Charge

2022 Animation 4 minutes Directed by Hjalti Hjálmarsson

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About Charge

In a place short of energy, Einar, an old scavenger who built a robotic arm out of scrap, breaks into a battery factory for a battery he needs. He jacks open a security door. A factory robot, fitted with a cannon, has him cornered on a floor cut with pits.

Cast & crew

More about Charge

Hjalti Hjalmarsson wrote and directed it. Francesco Siddi produced it. The project was called Heist until Siddi announced the title Charge. Blender Animation Studio released it online on 15 December 2022. It runs 4 minutes. It is the studio's 14th open movie.

Themes

  • A battery worth breaking in for
  • A homemade arm
  • A robot doing its job
  • Einar
  • battery factory
  • security robot
  • Blender
  • Hjalti Hjalmarsson

Making

Goralczyk's factory floor was tightened so Einar would have fewer ways out of the fight with the security robot. Pits were cut into the floor.

Music

Torin Borrowdale wrote the music.

Notes

  • Einar's left arm is a robot he built from scavenged parts.
  • The security robot was designed for ordinary factory work and carries a detachable cannon.
  • Andy Goralczyk designed the battery prop and the factory floor.

Scenes

  • Einar pries the factory security door with a car jack.
  • The cannon-armed robot meets him on the factory floor.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Charge - Blender Open Movie-full movie.webm)
  • Blender Studio