How did Ridley Scott make Blade Runner look so cool? After falling down that rabbit hole, a few friends and I wondered if we could pull off the same look using nothing but office junk, cardboard boxes, and entirely too much hot glue. We built every practical set by hand, then brought the world to life in post with compositing, cleanup, and visual effects. Turns out you don't need a Hollywood budget to make a dystopian cyberpunk city.

But before you watch the highly acclaimed sequel, start with the original short, the humble beginning of our protagonist's story.