Moundshroud
09-12-2009, 07:27 PM
It occured to me that two recent genre films - the sci-fi District 9 and the animated fantasy 9 both originated as short films. So for those interested in such things, here's the original shorts.
The original short for District 9 is called Alive in Joburg, and it's directed by Neill Blomkamp, who later directed the feature. There's some interesting differences here, including multiple mother ships, and mostly-obscured aliens depicted by actors in masks rather than the much more sophisticated CGI seen in the feature.
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Shane Acker's 9 was nominated for an Oscar in the Animated Short category. While the "stitchpunk" beings are apparently mute in the short, you'll see a good number of elements which later show up in the feature. I have to wonder if the bit with the lamp is a shout-out to Pixar's hopping-lamp logo.
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The original short for District 9 is called Alive in Joburg, and it's directed by Neill Blomkamp, who later directed the feature. There's some interesting differences here, including multiple mother ships, and mostly-obscured aliens depicted by actors in masks rather than the much more sophisticated CGI seen in the feature.
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Shane Acker's 9 was nominated for an Oscar in the Animated Short category. While the "stitchpunk" beings are apparently mute in the short, you'll see a good number of elements which later show up in the feature. I have to wonder if the bit with the lamp is a shout-out to Pixar's hopping-lamp logo.
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