And the next live-action anime movie is...

Alzrius · Nov 30, 2004

Gundam!

Or at least, so the rumors say. Check it out: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18904

Pants · Nov 30, 2004

Heh, I'm still waiting how the live-action Eva movie will turn out.

Ankh-Morpork Guard · Nov 30, 2004

Ugh...just thinking about live action makes me remember the pain that is G-Savior.

...but seeing as this is supposed to be based on the original Mobile Suit Gundam, and Tomino IS involved, this is good. Very good. But I'm still a bit worried just because animation doesn't really translate to live action all that well. Char will just not be the same...its his voice that makes him Char!

Ah, well, its classic Gundam and its got Char. I'll see it no matter what. Sieg Zeon!

Ranger REG · Dec 3, 2004

Alzrius said:
Gundam!

Or at least, so the rumors say. Check it out: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18904

Darn! I was hoping for the Lodoss War films.

The_lurkeR · Dec 3, 2004

Is there really alot of call for these?

To me part of the appeal of anime is the animation. I like the art of Lodoss War and I think would prefer a new Lodoss anime over a live action reinterpretation of the originals.

I would guess the studios appeal is for a larger audience for the material.

Zoatebix · Dec 3, 2004

tee hee hee

And for more of what makes anime anime: http://members.cox.net/penguinjoe/SCAD/presentation.swf

My friend Richmond Chaisiri is a genius. This presentation was done for his color theory class at Savanah Art College.
-George

Mark · Dec 3, 2004

Thanks Zoatebix!

Ankh-Morpork Guard · Dec 3, 2004

I'd say a large amount of the appeal IS the animation, but of all anime, I think Gundam COULD make it as live action fairly well. I'm not sure how to describe WHY, and maybe it has a lot to do with me being a very long time Gundam fan, but it just seems like it would be able to pull the live action off if done right. G-Savior showed that it is easy to do this WRONG. Ugh...pain.

But Gundam's a classic. It deserves another attempt at live action to prove that it really can be done worthwhile. Really...it all comes down to Char.

...and Zoatebix, great little presentation.

Though I feel that one of the big things that makes anime what it is is the motion. It just looks so much different in motion than in static images when compared with other styles. Obvious, the color contributes to that.

Zoatebix · Dec 3, 2004

Oh, of course! Richmond is studying studio art to be an animator, in fact. It's just that if he'd never taken this color theory class (which he's having an absolute blast in, and he's doing a project that features his hand-drawn animation for the final), he never would have analyzed all the stuff in his presentation. I thought he did a great job summarizing aspects of color in anime that people often intuit but aren't conscious of ("of which they are not conscious" sounded too akward, even for me).

Anyways, I'm glad you liked it. I'm teaching a 3-meeting short course (1/3 of a credit - woo hoo!) next semester on Anime and it's relationship to other media, and I'm thinking of using Richmond's presentation. I haven't found the perfect feature or short to highlight with it, though. Maybe I'll start a thread about that here...