{"id":7621,"date":"2010-05-28T09:43:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T22:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=7621"},"modified":"2010-05-28T09:43:14","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T22:43:14","slug":"giant-squid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/05\/28\/giant-squid\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Squid!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all like a good bit of giant squid action. Artist Maxwell Perry (pictured below) is intent on providing some in a short animated film called Giant Squid<\/em>. The film, produced through Dimly Lit Films<\/a> (“Fine Purveyor of Short Animated Culture”), is a follow-up (not a sequel) to his previous animation — a zombie cartoon titled Frantic Undead<\/em>, which we’ll be featuring shortly.<\/p>\n

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“I’m an artist who has always loved monster movies and genre cinema,” Perry told Undead Backbrain’s newshound, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery. “Over the past several years, I found myself gradually moving past traditional drawing and painting towards using video and animation in my work. I realized that what I really liked was narrative storytelling and that unique combination of image and story that only comes with animation.”<\/p>\n

Giant Squid<\/em> draws inspiration from Moby Dick<\/em> and Godzilla movies in pretty much equal parts, he explained — which sounds right up our alley. He explained:<\/p>\n

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The plot centers around a teenage girl, Elise, whose boyfriend is abducted by a monster squid. Elise then tracks the squid down with the help of a marine biologist and an Ahab-like squid poacher named Cappy. Mayhem ensues.<\/p>\n

Conceptually, one of the underlying aims of my animations is to draw attention to the amount of creativity that goes into making a low- to no-budget independent work by creating them on a minuscule scale. I try to poke fun at and embrace common horror movie tropes simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Giant Squid<\/em> is not meant for young kids, but my hope is that if you’re the type of person that enjoys a good laugh during an especially gory horror film, you’ll find the humor in my work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Giant Squid<\/em> is currently in production and is set for completion in August.<\/p>\n

Teaser Trailer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Some clips from Giant Squid<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Storyboards:<\/p>\n

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The Dimly Lit Films YouTube Channel<\/a> offers some Making-Of Videos as well. Go there to check them out!<\/p>\n

And stay tuned for info on Maxwell Perry’s Frantic Undead<\/em>!<\/p>\n