Comments on: In Which I Have a Long Conversation with Neill Blomkamp, Director of District 9 http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: District 9 – “Use it as a satire. Chill out.” « UNI GIRL http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-2052 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:52:23 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-2052 [...] August 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment An Interview with Writer/Director Neill Blomkamp by Lev Grossman [...]

]]> By: District 9 » Current News Trends http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1986 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:00:19 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1986 [...] in: Time Magazine “A blog about Geek culture. Next week Time is going to run a piece about District 9. I [...]

]]> By: jymallyn http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:18:23 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1985 #1 is probably refering to “Firefly” which was Brilliant and a tragedy that it was terminated. The movie “Serenity” which was lifted from the series is one of the most enjoyable and brilliant SciFi movies ever made.
The “how do we deal with Aliens” theme is similar to “V” which was OK, but not gritty enough ala the original (simplisitic) “Battlestar Galactica.” (The re-envisioning was awesome.)

And I am supposed to be working but am planning on seeing “District 9″ in an hour so I am very psyched about these comments.

Thank you to Lev.

]]> By: Morning Report, August 14: Jesus for Universal Health Care? District 9. Fairness Doctrine Redux. Sarah Palin keeps hitting. Pro-life America. And the cutest reporter of them all. « Evangelical Gateway http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:39:37 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1982 [...] 2.  Yesterday I saw a movie.  Let me just say this.  If you can see one movie right now, skip G. I. Joe and see District 9.  There is a fascinating interview with the director of District 9 (LOTR’s Peter Jackson was a producer of the film) here. [...]

]]> By: The Man Behind District 9: Neill Blomcamp (Time Magazine) « Technical Writing http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1980 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:24:28 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1980 [...] Read­ t­h­e o­riginal po­st­: The Ma­n Behind Dis­tr­ict 9: Neill Blo­­mca­mp (Time Ma­g­a… [...]

]]> By: walkinghbomb http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:55:38 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1944 Lev, if it makes you feel any better, I hope that I’m doing as well as you when I reach your considerable age.

]]> By: Church http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:54:27 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1943 @tereglith Sounds more like a Wrock song to me.

]]> By: tereglith http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:58:11 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1942 Whenever you do a post title like this it sounds like a chapter of Winnie the Pooh.

]]> By: dennitzio http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:43:41 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1940 I’ve been preaching for a while that the more VFX people become directors, the more we will start seeing effects become less real. Letting the VFX artist actually be an artist who tells the story rather than just a craftsman faking a setting. Most VFX movies use effects as perfect as possible, wanting you to suspend your disbelief – wow, a walking car! Yet the watcher’s criticism of the effects – anything that looks fake – immediately takes them out of the story.

The new generation of VFX movies will use heightened reality, or even impressionistic reality, to enhance the storytelling. Steve Zissou is a great example of this. All those fish were clearly, beautifully, fake; artfully speaking about the world and, after the first shock of it, pulling us further into the story.

It’s like the transformation of theatre through the 60s and 70s, as directors and designers stopped trying to recreate realistic settings, and let the sets become part of the storytelling.

I’m curious to see what Blomkamp does, and which way he goes. Is he an artist? Or a craftsman?

]]> By: Kemper http://techland.time.com/2009/08/07/in-which-i-have-a-long-conversation-with-neill-blomkamp-director-of-district-9/comment-page-1/#comment-1935 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:24:24 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=2084#comment-1935 There was some other recent sci-fi story that featured a gritty, realistic documentary style including having things not in focus, and dirty, banged up spaceships. If only I could remember the name of it….

I’m actually geeked up for this movie. An original concept instead of a sequel, prequel, remake, or something based on a toy sounds pretty good right now.

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