SHORT FILM
Black Wing
In rich Australian bushland, we find a Cormorant bird. She stands statuesque drying her wings and begins to guide us through her story. Following the beats of an ever-changing landscape, we are guided on a poetic journey gaining a deeper understanding of the adaptable and abstruse Seabird.Crafted entirely in Unreal Engine 5 Black Wing takes a unique approach to its use of CGI as it parallels the visual texture and tangible beauty of the natural world rather than taking a more digital and tech-feeling approach. Using a raw black and white lens it blends landscape and wildlife photography styles to capture the detail of the Australian landscape and create a dreamlike mood for its story.
CREW
VOICE OF BLACKWING
Victoria Haralabidou
WRITTEN & DIRECTED
Tim Main
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Michael Ritchie
Pip Smart
Jamie Watson
Will Alexander
PRODUCER
Anna Mannix
VFX PRODUCER
Coralie Tapper
POETRY
Thomas Ironmonger
ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Tim & Afton Main
UNREAL ARTISTS
Tim Main
Bertrand Polivka
Maud Chapuis
Steven Fayers
COMPOSITOR
Bertrand Polivka
VFX SUPERVISOR
Tom Corbett
MODELER
Edward Hassan
ANIMATOR
Rachel Tedesco
CINEMATOGRAPHY CONSULTANT
Sean Ryan
COLOURIST
Daniel Pardy
MUSIC & SOUND
Heckler Sound
SPARSE VDB SOLVER CREATED BY
Thibault Lambert & Sami Ibrahim
MOCAP ARTIST
Libor Cevelik
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
Victoria Singh-Thompson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Bonnie Law
COMPOSER
Johnny Green
SOUND DESIGNER /
RE-RECORDING MIXER
Dave Robertson
STUDIO ASSISTANT
Jack Okeby
DIRECTOR ATTACHMENT & MAKING OF FILM
Cristobal Olguin
UNREAL ENGINE ASSISTANT
Jordan Sykes
IT SPECIALIST
Tommy Kiel