{"id":1307,"date":"2017-05-23T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T14:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/05\/23\/district-9-director-neill-blomkamp-to-release-experimental-short-films-on-gaming-site-steam\/"},"modified":"2017-05-23T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T14:19:56","slug":"district-9-director-neill-blomkamp-to-release-experimental-short-films-on-gaming-site-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/05\/23\/district-9-director-neill-blomkamp-to-release-experimental-short-films-on-gaming-site-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018District 9\u2019 Director Neill Blomkamp to Release Experimental Short Films On Gaming Site Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"

“District 9<\/a>” director Neill Blomkamp<\/a>’s Oats Studios will experiment with selling short films on gaming website Stream as a way to develop\u00a0feature film ideas. Many\u00a0shorts will also be available on the Oats Studios YouTube channel, but\u00a0a few will be exclusive for purchase as a way to see if the ecosystem works for film, Blomkamp said.<\/p>\n

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If I sold experimental short films on @steam_games<\/a> as tests for potential full feature films, would people watch them?<\/p>\n

\u2014 N\u039eill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) April 9, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The director, also known for “Elysium” and “Chappie,”\u00a0floated the idea on twitter: “If I sold experimental short films on [Steam Games]\u00a0as tests for potential full feature films, would people watch them?” He added that concept art, 3-D assets, and Maya scene files would be available for download through Steam.\u00a0“I want to have direct open dialogue with audience going forward,” said Blomkamp, before debuting this teaser from a short called “RAKKA.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Blomkamp\u00a0is best known for the dystopian sci-fi film “District 9,” which\u00a0he co-wrote with his wife, Terri Tatchell, and was produced by Peter Jackson. “District 9” received widespread critical acclaim and box office success for its creative use\u00a0of fictional found footage and political allegory to apartheid. It was based on a short film, “Alive in Joburg.” Steam is a popular online gaming platform developed by Valve, the video game developer behind\u00a0“Half-Life” and “Left 4 Dead.”<\/p>\n

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The Oats Studios YouTube<\/a> is still pretty sparse, but it’s clearly a place for Blomkamp to test out short ideas, like this presidential motorcade that looks like something out of “Mad Max: Fury Road.”\u00a0Check it out:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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