Looks like Neill Blomkamp is a member of the master race lol
CLICK: I mean this as a compliment but I felt it had a video game aesthetic to it - with the floating third person camera that’s locked to a character.
NB: Yea I did one specific shot like that.
CLICK: There’s one during the fight and one where the cameras shifting as though you’re moving it with a controller. That’s a real video game reference?
NB: Yea completely.
CLICK: And what are your video games that you’re referencing then - because you are clearly a game fan as well as a movie fan.
NB: Yea. For those two camera moves - I’m glad you picked up on that. I haven’t spoken to many people that have seen the film yet so maybe other people will start bringing that up. Those are more nondescript. So I’m alluding to the fact that I’m from this kind of Xbox generation that just likes this shit
CLICK: The third person cover shooter…?
NB: Yea exactly. The stuff that I’m actually into currently - I’m really into the new Battlefield [BF3] so I’m playing that a lot. But I just destroyed the computer that was running on so it’s not working out for me right now.
CLICK: So you play on PC, you’re not a console person?!
NB: I fucking hate consoles dude!
CLICK: Why?!
NB: Dude, no!
CLICK: You were going to make a Halo movie!
NB: I cannot stand consoles!
CLICK: God, how were you going to come at those questions when people talked about consoles?!
NB: I forced myself to play that bullshit with the thumbs but I hate that stuff. But you have to remember if I’m from computer graphics and 3D animation, I basically have like Cray research computers running 3D graphics on them.
CLICK: So why would I want these shitty textures on a console?!
NB: Exactly! You just want the most disgustingly high resolution, incredibly high frame rate [explosion noise] image! So and the precision too!
CLICK: Sure headshots are much easier with a mouse! You mentioned you were a VFX guy there, does that mean you’re very demanding when the team brings you an effects show? You know it could be better?
NB: Yea totally.
NB: I forced myself to play that bullshit with the thumbs but I hate that stuff. But you have to remember if I’m from computer graphics and 3D animation, I basically have like Cray research computers running 3D graphics on them.
CLICK: So why would I want these shitty textures on a console?!
NB: Exactly! You just want the most disgustingly high resolution, incredibly high frame rate [explosion noise] image! So and the precision too!
CLICK: Sure headshots are much easier with a mouse! You mentioned you were a VFX guy there, does that mean you’re very demanding when the team brings you an effects show? You know it could be better?
NB: Yea totally.
- See more at: http://clickonline.com/movies/uncut-interview--neill-blomkamp-for-elysium/19123/#sthash.wNCtigwq.dpuf
NB: Yea I did one specific shot like that.
CLICK: There’s one during the fight and one where the cameras shifting as though you’re moving it with a controller. That’s a real video game reference?
NB: Yea completely.
CLICK: And what are your video games that you’re referencing then - because you are clearly a game fan as well as a movie fan.
NB: Yea. For those two camera moves - I’m glad you picked up on that. I haven’t spoken to many people that have seen the film yet so maybe other people will start bringing that up. Those are more nondescript. So I’m alluding to the fact that I’m from this kind of Xbox generation that just likes this shit
CLICK: The third person cover shooter…?
NB: Yea exactly. The stuff that I’m actually into currently - I’m really into the new Battlefield [BF3] so I’m playing that a lot. But I just destroyed the computer that was running on so it’s not working out for me right now.
CLICK: So you play on PC, you’re not a console person?!
NB: I fucking hate consoles dude!
CLICK: Why?!
NB: Dude, no!
CLICK: You were going to make a Halo movie!
NB: I cannot stand consoles! - See more at: http://clickonline.com/movies/uncut-interview--neill-blomkamp-for-elysium/19123/#sthash.wNCtigwq.dpuf
NB: Yea I did one specific shot like that.
CLICK: There’s one during the fight and one where the cameras shifting as though you’re moving it with a controller. That’s a real video game reference?
NB: Yea completely.
CLICK: And what are your video games that you’re referencing then - because you are clearly a game fan as well as a movie fan.
NB: Yea. For those two camera moves - I’m glad you picked up on that. I haven’t spoken to many people that have seen the film yet so maybe other people will start bringing that up. Those are more nondescript. So I’m alluding to the fact that I’m from this kind of Xbox generation that just likes this shit
CLICK: The third person cover shooter…?
NB: Yea exactly. The stuff that I’m actually into currently - I’m really into the new Battlefield [BF3] so I’m playing that a lot. But I just destroyed the computer that was running on so it’s not working out for me right now.
CLICK: So you play on PC, you’re not a console person?!
NB: I fucking hate consoles dude!
CLICK: Why?!
NB: Dude, no!
CLICK: You were going to make a Halo movie!
NB: I cannot stand consoles! - See more at: http://clickonline.com/movies/uncut-interview--neill-blomkamp-for-elysium/19123/#sthash.wNCtigwq.dpuf
NB: Yea I did one specific shot like that.
CLICK: There’s one during the fight and one where the cameras shifting as though you’re moving it with a controller. That’s a real video game reference?
NB: Yea completely.
CLICK: And what are your video games that you’re referencing then - because you are clearly a game fan as well as a movie fan.
NB: Yea. For those two camera moves - I’m glad you picked up on that. I haven’t spoken to many people that have seen the film yet so maybe other people will start bringing that up. Those are more nondescript. So I’m alluding to the fact that I’m from this kind of Xbox generation that just likes this shit
CLICK: The third person cover shooter…?
NB: Yea exactly. The stuff that I’m actually into currently - I’m really into the new Battlefield [BF3] so I’m playing that a lot. But I just destroyed the computer that was running on so it’s not working out for me right now.
CLICK: So you play on PC, you’re not a console person?!
NB: I fucking hate consoles dude!
CLICK: Why?!
NB: Dude, no!
CLICK: You were going to make a Halo movie!
NB: I cannot stand consoles! - See more at: http://clickonline.com/movies/uncut-interview--neill-blomkamp-for-elysium/19123/#sthash.wNCtigwq.dpuf
Check out the full interview http://clickonline.com/movies/uncut-interview--neill-blomkamp-for-elysium/19123/
God damn X Rebirth is looking good, never managed to get into the series myself but that may have to change...
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