This short film first blipped onto my radar a year ago when one of my girlfriends posted some stills from the set to her Flickr account. Curious about the project, there wasn't much information available at the time.
Turbo first originated as a thesis film for the MFA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The project evolved quite a bit since it's conception, nabbing lots of talent (including some dude from Twilight) along the way. Now Turbo is finished and ready to show the world! If you have 25 minutes and enjoy phenomenal special effects, watch the short at the link below. I can't wait for games like this to actually come to fruition.
Synopsis
TURBO is a high adrenaline short film in the tradition of the Karate Kid and Tron. It tells the story of Hugo Park (Justin Chon, Twilight) a misspent youth whose only outlet for angst is a 4D fighting videogame called “Super Turbo Arena”. When Pharaoh King (Jocko Sims, Crash the Series), the Michael Jordan of cyber-sports, announces a tournament to determine who will join his pro-team, Hugo's sets his eyes on the prize. But, Hugo isn't the only gamer who wants fame and glory. If Hugo wants to win he's going to have to beat Shamus (David Lehre, Epic Movie), the all time Turbo champ at the local Pandemonium arcade, and Ruse Kapri, a feisty prep girl that knows how to win. Realizing he can't win on his skill alone, Hugo turns to his brother Tobias a former kick-boxer whose last match left him wheel-chair ridden. Together the two will mend old wounds and see if a washed up street fighter can teach a troubled teen how to become a virtual gladiator!
Watch TURBO here.