I love it when trends come together. X-Men inspired super powered kids combine with the desaturated, sun glared and lens flared film style of the 70's/early 80's which received big screen homage in Super 8.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Evacu-8 - A Sweet Table-Top Game Emulator for Super 8
J.J. Abrams' Super 8 is out on DVD/Blu-Ray today. It really is great homage to 80's Spielberg films.
And it had some of the coolest viral tie-ins including this awesome Retro-style game found here.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Pedal Faster Elliott - Zombie/ET Mash-Up Art by Andy Hunter
Via the Draw2d2 October Zombie/Spielberg Mash-up Art challenge.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Terra Nova - "Another Sun", At Night, Legend - Pomos & Previews
A few more previews - some more glimpses of dinosaurs. 2 hour Series Premiere 9/26.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Could Use More Dinosaurs - Terra Nova TV Series First Look Featurette
OK - I'm only half kidding about the dinosaurs...premise actually seems pretty interesting.
And there are some fun viral clips available on the Facebook Page
as well as this Datpad Style Countdown Widget.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Super 8 - What is the #super8secret? viral site, MTV Trailer, & Free Online Comic
The new viral site for What is the #super8secret? was announced Friday 6/3 on the Super 8 Facebook page. Mousing over the title late Sunday night revealed the hashtag #mint.
There is a free Super 8 e-comic available to read online or download here and some sort of contest as well.
And this is the New Trailer that debuted on the MTV Movie Awards.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Found Footage 80's style - Super 8 Trailer
What if Steven Spielberg had made a found footage film in the early 1980's? Wouldn't it be, in most ways, the opposite of everything the edgy new genre is known for -- low budgets, ill framed naturally lit shaky shots, dim and/or grainy footage, unscripted reactions, a narrative tone ranging from ambiguous at best to just plain bleak, and aimed at the post-modern hipster crowd. Instead wouldn't it have been a coming of age story blended with big budget action, featuring plucky tween protagonists, awe filled reaction shots, saturated colors, lens flare, an often intense adventure but with moments of wonder, and aimed at abroad general audience. And the found footage that really might have been more or less a MacGuffin in the story. Wouldn't that movie have looked like JJ Abrams' Super 8?
Yes, I know Spielberg and Abrams are in on this project together as Producer and Director respectively -- but I still wonder if that was the concept pitch. There is probably no better Geek Director than Abrams (short of Spielberg transporting himself forward from the past) suited to both re-creating and updating that early Spielberg style. It is cool to see a return to original live action adventure fare aimed at a broad audience including tweens -- instead of just looking for the next book based franchise to fill Harry Potter's robes. The upcoming Real Steel looks like it's aiming for the same thing. It is refreshing.
Extras: The movie site also has a viral game unlocking Lost-style clips in it's Editing Room. And there's an emulator app that will turn your iPhone into a Retro Super 8 camera complete with filters and editor.
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