{"id":1027,"date":"2008-06-23T11:51:13","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T01:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/23\/attackazoids-and-brian-ionano\/"},"modified":"2008-10-10T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T11:26:38","slug":"attackazoids-and-brian-ionano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/23\/attackazoids-and-brian-ionano\/","title":{"rendered":"Attackazoids! and Brian Lonano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attackazoids!<\/strong> is a short SF film that offers a 7-minute, impressionistic glimpse into a world invaded by an army of giant war machines. Its clear, well-imagined visuals and tight direction go a long way toward suggesting much more than the running time can directly depict on screen.<\/p>\n

For example, an atmosphere of fascist domination that director Lonano creates through the use of noir, 1984-like imagery and slogans — along with some excellent parallel advertising material — seems to suggest that there is an undercurrent to the scenario that takes it beyond straight scifi adventure into a sort of metaphorical nightmare state.<\/p>\n

And the colossal Attackazoids themselves are very impressive indeed.<\/p>\n

\"Attackazoids!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Backbrain recently interviewed director Brian Lonano about it.<\/p>\n

“… the real motivation behind “Attackazoids!” was Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles<\/em>. I loved the concept of a series of short stories strung together and, well “chronicling” the colonization of Mars by Earth. I always dreamt of remaking the book into a movie but I decided that instead of remaking someone else’s work, I would create my own universe to run around in. My story is also about colonization but done in a more imperialistic way.”<\/p>\n

“I am actually ok with the story being simple so I take it as a compliment. A short film I really enjoy is called “Fifty Percent Grey.” It’s a real simple story about a soldier who dies and finds himself in a white void with a TV informing him he is in heaven. It’s just under four minutes and it really showed me that I could tell a story in that amount of time without having to go into too much detail. On a side note, the film got an Oscar Nomination in 2002 for best animated short, so that really inspired me to try and make a simple but memorable film. I definately wanted “Attackazoids!” to be very experimental with its imagery, special effects and story structure.”<\/p>\n

“I recently visited [SFX designer Jeff Jenkin’s] home in North Carolina and saw the attackazoid in person for the first time. It was no bigger than a G.I. Joe doll.”<\/p>\n

“[Attackazoids!] premiered at the Maryland Film Festival, which was such a great time, and we were a finalist at the USA Film Festival’s National Film & Video Competition. Winners from this festival get recognized by the Academy and could be put in the running for the Best Short Film Oscars. So for us to be a finalist in that competition is a big step…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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