabay.com/
Music:
- Lexin_Music: pixabay.com/us...
- Nullhertz: [On Pixabay, can't find the account - sorry]
- 23117649: [On Pixabay, can't find the account - sorry]
- jakesbrichard: pixabay.com/us...
- Prettysleepy: pixabay.com/us...
- danydory: pixabay.com/us...
- Alexander Hoff: / @alexanderhoff
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JoeMations is a channel consisting of animated videos by me, Joe. All of these animations are created primarily in Blender, with some further work in Adobe Premiere Pro for sequencing and final additions, such as the introduction. I hope that you enjoy my current creations and everything else that there is to come :D
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[@CorvinCreatesArt]

this was a roller-coaster of emotions, and every second was amazing! now if you excuse me i have to go pester my friends to watch this masterpiece.

[@JoeMations]

hahaha thank you, by all means go ahead and do that :D

[@tigerlily6968]

I don't know what to say but oh my gosh wow I feel like I was watching a Pixar short

[@JoeMations]

Thank you! I'm glad you see it to be on par with that level of quality!

[@Yoni.13]

you gave the ETA robot so much character! Even with no words spoken you could tell his emotions- you did an amazing job!!

[@ter05bower]

Cute!

[@JoeMations]

Thank you!

[@lilsophiefairy]

This was so beautiful, the robot was so cute! The way their camera flap closed so they could close their "eyes" aaah!!

[@buizcuitchomper6921]

I love this animation already! ❤ Spoiler: It was AMAZING!!!

[@JoeMations]

hahaha thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@sabiralili2043]

Gonna be honest Wall-e is my favorite movie of all time and this is just some Wall-e level masterpiece

[@JoeMations]

Wall-e was one of the biggest inspirations behind the emotions and character of ETA, as well as some smaller elements such as the way the title looks at the start. I also love wall-e and I'm so happy people are making this connection!

[@GlimmerGirlAnimation]

Carnt wait this will be awsome The graohics on this are awsome

[@heartportals]

THIS IS AMAZING??

[@JoeMations]

THANK YOU!!

[@ItzMistyy]

i was here for the premiere, it was awesome :D

[@JoeMations]

Thanks for being there live! It was fun to watch it with you all :D

[@audrey.o.]

Wow this is actually incredible! Youve done a great job ✨️

[@JoeMations]

Thank you!

[@cid_of_krebs]

I'm sorry I wasn't able to make it to the premiere in the end! I'm watching it now!

[@JoeMations]

It's all good, hope you enjoy it!

[@cid_of_krebs]

I wasn't expecting feeling compassion for a robot I saw less than 10 minutes but you made it touching. I know very little about animation and nothing about CGI so my opinion on it doesn't matter, still that was so impressive the amount of details you put in this whether it was on ETA or its environment, like even the chairs in the corridor it might sound stupid but it's just an example of the attention you put in this project! I really admire the care and dedication you showed working on that, a whole year is huge and that's very inspiring, I'm stunned.

[@JoeMations]

@@cid_of_krebs Thank you so much! Also, your opinion is still valid as to whether or not you think it looks good, you don't have to know how it is made to say what you think! I'm happy you got this amount of enjoyment from it, and it's always great to see someone pointing out the smaller details in the work, so once again thank you!

[@8thS1nn]

Epic

[@JoeMations]

Thanks :D

[@feral_ghost]

That was so cute and the tension was fun! I hope you go to wonderful heights with your talent my guy!

[@hezaroseli]

Nooo da ropbot :C I am very emotional over this

[@mini-prince.1233]

i dont know what was the philosophical stuff if there was any, but i did like it a bit slow tho i think

[@kaded_cat]

Wow… just wow… this was so amazing. Gonna be honest, I nearly didn’t click on this video at all because sometimes more long form videos don’t always appeal to me, especially if it’s an unfamiliar subject to me, but seeing your community post and knowing how dedicated and committed you were to this project, I just knew I had to give it a watch. It’s kinda opened up my eyes a bit as I enjoyed every second of it. You’re really talented, and as much as I love your silly little Pico Park inspired characters, this really lights up your potential for if you ever wanted to switch things up in the future.

[@JoeMations]

Thank you for these kind words, and thank you for giving this video a chance! I'm happy that you enjoyed it :D

[@Well_ItsChaos]

That's amazing

[@equestrianrosie]

wow, I really got attached to that little buddy. well done! and this was over a year ago, so you've only grown since. great job!

[@JoeMations]

Thanks! I'm happy I was able to get people to feel for ETA despite it being less than 10 minutes of screen time :D

[@Fireflame0918]

WOW that was so sad, scary and amazing all at once. It made me what to know if he died or not.

[@JoeMations]

I'm so happy that ETA manages to get these emotions out of people!

[@user-cz1gu8nl9o]

Yes. The ending was unclear.

[@user-wo5be5ky7j]

your narrative style is absolutely captivating!

[@ItzMistyy]

1k views! it deservers even more

[@cyberstar251]

oooh it's a tred well droid!

[@Chef_Bee-zd4ke]

nuh uh, that's sooo good!!!!!!! I felt like I was watching a actual Disney movie or something. And that ending😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@egornick9206]

A bomb from Keep talking and nobody explode? Lol

[@DerNimation-qz1tc]

I remember watching people play this game. This was great!

[@glen7228]

Call me sentimental, but ...

[@dragonhp2302]

sad