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August 23, 2007
Sunshine
I caught the VES Screening of Danny Boyle's Sunshine @ Pixar last night... It has been a little over a year since I last caught a screening @ Pixar, and that was for Superman Returns, and as I've mentioned before, it is a truly moving going experience to see a film in the conditions of body trembling sound, outstanding picture quality, all super bright, vibrant colors, and throw in some great seats to boot, forget about it, it's the only way to see a show.
So we have Danny Boyle, After he took us on crazy ride both visually and psychologically in Transpotting, he took Alex Garland's novel The Beach and the studio's mucked with it, but still delivered a solid bit of cinema, I think. I really liked The Beach, I was a fan of Danny Boyle's after that. 28 Days Later wasn't great, but pretty cool, and Millions was charming.
So how did he take on the Sci-Fi genre... the image up on the right, the sun observation room on the Icarus II says it all, just awe. He brings such a chilling visual palate of style, cinematography, and in camera optical effects, mixed brilliantly with MPC's visual effects.
The visuals and the sound of the film are outstanding, and this carries throughout the entire film, and the first 2 acts of the film are completely engaging, the final act is more of a toss up, some folks were OK with it, (as was I) while many others felt it all went to hell in a hand basket, Freddy Kruger style... I think it held up just fine, not my favorite ending, but good indeed.
We had a special treat after the screening of Sunshine, as the VFX producer from MPC flew out from London to partake in a Q&A session after going through a breakdown of the VFX of the film.
MPC performed all of the shows visual effects from the monitors graphics and screens inside the ship, to the all CG Icarus I & II spaceships, and of course the Sun. They did a number of versions depending on how far or close they were to it, some of the most spectacular shots of the sun are through the observation room, and during the ending sequence as you actually pass through into the sun.
MPC did some amazing work on this one, I could have sworn some of those spaceship shots were miniatures, but with the help of compositing in real in camera lens flares on to the CG shots, it brought a level of realism unable to achieve otherwise.
I'd say go see Sunshine, it's a must on the big screen, and see it with great picture and sound, one great moving going experience. So go see it, then visit some of the links below...
See Also:
foxsearchlight.com/sunshine/ (official)
sunshinedna.com (Sunshine Goodies, videos, vfx, etc.)
moving-picture.com/sunshine (MPC's Sunshine Site)
sunshine.imdb
sunshinefan.com (geek out)
Posted by dschnee at August 23, 2007 07:07 AM
