Nice palette, nice consistency in architecture and steam punk art deco style, nice slow burning action, nice sound effects and music, characters very wooden, and would really like to know what the detective has discovered.
Thank you!! yes this was all the tech we had to work with at the time (its much improved now) and a very limited budget to produce the whole film... which also meant we had to cut the story short :)... so doing all we can to bring this series to life.. stay tuned!
This is brilliant, and the writing is superb. As a writer, it's the first thing that hits with me. And this? This was incredibly well written. But why wouldn't it be? Ally Burnham is very gifted. Great job!
Bro C'mon, I can't be the only one thinking this is What the street level of Gotham looks like from 'Batman the Animated Series' in the first 10mintues . The Vistas, window shots, the direction.. Gorgeous
YES! I took a lot of inspiration from the Batman animated series and Gotham. The artworks from Hugh Ferriss from the 1930's and 40's is another reference for Metropius
@@metropius7107This is an INCREDIBLE vision. I was hooked on the animation in five seconds flat. All that brutal art deco architecture in the middle of so much retro-futurism.
Ah yes .. you could say.. quite a small crew 🙄 The crew did an outstanding job considering the tiny budget and the tech we had access to at the time. Oh great glad you loved it thank you!
Wow; beautiful, thoughtful, complex, enticing. One of the few times I've seen something like this not devolve into mere tropes and shorthand for the sake of eye candy, devoid of story. The score was evocative and perfectly fitted, even able to stand on its own as good music without a film to be *for.* This is a proof-of-concept? It doesn't show. Even the cinematography showed this was a labour of love. This would have fit right into Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The story left many questions yet to be answered, but that's fine by me; it is obvious it'll be worth the time to watch. Another potential trap: letting yourselves get rushed, or worse, pulled in other directions. It might be worth trying to set up a company to aggregate the assets and development (so the work can survive the departure of individual team members. Talent like this is hard to keep all in one place, but creating what exists so far wouldn't have been possible without such a diversity of abilities!)
Thank you so much for an amazing comment @stevejordan7275! staying true to the world, going into the tv series, is paramount to the integrity of the project. Thank you for your support and confirmation of this!
EXCELLENT concept ! I look forward to more of this !! The character creations are EXCELLENT - but I look forward to more development _there_ too . The world-building is VERY impressive , and it really crates a complete environment forthe story telling ! NICELY _done_ !!
this thing looks like the manifestation of my dreams. im an artist and writer myself and i wish to portray worlds similiar to the medias i already love like metropolis, the sky captain and the world of tomorrow, the bioshock series, and resonance of fate. i fucking love decopunk, noir, and the unique approach you guys made to this genre. i hope you guys make it big this is so lovely.
Saw "Metropius", but read it as "Metropolis". Nothing like what I expected (obviously), but it has the beginnings of an interesting story, so I am thankful that I misread the title.
It is a very intriguing storyline; I believe I watched this about 4 times now, I love it!! I have been sharing the comic too! Looking forward to the next episodes...Thank you and Much love!!
Wow that is fantastic! Thank you so much @trcaggiano for your comment and your love for Metropius. We are very excited to be bringing you more from this great city very soon. The next edition in the comic series is at the printers, available soon and we are in the process of creating short educational films about Metropius and rebuilding the website. Thank you! You can chat more with us on our Discord (you can get access in the description) :)
This is giving me a false memory of a Playstation 1 game or a PC game from the early 2000s. I find myself looking for a gameplay that doesn't exist. I love how the style of the animation is reminiscent of a time long gone. Reminds me of simpler times
Animation in any form is serious dedication. Pencil and inking a scene for every 1/4 of a second of a loony tune through the 5 or so minutes of it all, its an understatement to use the word commitment. This is no doubt another work of commitment even though its CGI. I bet that this work is a testament to months of adding another second to the previous one to get the 20 minutes that I just viewed. Great job and the storyline is making me want to see the next episode. The atmosphere has some feel of an ole Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil" but also some Blade runner too. I bet the creative team knows what an ISA bus is and what x86 means. Back to the drama. I wanna see the beginning again.🙂
Thank you! Serious amount of work. A year in building and designing, motion capture, optimising and animating, 3 months worth of lighting and exporting… then the sound design, composition and mix. Quite a lot of work :))
A bit rough, but gorgeous and metric tonnes of promise and intrigue! With some more resources, this could be flawless. Kudos to this small, clearly dedicated team! Eager for more, ASAP.
The decision to not have the main character speak for quite some time was an incredible artistic move - it lets the city speak first, firmly establishing its presnece and giving it a sense of priority. The viewer feels small in comparison and alienated against all the other things that are speaking. The main character - the viewer - only speaks when finally spoken to, finally acknowledged, finally breaking a sort of dream-like voyeurism. It accomplishes a lot very quickly in the way of tone setting and world-building.
Amazing. What a compliment! Thank you so much. You take risks when creating something like this, so to hear that speaks volumes. Thank you! I love how you got that the world is so imposing. The era of architecture and futurism in the 1930's as portrayed in this dieselpunk world held so much promise of prosperity, technological advances and greatness, and yet the fragility of humanity still lies at the center, being more of a hindrance than a need.
Yes yes! Was one of my favourite movies back in the day and definitely lots inspiration from Dark city in Metropius. Alex has seen our project and loved what we are doing :)
I see that Claire's hat changes from a solid color as she is wearing it, to a plaid pattern when it falls to the ground when she is taken by that machine. OR, do I need a new eye glass prescription again.
Yes we can only agree, this was a very limited budget production and the technology available to us at the time when we made this was quite limited. No excuses of course but this was literally the best we could do. Building the world and creating the atmosphere I think we succeeded in, characters not so much. This will all be fixed in the tv series :) Thank you. Dan
@@metropius7107 It just because everything else is so over the top amazing when you make it I will watch and spread the word keep it up! make the woman curvy and athletic instead of skinny and you guys are going to kill it!
@@metropius7107 i suppose that the young girl in blue which invite the detective to eat will get kidnap too. Those kind of characters thend to be the one getting in trouble.
@@mordok7987 she is Detective Goodall's niece and she is being groomed by the Roses which is uncomfortable for Goodall... but no she doesn't get kidnapped :)
Brilliant, beautiful, and a bit bizarre..... that's why I like it. If this was live action there is only one man that can pull off the lead. That's right......Bruce Campbell
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Impressive! Even if it’s only a proof of concept, it’s so richly detailed. I look forward to seeing more!
Thank you!
Wow. The Noir, Mood and Atmosphere is Top Notch. A++
Ok, now I need to see the next installment.
Yes and soon please!!!!
Extremely well done. Better than any of the stuff they show at the theater.
Thank you very much!! ❤❤
Nooooo, It can't end there. Need more. Best story/animation I've seen in months.
Thank You! we hope to be in production soon on season 1!
@@metropius7107 Confirmed production with a iffy start date, or possible production deal?
Oh wow. They’ve added more scenes.
I like this one very much.
Yes this one is the uncut version with more story in there. Thank you!!
Can't wait to see the whole story!
Love the mixture of Diesel & Cyber Punk. Different genres but combined really well.
Thank you! yes thats the beauty of Dieselpunk is that it has that cross over between Steam and Cyber. It's tech ...but low tech :)
This is a fantastic Diesel Punk , Retro Futuristic CGI film , great job, hope there's more of it 👍
The character models do look a little bit uncanny, but this was an awesome animation; and i can't wait for episode 2!
Hi yes we only had limited tech to work with at the time when we made this 2 years ago. The technology is way better now. Thank you!
@@metropius7107 Good to know then, and your welcome!
well now I want more
Nice palette, nice consistency in architecture and steam punk art deco style, nice slow burning action, nice sound effects and music, characters very wooden, and would really like to know what the detective has discovered.
Thank you!! yes this was all the tech we had to work with at the time (its much improved now) and a very limited budget to produce the whole film... which also meant we had to cut the story short :)... so doing all we can to bring this series to life.. stay tuned!
This is a great piece of work. A whole series would be fantastic.
Thank you! Working on it!
Has that "Dark City" atheistic.
50s brutalist futurism. Nailed it. Love it. Art work is spectacular
Thank you!
This is brilliant, and the writing is superb. As a writer, it's the first thing that hits with me. And this? This was incredibly well written. But why wouldn't it be? Ally Burnham is very gifted. Great job!
Thanks very much!! We'll be sure to let Ally know
Bro C'mon, I can't be the only one thinking this is What the street level of Gotham looks like from 'Batman the Animated Series' in the first 10mintues . The Vistas, window shots, the direction.. Gorgeous
YES! I took a lot of inspiration from the Batman animated series and Gotham. The artworks from Hugh Ferriss from the 1930's and 40's is another reference for Metropius
Yess exactly
Can you imagine the Gargoyles that inhabit the city, @@metropius7107? Because I can. And I can tell you that they look anything but pretty.
When I saw the title of the piece, I was honestly thinking of Superman.
@@metropius7107This is an INCREDIBLE vision. I was hooked on the animation in five seconds flat. All that brutal art deco architecture in the middle of so much retro-futurism.
So nice begin, switching from last century city to a modernistic one.. congrats and looking forward for chapter two
Great to see the full version in the wild. It's so well shot. Can only imagine what you guys would do with a bigger budget. Fund this now!
Thank you! we will get our chance soon :)
Oh wow! I really enjoyed that. Can't wait until the next one 🔥🔥
Five modelers and four animators? The train chase was a standout moment, nailing the pan and zoom and evoking a sense of scale.
Ah yes .. you could say.. quite a small crew 🙄 The crew did an outstanding job considering the tiny budget and the tech we had access to at the time. Oh great glad you loved it thank you!
Getting in here while it’s at 80k views. This thing is gonna go nuclear. Thanks for this masterpiece and best of luck with the series!
Thank you!!! ❤️❤️⭐️⭐️
This is way better than what Hollywood is putting out...I need the next episode!!
I enjoyed every minute of this. Very well done....
Wow; beautiful, thoughtful, complex, enticing.
One of the few times I've seen something like this not devolve into mere tropes and shorthand for the sake of eye candy, devoid of story.
The score was evocative and perfectly fitted, even able to stand on its own as good music without a film to be *for.*
This is a proof-of-concept? It doesn't show. Even the cinematography showed this was a labour of love. This would have fit right into Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
The story left many questions yet to be answered, but that's fine by me; it is obvious it'll be worth the time to watch.
Another potential trap: letting yourselves get rushed, or worse, pulled in other directions. It might be worth trying to set up a company to aggregate the assets and development (so the work can survive the departure of individual team members. Talent like this is hard to keep all in one place, but creating what exists so far wouldn't have been possible without such a diversity of abilities!)
Thank you so much for an amazing comment @stevejordan7275! staying true to the world, going into the tv series, is paramount to the integrity of the project. Thank you for your support and confirmation of this!
EXCELLENT concept ! I look forward to more of this !! The character creations are EXCELLENT - but I look forward to more development _there_ too . The world-building is VERY impressive , and it really crates a complete environment forthe story telling ! NICELY _done_ !!
Thank you!! Lots install, the next edition comic is coming out soon.. stay tuned!
@@metropius7107 - Looking forward to it ! _GOOD_ luck !!
Это какой-то невероятно визуальный ретро-футуризм. Восхитительная смесь всего со всем.
Excellent blend of genres & well written story line.
Excellent and intriguing animation love this stuff😊
Thank you!! more on the way
@@metropius7107That’s great to hear! 😃 Merry Christmas 🎄
this thing looks like the manifestation of my dreams. im an artist and writer myself and i wish to portray worlds similiar to the medias i already love like metropolis, the sky captain and the world of tomorrow, the bioshock series, and resonance of fate. i fucking love decopunk, noir, and the unique approach you guys made to this genre. i hope you guys make it big this is so lovely.
Amazing!! Thank you so much for your support. Metropius is alive and well. We will be lots of content from this great city!
Saw "Metropius", but read it as "Metropolis". Nothing like what I expected (obviously), but it has the beginnings of an interesting story, so I am thankful that I misread the title.
I'm totally blown away, can't wait to see part two.
Thank you very much! we are on the way to a series. Stay tuned! ❣
It is a very intriguing storyline; I believe I watched this about 4 times now, I love it!! I have been sharing the comic too! Looking forward to the next episodes...Thank you and Much love!!
Wow that is fantastic! Thank you so much @trcaggiano for your comment and your love for Metropius. We are very excited to be bringing you more from this great city very soon. The next edition in the comic series is at the printers, available soon and we are in the process of creating short educational films about Metropius and rebuilding the website. Thank you! You can chat more with us on our Discord (you can get access in the description) :)
Amazing vision of the city and an amazing atmosphere!
This is neat. I love a good mystery. I'll wait patiently for the next one.
This is giving me a false memory of a Playstation 1 game or a PC game from the early 2000s. I find myself looking for a gameplay that doesn't exist. I love how the style of the animation is reminiscent of a time long gone. Reminds me of simpler times
Ha true, yes built in Unreal engine, we are keen to make a game for PC. Glad you like it.
Outstanding!
Animation in any form is serious dedication. Pencil and inking a scene for every 1/4 of a second of a loony tune through the 5 or so minutes of it all, its an understatement to use the word commitment. This is no doubt another work of commitment even though its CGI. I bet that this work is a testament to months of adding another second to the previous one to get the 20 minutes that I just viewed. Great job and the storyline is making me want to see the next episode. The atmosphere has some feel of an ole Terry Gilliam movie "Brazil" but also some Blade runner too. I bet the creative team knows what an ISA bus is and what x86 means. Back to the drama. I wanna see the beginning again.🙂
Thank you! Serious amount of work. A year in building and designing, motion capture, optimising and animating, 3 months worth of lighting and exporting… then the sound design, composition and mix. Quite a lot of work :))
The tech is so much better now compared to what we had to work with
the world is very reminiscent of didier graffet's works but leaning more towards cyberpunk than steampunk. awesome job, really.
Brilliant, loved it.
A bit rough, but gorgeous and metric tonnes of promise and intrigue! With some more resources, this could be flawless. Kudos to this small, clearly dedicated team! Eager for more, ASAP.
Thank you!
Brilliant ! More please...
Very very impressive. I'm subscribed, and I'm passing word along.
Thank you!! More stories from Metropius coming soon!
This was really good !!
This is simply AMAZING!!!
The decision to not have the main character speak for quite some time was an incredible artistic move - it lets the city speak first, firmly establishing its presnece and giving it a sense of priority. The viewer feels small in comparison and alienated against all the other things that are speaking. The main character - the viewer - only speaks when finally spoken to, finally acknowledged, finally breaking a sort of dream-like voyeurism.
It accomplishes a lot very quickly in the way of tone setting and world-building.
Amazing. What a compliment! Thank you so much. You take risks when creating something like this, so to hear that speaks volumes. Thank you! I love how you got that the world is so imposing. The era of architecture and futurism in the 1930's as portrayed in this dieselpunk world held so much promise of prosperity, technological advances and greatness, and yet the fragility of humanity still lies at the center, being more of a hindrance than a need.
Wow. Really pulled me in! More! 👍
Totally original and beautifully executed. Lovely graphics and product designs. You put the Hollywood machine to shame. All they produce is crap now.
Thank you very much for your kind words @johnsteed9083!! we will be bringing you more in the near future. Stay tuned to Metropius
I would recommend Dark City. Terrific film noir sci fi movie. This looks pretty cool.
Yes yes! Was one of my favourite movies back in the day and definitely lots inspiration from Dark city in Metropius. Alex has seen our project and loved what we are doing :)
nostalgic Gotham vibes
Hmmm interesting. Has a dark city feel bout it... Is this a series ? Or a one of?..would love to see more episodes,
we are getting the series financed and we currently have the 2nd comic coming out very soon :)
I see that Claire's hat changes from a solid color as she is wearing it, to a plaid pattern when it falls to the ground when she is taken by that machine. OR, do I need a new eye glass prescription again.
Nope, you are probably seeing correctly. We had very limited resources to work with at the time when we made this. :))
Very nice!
Amazing work!!
Than you! On behalf of the team ❤️⭐️
Very well done indeed.
Looking forward to seeing the rest of this diesel noir. Kudos to the Art Direction.
Very, very good, thanks.
🍿 👍PART 2 PLEASE👍 🍿
That was really good! Is there more? Will this be a series eventually?
We are working on getting the series made. Coming soon! Thank you!
Movie? Story? Wow! What a job.🥃🥃🥃❤❤
We're just getting started.. although our 2nd comic is coming out soon :)...Thank you!
Full film, please!
Intéressant! Merci du partage! Stéph.
Very well done.
What’s the difference between this and the end product? Looks already perfect to me.
I hope this will be continued.
Amazing. Thank you! We’ll be sure to keep all the good bits 😊
Very nice! This should be a VR game
Agreed! Thank you!
I wonder what the meaning is when the people swipe their hands across their mouth starting at 3:13.
This is the Rose Ministries salute
Thanks for the reply.
Mystery solved
Superb!
Happy to see some non-NFT stuff
Non-NFT? You mean non-AI-generated? Agreed.
@@PeterLGଈ They literally did NFTs back when that was the craze
@katamattyon yeah, I know, but this is a video, not a picture. It doesn't matter; have a good one.
Very Nice. Thank You !
Awesome! The best video since I watched "The last Day of the War" from Dima Fedotov. I hope there is more comming. 💯👍😁
Great thanks for the recommendation, a beautifully made short :)
Damn, l was just settling into the story when it ended, is there any more? 🙏
All the best! 👍
I like the score.
Yes Ack Kinmoth our composer is a genius
Well done and very imaginative. Human beings are amazing you had to be to create this.
Amazing
🌹 💀 Gorgeous animation. The sound design is top-notch, too.
Incredible detail of everything unalive but the people look like sock puppets that kills the whole thing
Yes we can only agree, this was a very limited budget production and the technology available to us at the time when we made this was quite limited. No excuses of course but this was literally the best we could do. Building the world and creating the atmosphere I think we succeeded in, characters not so much. This will all be fixed in the tv series :) Thank you. Dan
@@metropius7107 It just because everything else is so over the top amazing when you make it I will watch and spread the word keep it up! make the woman curvy and athletic instead of skinny and you guys are going to kill it!
@@tonyamartin1425 Thank you so much for your support! really appreciate it ❤
You have my attention.
Real good anime love the style. Hope you will have more
Next episode, please.
wow, that "escalated" 1:00 fast! Cool animation style here
Excelente animación!
Gran diseño basado en la película de Metrópolis y mezclado con 1894.
Sigue así.
Saludos.
@@Tantalo4 muchas gracias amigo! Sí, exactamente cierto, me alegra que te guste. más contenido próximamente
@metropius7107 en espera amigo! Saludos!
Wow!!!
I legit thought this was Metropolis shined up and enhanced with CGI at first.
Very cool
Excellent. :)
So the scenario is a detective who try to find out what happen to the kidnapped girls?
yes he's looking for Claire who is captured by the Death Express at the start of the film..... The Roses are up to something... 😉
@@metropius7107 i suppose that the young girl in blue which invite the detective to eat will get kidnap too. Those kind of characters thend to be the one getting in trouble.
@@mordok7987 she is Detective Goodall's niece and she is being groomed by the Roses which is uncomfortable for Goodall... but no she doesn't get kidnapped :)
Well done.
Top notch is right.
Brilliant, beautiful, and a bit bizarre..... that's why I like it.
If this was live action there is only one man that can pull off the lead. That's right......Bruce Campbell
The world of straight lines
There must be a part two at least, surely ? 👍👍👍👍👍😁
Thank you! the series will be a remake with better character modeling, but yes this story will be in there ;)
Hey UA-cam help these people to make more of this content..!
Cool
This was a UFO that came to Earth and I Was Taken
Dick Tracy meets Bioshock meets Life of Pi! Keep up the good work! 🤩👍
Meets "Metropolis".
More more more subbed
Isn't Brad Bird working on a sci-fi noir film????
4:21 Large Marge?
Ha HA!... perfect 😆
What’s the hand signal
Rose Ministries salute