A few of my readers will be familiar with, or fans of, the animated collection of nine episodes The Animatrix, a supplemental collection of Matrix-universe stories that were released in the time between the first two films.
The artists collected for that production could be the fodder for a post, they being some of the most famous and influential Japanese animators working today.
One of the episodes that I greatly enjoy was animated by an up and coming animator, a young man given the opportunity to try out something. His short was titled "World Record", and it highlights a sprinter breaking a world record, his sheer intensity waking himself up from the Matrix. It was a stylized thing of beauty; the focus on the runner's hands was an element the young director's mentor had asked him to look towards.
In any case, that same director has made a feature length animated film that'll be hitting the American shores soon, if not already here. It's called Redline, and here's a link to a long preview, but I should warn you that most of it's in Japanese.
It sounds like it may only get shown in New York and Los Angeles, which would be a bummer, but for people interested, it will be available on DVD at some point.
It appears to be about an interstellar high-stakes high-speed race. It looks luxurious, exciting, and occasionally cluttered with action or debris of action, if you will.
No comments:
Post a Comment