D-Day on the Cheap
Written By: Marina Antunes
I‘ve talked about it enough but just in case, I love The Matrix. That movie hit my magical sweet spot of eye candy/story mix and over the years, I’ve become fascinated by the “how’d they do that?” factor. I don’t always make the effort to find out but sometimes, I see something that blows me away and this is one of those things.
Dale has brought my attention to a short video clip of three graphic designers and how they managed to recreate D-Day on a tiny budget for an episode of the BBC history show Timewatch.
These guys are obviously experts but it gives hope to productions with little/no budgets. With enough creativity and perseverance, you too can make Saving Private Ryan with a few friends and a few thousand dollars.
Seriously though, Little Ashes is rated 15 in the UK and R in the US. Sorry...
Comment by Andrew James — February 5, 2008
Comment by Marina Antunes — February 6, 2008
Like Marina, I’m excited about the new creative talent who will get a chance to share their stories thanks to lower cost of production. And maybe a few more good/riskier scifi/fantasy/cast-of-thousands-epic movies will get made by the bigs because of the lower costs.
An aside: Bonus marks for anyone who can name the homage/gag reference with the horse running on the beach with the french horn music.
Comment by Dale — February 6, 2008