Klingon propaganda video

[prog]

This is nice:

Interesting pattern develops here, if this is a viral for the next J.J. Abrams Trek film (which it almost surely is, since it looks too polished, and its credit roll is too absent, to be a fan video). It follows the same precedent for superhero-story reboots set by the Nolans' Batman films: in the first installment, pit the hero against a canonical but somewhat lame villain. This keeps the focus on how you've revitalized the hero - or, in Trek's case, the heroic ensemble. If that goes over well, then you can sustain fan-glee by rolling out the arch-nemesis for part two.

rikchik points out to me that the latter-day Dr. Who TV series follows this pattern as well. The first Eccleson episode had him shining as he dealt with the obscure-but-canonical Autons, and they waited a few episodes before the ol' Daleks showed up to steal his spotlight away.

Edit Oh, the glyphs at the end are totally a URL passed through a simple latin1-to-klingon-character cipher. I am too lazy to figure it out though.

Edit 2 OK, fine: it goes here. (Ripped from an IO9 comment. whee...)

Comments

[prog.livejournal.com]

I understand "2-D" versus "3-D" animation to describe the visual style of the finished product, moreso than the production techniques used to get there. So, yes, 2-D Flash totally counts in my book.

(I'm also sure there that "2-D animation has been REBORN!!" headlines will nonetheless continue to appear for as long as animation exists as an art form. :) )

[pseudomanitou.livejournal.com]

Good. I fully support the evolution boost that format competition brings about. May the many mutations of 2-D overwhelm their inbred 3-D Pixar predators :)