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Sony’s new webisode feature ‘Angel of Death’ shot on RED

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If you want to see the future of Web based episodic distribution check out the new Crackle.com feature ‘Angel of Death’. The Sony distributed movie was all shot on the RED ONE.

‘Angel of Death’ is based on a story by famed comic book writer Ed Brubaker. It has incredibly high production value and stars:

Zoe Bell – Death Proof, Kill Bill
Lucy Lawless – “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Battlestar Galactica"
Doug Jones - 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Hellboy
Ted Raimi – Spider-Man, Evil Dead
Jake Abel - The Lovely Bones IMDB
Vail Bloom - "The Young and the Restless"
Brian Poth - "CSI: Miami"
Justin Huen - "Weeds"

The production team evaluated several cameras (I won’t say which ones) but eventually decided on the RED once we showed them how they could achieve the dirty and gritty ‘Grindhouse’ type look they were after.

The movie was written and shot as a feature and then cut up into 10 webisodes but will eventually be recut and issued as a full length feature. Editorial was done in FCP and we graded the ProRes422 HQ files in Apple Color. We gave the production team the graded QuickTimes for conversion to Flash and laid back all 10 episodes to HDCAM-SR for Sony to screen at their place … everyone involved is delighted with the final look.

The individual webisodes are being released this week – one per day.

To find out more on ‘Angel of Death’ visit: http://www.hollywooddi.com/
 
Thanks for sharing that with us. Really great production value. I'm curious though why she shot her target in the stomach... and he died instantly. The squibs were a little weak on that shot too. Haha. Other than that I liked it alot.
The reveal shot of the blade in her head was awesome.

-Josh
 
josh,
the fella died instantly after the stomach wound because in comic style movies the villains heart and lungs are actually located lower than traditional villains. They also contain less blood which is why the squibs look weak. ;)
I think the effects (knife in head) where quite well done considering the budget and mostly practically achieved, you should check out Episode 5 for the biggest Special Effects shots. Glad you liked it though.
 
fxpeak said:
josh,
the fella died instantly after the stomach wound because in comic style movies the villains heart and lungs are actually located lower than traditional villains. They also contain less blood which is why the squibs look weak. ;)
I think the effects (knife in head) where quite well done considering the budget and mostly practically achieved, you should check out Episode 5 for the biggest Special Effects shots. Glad you liked it though.
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I had no idea comic book lore was so widely known and rigid. If you are in fact serious. I have never heard of this ideal before. But to run with the idea if you are in fact serious. It could make sense given that villains are to be portrayed as lesser beings than the heros and any attempt to belittle them at their death would make sense.

-Josh
 
I can't watch the webisodes =/ Something wrong with Crackle?
 
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