May 01, 2008
April 30, 2008
WATCHMEN/YOUTUBE CONTEST
Zack Snyder is offering you the opportunity to create "Veidt Enterprises" TV commercials that could end up in the feature film WATCHMEN, scheduled to be released in theaters on March 6, 2009.To get started, download the standard definition and/or high definition assets from the links below, and then shoot your own original TV commercial that advertises one of the products.
Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. The products are all made by "Veidt Enterprises," and you can download the product logos for
your use as well.
Make your TV commercial in NTSC standard definition (720x486) or higher resolution, upload it, and then others can vote on your work. The
contest ends on June 2, 2008. The 40 finalists will win signed posters
from Snyder. The top five finalists from user votes will win High-
Definition Canon Vixia HG10 camcorders. Up to 20 of Snyder 's favorite
finalists will win $1,000 and have a chance to be included in the
WATCHMEN feature film itself.
Official Site - youtube.com/watchmenmovie
Sample Tv Spot #1: Nostalgia by Veidt -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VgVP6LoI7xw
Sample Tv Spot #2: Veidt Sport -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VUv__WbVEBQ
Download Assets:
http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/veidtadvertisingcontest/download.html
Official Rules:
http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/veidtadvertisingcontest/rules.html
Via Dan Sarto
SHYAMALAN'S AIRBENDER PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have greenlit the live-action epic adventureM. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S
THE LAST AIRBENDER, which will be opening on Friday, July 2, 2010.
Shyamalan, the creator of the Oscar-nominated THE SIXTH SENSE, SIGNS and the upcoming THE HAPPENING, will direct and produce the epic action-adventure based on a script that he penned.
Joining him as producers are Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, who produced the blockbuster INDIANA JONES and JURASSIC PARK film franchises, Sam Mercer (THE SIXTH SENSE, THE HAPPENING) and Scott
Aversano (FAILURE TO LAUNCH, THE SCHOOL OF ROCK).
Michael DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko, the creators of the popular TV
series, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, that inspired the film, will serve
as executive producers.
Shyamalan said, "I've always been a huge fan of Miyazaki's work. He is
one of the greatest storytellers in the world. His combination of
spirituality and super natural elements have brought depth and meaning
to his art form."
Based on the successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action
feature film is set in a world where human civilization is divided into
four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire.
The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other
three nations. The film's hero, the reluctant young Aang, is the "Last
Airbender;" the Avatar who, according to prophecy, has the ability to
manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together. Aided
by a protective teenage Waterbender named Katara and her bull-headed
brother Sokka, Aang proceeds on a perilous journey to restore balance to
their war-torn world.
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S THE LAST AIRBENDER will combine the imagination and
visual canvas of the LORD OF THE RINGS saga with the action and
spectacle of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
Courtesy of Dan Sarto.
GHOST IN THE SHELL BOUGHT BY DREAMWORKS
DreamWorks has acquired the rights to GHOST IN THE SHELL, and plans to turn the Japanese manga into a 3-D live-action feature, per VARIETY.Steven Spielberg took an active role in the deal, telling VARIETY, "GHOST IN THE SHELL is one of my favorite stories. It's a genre that has arrived, and we enthusiastically welcome it to DreamWorks."
The story follows a member of a cover ops team within the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-based crime.
It was first published in 1989 from author Masamune Shirow, with two additional manga editions, three anime films, an anime TV series and three video games.
The second anime, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE was released in 2004 in the U.S. by DreamWorks.
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul, all of Seaside Ent., will produce
and brought the project to the studio. Jamie Moss will write the
adaptation.
Universal and Sony were also interested in the story, but Spielberg made
it happen at DreamWorks.
Avi Arad also produced all three SPIDER-MAN films, the X-MEN films, the
two FANTASTIC FOUR movies as well as the upcoming IRON MAN and THE
INCREDIBLE HULK.
Moss wrote the recently released STREET KINGS.
Courtesy of Dan Sarto.
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