Wire Cutters [Animated Short] by Jack Anderson
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2015
- A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots mining on a desolate planet.
Contact: Hello@Jackanders.com
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Created By: Jack Anderson
Original Score By: Cody Bursch
Sound Design By: Jackie! Zhou
Additional Animation: Jen Re, Erica Robinson, Hunter Schmidt, Justine Stewart, Jacqueline Yee
Additional FX: Danny Corona, Matthew Robillard, Tim Trankle
Cloud FX: Chase Levin
Colorist: Bryan Smaller
Rigging: Katelyn Roland
Advisor: Bill Kroyer - Фільми й анімація
Moral of the story: give your smashing robot a scanner, and your scanning robot a smasher.
Lol. And always mind compatibility.
And also give your smashing robots two hands to make it easier to hold gems instead of holding a clutter of rocks.
the moral of the story is to always bring a power adapter with you
Also don't programm your Robots to behave as irrational and ret. as humans.
Moral of the Story: Scanning robot should have "passed one forward" and given the odd gem to the smashing robot, who then wouldn't have "felt" cheated and might have reciprocated. If not, well, stop scanning for him and find the smashing robot that does reciprocate and you've created the winning team based upon mutual self interest and interlocking trust :)
And that's why its always a good idea having a power cable adaptor with you.
haha
Reminds me SONY and its proprietary connections in the 90's.
or not murder ur friends
@@rrrohan2288 Is a good option
XD
This is an awesome analogue to our reality. Greed over the most trivial things can have catastrophic consequences. Great short in all aspects.
Exactly!!
You summed up this animation very well!
Well, this was easy. Next question is a little bit harder to answer. Where is greed coming from. They'll tell you it's human nature, but they lie. Correct current answer is "capitalism".
@@AntonBrazhnyk most political beliefs are the same shit
@@dannyguitardrums Most of those willing to keep private property of the means of production, yes. But not all of them are willing.
Came back to this years later . Still a VERY good piece of art + Great story with a nugget at the end . Thank you Jack
That's why when you're in the position of control you should always chose to be giving. The smaller robot was already finding stones much faster with the help of the big one, so it was a huge error to risk it all for one little extra.
yes. im agree with this.
Vdd
exactly
Most importantly it was an error to be murderous. Sure, the big robot seemed to want to destroy the smaller one, but all it did eventually was take the gem. Unless the big robot intended to finish the job or destroy the hub - it'd just go ahead on its own.
But the small robot went the extra mile, when a point could simply have been made.
Curious approaches though. Lighter, more sophisticated and power-efficient scanner-droid from one company, and a bigger "no bullshit, just get it done" nuclear smasher from the other. What does that remind me of...
Words to live by
The story was really good :)
A bit sad the ending :(
Really nice work!
+Thiird it seems to have a deep message.
+Thiird greed got them both killed
+Raphael Heidemann a powerful message indeed. and the big guy could have broken it again
It's like wall e but it was actually good
+Robotic Apple i would have to agree
Thats why you should always have a spare wind catching solar panel
Team work makes the dream work until someone gets greedy. Then, everyone looses.
Wicked video!!
That whole confrontation at the end could have easily been avoided if they just left the stone there until they mined more so they could equal it out.
Edit: 7 years later and I'm still getting replies to this comment. At this rate I'll be dead and people will *still* be replying.
Greed
... or the small robot could've been nice and given it to the big robot and taken the next odd one itself, or it could've kept on pondering on what to do with the last crystal until the big robot stepped in and either gave it to the small robot, or took it itself.
Moral of the story: If you're the one to make the choice, always remember your privilege in being the one making the choice and the fact that the others count on you to be fair, and therefore always prioritize others before yourself. In that way, you'll never seem selfish, and it will never be your fault if things go sour.
@@fiskedunser6314 I disagree. It can totally be your fault depending on the context of the situation, and while giving the big robot the extra rock would have been a selfless act, the bigger robot might conclude that they can easily take advantage of the smaller one's kindness by pressuring them to always give the big robot the bigger share every time.
That's why they are robots I guess
@@BatFlightThylacine "It can totally be your fault depending on the context of the situation" Do you have an example?
Also, yes I know the small robot can be taken advantage of, that's why I wrote: "it will never be your fault if things go sour."
But the fact of the matter is that in real life, in many situations, there wouldn't be a hidden 4th brownie under the dinner table. So in a lot of situations, you can't just wait for the extra item (whatever that item may be) to appear and make it an even number in total.
Either you (or whoever you're sharing with) has to make a choice on who gets the 3rd brownie, and if it's you, 99% of the time, it's better to lose 1 brownie than to potentially lose a friendship - and if that friend takes advantage of you and takes both the 4th brownie AND the 4th cookie (when they arrive on the table), ...well then you may have lost both extra desserts, but at least you didn't lose a friendship, since, turns out, he/she wasn't a friend after all!
the moral of the story is that standardization of equipment is very important. everyone should've chosen betamax over vhs. wakka wakka
The moral is more about greed.
Betamax didn't succeed because they didn't want to share their technology.
I did like betamax better than Video Home System.
Greetings from Mexico
@@mexicopor6818 whoooosh
@@mexicopor6818 Wooosh
Blame porn !
@@mexicopor6818 I never lived that era to comment authoritatively .. but I was told ( by ppl then and internet) that VHS gave their recording tech for free to porn industry and hence everyone had to buy VHS players ... Sometimes the most important cornerstones in tech are moved by simple business tricks .. it's humans who use it after all .. the only weak point in tech 😂😂
This is absolutely beautiful, I’m blown away by the animation and visual story telling. I can only imagine how painstakingly long this took to create! Soo good
Такая потрясающая анимация была сделана 8 лет назад, этот человек был восхитителен в своём деле. Жаль что он ушёл
Согласен
You leave the rock there until you get another odd set, tada. I should be a lawyer.
Cheers, good work. When we got to see the cable up close it looked phenomenal. Looked good, fun story.
or just alternate odd rocks
yeah... one would assume binary entities should be capable of solving such trivial math....
Or maybe calculate the mass, and sever it in a correct order
Perhaps the value isn't based purely on mass
Exactly what I thought! I’d say alternate, but they were down to basic communication, so hard to get across that concept & maintain trust
In a way, it reminds me of a childhood story of a happy dog because he was given a bone. One day, he comes across a river of a lake and sees another dog holding its own bone. In his greed, the dog thinks he can just take the other dog's bone. But when he opens his mouth, he drops his own bone because the 'other dog' was only a reflection. The morale is that you should be thankful for what you have, otherwise you may wind up with nothing. These robots paint a very similar picture, so thank you for the story and animation! ^^
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?
That's true..😊
Ah yes. Aesop.
Fox and the crow. - Crow has cheese. Fox praises crow’s voice. Crow sings, drops cheese. Fox eats.
Aesop's fable, inherited from ancient Rome, if I am not mistaken.
Great work, I can honestly see the effort put into the colors and sound... without even mentioning all the rest.. Bravo!!
The little robot’s face and eyes are so expressive! Loved it!
greed is a horrible thing
*thing
+Diore Antonio *edit
+Doge ssshush dog you can't English right now
+Diore Antonio Greed is the primary reason the world isn't as horrible as it used to be.
+Diore Antonio You're kinda right... Greed is the primary and only directive under which we all function. EVerything we do is according to what we want.
That was a masterpiece in strorytelling as well as well crafted animation. Keep up the great work man, you got massive potential.
"Masterpiece of story telling " ??? Its an 8 minute cartoon for gods sakes !
@@ethics3
Chill out Dick head. There's always one in the bunch that tries to spoil everything. Your mommy must be proud of you.
@@Rufio1975 he's right though. It's hardly a masterpiece. Everybody just throws around words like they don't have any meaning or context. It seems to me like it's you that has your nuts in a ruck pal
*That's not too say it isn't fine or a lot of work hasn't gone into it, it's just not a master piece
@@ethics3 why do people think their words carry any weight? No one gives a shit about your opinion.
Jesus Christ is the King 👑 of salvation and he loves you
Excellent video. Beautifully made and a joy to watch. Well done!
Nice one Jack. Love the characters, sounds and story thanks.
You will go far.
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. John 15:5
This really made me think. it was kind of predictable that they would eventually get an odd number but i didn't predict the ending, loved it
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 💙✨
my emotions were swinging.... the ending...ahh why!? you did so good on this thesis.
A simple and wonderful illustration of how our differences could be a blessing to one another, if it weren't for the cancer of greed.
It would be great if they could show content like this in our elementary schools.
sometimes i wish these short animated films would go on to be a whole movie! even without the words it's amazing.
it was wonderful and showed off human nature : being greedy and ask for more and more . in our world , everything ends like this sooner or later. both side lose , no winner .thanks for well -made animation .
so anyone could tell me why binary creatures should or even could be like this?
@@therandomlaniusedward2140 this pov kind of makes you a misanthrope.
@@koala7254 maybe it's because of their directive to collect minerals. They probably were engineered to work independently, and the programmer might not inserted other directives.
@@koala7254 Thats not a misanthrope point of view.
@@priyanshupradhan2342 i did a comment on something "the random ianus edward" wrote. (something like "misanthropes don't deserve to live" ) he deleted it afterwards.
i did not comment ömer san.
A morale you could take away from this is "Short term pleasure, long term effects."
Teamwork and sharing, defeated by greed and anger. Awesome video with not a single word. Beautiful.
Absolutely brilliant! This is a great story coupled with great animation!
Reminds be of WALL·E. What a great movie :)
I was thinking that!
+Caolán Tominey me too :D
true!
This reminds me of machinarium
Jon me too
Such a sad ending :(
Very powerful animation.
A mesmerizing CGI short! Bravo! 👏👏👏
Whoever made this should make this an ongoing short film series, in fact, someone should turn this short film into a movie like they did with the short film 9
Jack Anderson, you deserving a fking Oscar for this.
I think the beginning is beautiful too robots from too companies working together. Then... GREED.
+hello universe two...
+hello universe I think real robots wouldn't do that, unless true AI exists in this, and if it's in the future
too robots? too companies? wait... "too"?
composer zero -Two*-
2023 and this is still a masterpiece on every front! Maybe the making breakdown in the future?
A lovely film. Great story and fantastic visuals.
Huh. They must be made by Apple.
One from Apple and one from Microsoft :)
absolutely excellent characters...pacing...rendering and message...truly superb...well done....
Really good !! Thanks for posting !!
That was really enjoyable! Thank you.
Excellent, great graphics and well executed, with an original storyline. 9 out of 10
just imagine that those green rocks, are dollars. ;)
+ariel kurachi !
Hhhhh ... greed will happen again ... it is better with robots. Cause we are worse.
Some videos teach us a lot of things without say any word... Good work friend.
i love the symbiotic symbolism of this short. and then the conflict when there was an odd amount of crystals **mwah** chefs kiss
Great story and animation +Jack Anderson! Hope you are working on another great animation! :)
It's so interesting, because first you would think the little one was the helpful and the bigger one was the greedy. It's amazing. No wonder it won so many awards. Amazing work from amazing people.
@@TheFriendlyFascist The bigger one was more efficient thought it didnt have a scanner, because it inevitably wouldve collected more green rock thingys
The scanner robot couldnt have smash those big rocks to gather crystals though, only able to find ones in the open which wouldve been very unlikely
@@grandovercrap3014 still, think about how many green rocks the smasher robot probably crawled right by without realizing for however long it had been stationed there mining.
@@lss7850 every rock in its' path, or at random, depending on how it was made. But every rock would be a bit of a task for one smasher bot I'd imagine
It’s not about robots it’s about us!!!!
wdym first?
So good! Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Outstanding creativity here.
This is brilliant. Deserves and probably will get more views.
You deserve at least some kind of award for this. very fun to look at :)
This short film says a lot about the benefits of cooperation and the losses associated with its lack. This short film teaches us to be flexible and ready for other people.
Why is every short film award winning, makes it really hard to tell them apart at this point
I expect great things from you, who ever wrote the story is also a talent too!
You cant just get me invested in these guys and then give a sad ending.
Turns out they not only can, they did! Lol
Yeah this was like a depressing version of Wall-E lol
I agree. They could've been best friends. There was so much sadness in the optics of the bigger robot when the small robot betrayed him, can't... 😭😭😭
And that little robo was so cute! 😢
absolutely excellent characters...pacing...rendering and message...truly superb...well done..... absolutely excellent characters...pacing...rendering and message...truly superb...well done.....
I thought the big robot would end up biting the gem in half but this ending had a good moral as well...
Oh my gosh! This is genius. MORE, please. 3 cheers from NZ!
6:00 This is such a good metaphor for humanity. Little conflict solving skills and willing to risk ones own survival (here by deploying the vital solar cell kite against the opponent) just to get one up on the other regardless of how pointless it is.
Its been so long since ive watched this, i was finding for this short film for like 3 years or 4 years already
love the short man. The fight for the rock reminds me of life growing up on the south side. every bang tryna hard to push them rocks
Awesome story and animation. fell in love with it
Thank you!
this is really inspiring to watch.
this was awesome! great job!
Story line is everything.. GR8T Job!
Brilliant! Loved it. Bots before rocks always :)
I usually like videos after watching it. But this one, it only took me a minute. Awesome work Jack Anderson! Story and animation is very good, ending is sad though.
Vsauce brought me here BTW.
Stephen Hawkings did for me
This video teaches you to not be greedy but also to not get mad at each other
Anytime someone animates robots it's like a blessing
That's what you get for not sharing. :P Sadly with no real way to communicate. You'd have to manage to a way to show how to say, "ok you get the one extra this time, and i get the one extra next time" but this was fantastic, showing, "yes you win, but at what cost?"
It could've just simply put the green rock on the ground and wait until they get more rocks
Great allegory for the real world.
The flexible solar chute is a nice touch. Believe it or not that could be a real thing and could have been possible at the time this video was made.
The lesson is to make your machines compatible with each other and make sure they aren't sentient so that they won't fight.
absolutely need a film or I'm gonna die
anyone here from vsauce
+NanoForest Hey Vsauce
me
+NanoForest DONG
+NanoForest yep me
+NanoForest Me :)
Me wondering where the "Damn Apple Chargers." Comment went to.
poor robot all it wanted was to do its job
Stumbled across this, watched it, then was amazed to see it is 7-8 years old. Hope you're working for some big company in Hollywood now.
Many important lessons to be learned from this enchanting little gem of a film. Compliments to you , Mr. Anderson .
This was a great story about not cutting off your nose to spite your face. Amazing job
well that was depressing, but very very good!
Good job. Nicely done.
I was surprised to see that you subscribers was under 3,000. This was great. I am subscribing
Do you have any upcoming projects cause I would be really glad to see more of your talent and amazing hard work..
This is an amazing story to it's core, it really allows one to question the true purpose of ones self while trying to understand the struggles of others. We never know why the robots are there, or why they remain there, it doesn't matter. These two robots were so lost in their mission and search for self preservation that they never thought to consider the lives of others. They both were selfish and greedy, so they paid the ultimate price.
Brilliant!
Brilliant work!
Cool film! Reminds me of 'Balance' 1989 by Lauenstein - Another cool animated short
Thanks you! Yes!! Huge inspiration
In the ending (plug doesn't fit) "well fuck"
this is truly a hidden gem
Brilliant! They could have continued happily working together, had it not been for one mistake -> greed!
I was thinking that they are so efficient together, they will eventually fill up the smaller one's container faster than the engineers who designed it expected it to gather for the whole expectation of mission. So much so, that they would run out of room to even put the valuables for the smaller unit. Thus, the larger collector would eventually be the only one that CAN be filled. So the best, I guess, moral choice was to work until both are full since the efficiency is so high. If they wanted to be all split about it regardless of the futility, then the gesture goes a long way to sacrifice the first excess stone for the second excess stone. Balance it out in the end and everything will be fine, but you have to show that first sign of goodwill to show you do not mean harm or injustice.
Congratulations, you played yourself
This movie perfectly captures the beauty of human nature! It's absolutely lovely!
This is superb!
Глупый робот... Неужели нельзя было просто оставить этот камушек до следующего раза, когда число камней было бы четным?
+Андрей Иванов это роботы по добыче ценных пород, что с них взять?
+Алексей Фамильевский Да епта, охуительные роботы с три-д сканерами, нейронной сетью для эмуляции детской психики и характера, не смог отложить сраный камень на следующий раз.
+Андрей Иванов Как будто это фильм про роботов... Это фильм про людей. Людская недальновидность бывает подчас не менее вопиюща, чем на видео. И последствия - похожие.
bormisha Как будто я писал о смысле, заложенном в этой короткометражке. ;)
very neat idea! nice character design, nice story! nice animation! deserved a better sound design! really beautifull work!
This short film accurately shows the human behavior, how we are so smart and so dumb at the same time. We don't see the big opportunity rater fight for some small things.
Pretty much the outcome of every war now. Including this one. Great film!
More like every war ever.
@@mugwump7049 nope, i'd disagree, there are things worth fighting for imo. Like life liberty, pursuit of happiness, etc...
@@surrealengineering7884 That was not the point. You originally argued "now", which implies it used to be different. War has always been a massive loss on both sides. The only winners in any war are the arms dealers.
Tiberium Wars
So damn good mate, very beautiful