Outstanding computer game intro movie for Capcom’s forthcoming Onimusha 3: Demon Siege.
“Onimusha 3 Demon Siege furtherboosts its CG movie production quality to motion picture standards by enlisting the talents of acclaimed movie director Takashi Yamazaki, and Donnie Yen whose recent work can be seen in such movies as Blade 2, Shanghai Nights, the Oscar nominated [...]
Archive for February, 2004
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege computer game intro
Radiohead Gigantic Lying DVD
Radiohead’s The Most Gygantic Lying Mouth Of All Time DVD contains all four episodes of The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time, originally broadcast via the Radiohead.tv internet site, with a total running time of 110 minutes. Expect to see exceptional visuals by Johnny Hardstaff (Push Pulk/Spinning Plates), and Ed Holdsworth (Sit down. Stand [...]
.HACK anime/computer game crossover
Atari and Bandai are bringing the cult .hack hybrid series of anime and video games to Western audiences: Global site | Japanese site
The computer game simulates the online gaming experience of a MMORPG, and comes with an exclusive 30m OVA (animation episode) containing clues to help players complete the game. Animation centres around [...]
Bodysong DVD release
Simon Pummell’s Bodysong, with a soundtrack by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is available to buy from February 16. Highly recommended feature combining myriad sources of found and archive footage.
“Pummell weaves found footage together to create the story of an archetypal human life: a master recording of the experience phasing between birth, growth, sex, violence, death and [...]
BAFTA Interactive festival + awards
BAFTA interactive festival takes place at their Piccadilly, London HQ on 17-18 February, 2004.
Features events on interactive storytelling, and the fusion of computer games and movies. Including interactive awards on February 19, and Games awards on February 25.
Video on Demand jumpstarting…
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on Viacom’s attempts to sell Blockbuster, and other corporate manoeuvrings, as the tipping point where physical rental retailers are being replaced by a slew of new start-ups offering online video rentals and downloads.
Having been recently converted to the UK’s Video Island Online DVD Rental, we can attest that the local video store [...]
Michel Gondry new music video
Master of the music video, Michel Gondry’s latest eschews digital effects for a back to basics ‘mum knit me a guitar’ approach: Steriogram | Walkie Talkie Man
Direct link to Quicktime.
Narcissistic viewing: Mirror TV
The Mirror TV from Philips, an LCD display enabled as part of a mirror, using a special lamination (30 inch screen for around $5500). Moving further toward discreet, ubiquitous viewing:
“Mirror TV in essence is an LCD display integrated into a mirror, which means that you could surf TV channels, the internet or even view [...]
Appleseed Japanese site
[Babelfish translation:]
‘ GHOST IN THE SHELL/attack shell riot squad ‘: the original author of ‘ the apple seed ‘ Maki Noboru supervises (’ bubble gum crisis ‘) … as worldwide first 3D live animation perfection filming. In 2131, the near future, the human and the clone coexist in a planned ideal city.
Film includes complex motion [...]
Hollywood blinded by digital cinema
On the eve of the world taking up digital cinema circuits Hollywood is still resisting a digital future. Some timely links on the subject:
» JD’s New Media Musings: Hollywood resisting a digital future
» Digital Screen Network - UK Film Council
» Financial Times article in the NY Times:
Digital Cinema’s Costs Divide the Film World. [...]
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