If you have seen the trailer (or the movie itself) for District 9, you will notice it says “Presentend by Peter Jackson, Directed by Neill Blomkamp.” This short film “Alive in Joberg” is what Peter Jackson stumbled upon and got him interested in picking up the concept for D9 and putting Blomkamp at the helm. This six and a half minute short shows off Blomkamp’s raw talent of mixing CGI with live action. With what was surely a low budget and a light crew, Blomkamp took a great idea and displayed his talents in just the right way that led him to making a higher budget masterpiece that is District 9. (Fun fact: D9 star Sharlto Copely appears in and a producer of this short.)
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DISTRICT 9, (more) behind the scenes
Wired goes behind the scenes (for a second time) with DISTRICT 9’s Neill Blomkamp (director), Greg Broadmore (WETA Workshop designer), and others. Topics mostly consist of alien and weaponry design. Dig it. For the first behind the scenes video, click here.
DISTRICT 9, behind the scenes
I cannot stress this any further: GO SEE THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW. Need reassurance? See my “stream of consciousness” review.
DISTRICT 9 in a stream of consciousness
DISTRICT 9. Presented by Peter Jackson, directed by Neill Blomkamp. A masterpiece. A true work of art. Emotions, build up. Edge-of-your-seat action, suspense. Humans, aliens. Peace, war, racism, segregation, gangs, slums. Super-powerful weapons. Gore, violence. Strength, weakness. Friendship, betrayal. Father, son. Fight or flight. Team-work. Flaw. Rebirth. Transformation. Terror, fear, angst. Power, manipulation, money, rations. Dark humor. Grounded. Documentary-style. Shaky-cam, angles. CGI, RED camera, gorgeous scenery. Perfect, stunning mix of reality (humans, surroundings) and CGI fantasy (aliens, mothership, weapons). Sharlto Copley as Wikus Van De Merwe — raw talent. Brilliant. Superb. Best movie of the summer. Most original storyline, best sci-fi movie in recent memory. SATISFYING.