S3.E4

Night of the Mini Dead

Episode aired May 20, 2022
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7m

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The apocalypse is conceived - literally - in a graveyard in this biting zombie satire, which starts with some cheeky cemetery sex and accelerates into a walking dead invasion of everywhere -... Read allThe apocalypse is conceived - literally - in a graveyard in this biting zombie satire, which starts with some cheeky cemetery sex and accelerates into a walking dead invasion of everywhere - from downtown LA to the Vatican.The apocalypse is conceived - literally - in a graveyard in this biting zombie satire, which starts with some cheeky cemetery sex and accelerates into a walking dead invasion of everywhere - from downtown LA to the Vatican.

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8noxaman

Goofy and fun. Clearly made by fans of the genre.

I like zombies. Maybe I'm stuck in the '00s, that's okay. This short is obviously made by fellow zombie fans. Pretty sure we see a nearly perfect recreation of the 2004 Dawn of the Dead scene where the nurse flees her home.

The animation is actually pretty unique. I assume this is 100% rendered, but the work done with depth of field was incredibly convincing, and made most of the scenes look like physical miniatures. Well done to all involved, I enjoyed this one a lot. I think the bit with the penguins was my favorite.

10austen-k

It's all in the perspective.

This is a simulated tilt-shift masterpiece. What a feat to produce the technology to so closely mimic a real world technique but with such a comedic focus...

Simulated tilt-shift can't be easy and I applaud everyone involved in such a slick reproduction of such a fantastic aesthetic.

10beryldong

I love it

The best episode of the season in my opinion. I laughed from the beginning to the end. The concept is very unique, simple, and funny. Not like some other episodes, trying so hard to be something else, but if the audience don't get it, it's meaningless.

8keonir

So Much Fun!

I had a blast with this short. From the moment it started I was hooked on the tilt shift art style. The story was your typical zombie apocalypse story but it had so many references to other zombie movies to where I felt like Leonard Dicapro meme pointing at the TV! I hope we see more from this team in later seasons because they didn't any excellent job with how fun they made this short & of course the art style.

8disturbednakedchild-65856

Quirky, clever, and a terrific change of pace

Another standout episode in a triumphant return for season 3 of LDaR.

A hilarious change of pace from the jaw dropping animation, non stop violence, and cosmic horror that usually keeps viewers of the series engaged. This tilt+shift stop-motion rendition of a familiar apocalyptic trope will keep you on the edge of your seat trying to catch all the quirky mayhem.

Trivia
The visual style of the episode imitates the look of a tilt-shift camera lens. These types of lenses utilize what it known as the Scheimpflug Principle. While normal camera lenses are designed to be parallel to the camera sensor, tilt-shift lenses can manipulate the alignment to the sensor. By changing the angle of the plane between the lens and the camera's sensor, one can change the scale of focus and the depth of field. Changing the scale can allow your images to appear miniature and can also minimize or maximize the blur behind your subject.