THE GIFT: A Slick Short Film by Carl Erik Rinsch

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:April 8th, 2010 at 10:17 am


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Carl Erik Rinsch recently directed a cool short film recently for the electronics manufacturer Philips as part of Ridley Scott’s RSA team.  For those that need a brief refresher on Rinsch, he was the guy who almost directed the Alien prequel.  Instead, Rinsch is now attached to direct 47 Ronin and a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon for Universal.

The short film is part of the Parallel Lines project where five of RSA’s hottest up-and-coming directors each had to make a film and the only requirement was that they include the dialogue, “It’s a unicorn.”  This leads me to believe that Philips is building the world’s first unicorn.

Hit the jump to see Rinsch’s sci-fi short, “The Gift” which debuted on /Film.  After you see it, you’ll want to keep him on your radar.

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  1. Ryan @

    Wow, that was amazing!

  2. MCP @

    Cool little film, really like the robot.
    To bad he didn't get the Alien prequel, hopefully he can make the 47 Ronin a good movie w/ Neo, err.. Keanu.

    On a side note: Never seen the Glow effect that comes w/ some of Phillips TV's, I'm glad I didn't get one because all the changing colors in the background is extremely annoying.

    End of Line

  3. rbevanx @

    Very talented guy, clearly has a bright future ahead of him.

    Reminds me of James Cameron and Andrei Tarkovsky.

  4. backwardsman91 @

    this guy should direct akira. some of the shots in that cycle sequence were really well placed. this would be a great aesthetic for akira

  5. NightAvatar @

    Holy shtick! That was absolutely breathtaking. That is one talented team of filmmakers!

  6. MunsterBear @

    So am I the only one who noticed that the police costume design was 100% ripped off of Half-Life 2? While it's hard not to enjoy a good ol' dystopian robot motorcycle chase, the film really wasn't that original…the world needs another Kubrick…

    http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w/images/4/4…

  7. abby @

    omg.. i love it!
    i hope this becomes a feature film

  8. renderbrant @

    Exactly, I immediately thought 'Combine' although very well done, it isn't that original but it does show how talented this guy is. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future. Overall a very good short.

  9. renderbrant @

    Exactly, I immediately thought 'Combine' although very well done, it isn't that original but it does show how talented this guy is. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future. Overall a very good short.


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