Wiles of the Wisp (Dota 2 Short Film Contest 2018 - 8th place finalist)

Breakdown & behind the scenes video: Years before the war of the Ancients, some of the soon-to-be heroes were already running into each other. One of them had made it its favorite pastime to play tricks on unsuspecting passersby, befitting the name its kind was given in fairytales: Wisp. Hello, Dota friends! This is my fourth time participating to the contest. This year, I wanted to try to get away from the now-typical format of having a bunch of skits that are themed by the premise but otherwise unrelated to each other. I really yearned for a nice cohesive mini-adventure with a focus on character interaction, and much less of a focus on trying to crack jokes. I also wanted to continue portraying the Dota universe outside the game map, hence the focus on visiting new environments! As usual, I wish I had been given a much larger time limit, but I hope you like the end result :) Higher-quality mirror on Vimeo: ——— F