Comments on: Fan-made opening credits for upcoming WALKING DEAD TV show http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 04:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: kib http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896514 kib Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896514 Be sure to check out his "Articles of War" on his Vimeo page. 12 minutes of excellent story-telling and great animation. Wow, what a producer this guy is. Be sure to check out his “Articles of War” on his Vimeo page. 12 minutes of excellent story-telling and great animation. Wow, what a producer this guy is.

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895770 devophill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895770 He totally <b>is</b> that Tony Moore! He totally is that Tony Moore!

]]> By: Greg323 http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896029 Greg323 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896029 Well done. *Very* slick. Best case, AMC actually uses it. Worst case, someone there will look at this and say "Who is this guy? We need to use him for something else.." Either way it's a win.. Well done. *Very* slick. Best case, AMC actually uses it. Worst case, someone there will look at this and say “Who is this guy? We need to use him for something else..”

Either way it’s a win..

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896797 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896797 PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION IF YOU'D LIKE AMC TO USE THESE FOR THE REAL CREDITS! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/danielkanemotowalkingdeadcredits/ PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION IF YOU’D LIKE AMC TO USE THESE FOR THE REAL CREDITS!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/danielkanemotowalkingdeadcredits/

]]> By: Daniel M. Kanemoto http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-897821 Daniel M. Kanemoto Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-897821 One of my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite movies. You have no idea how much I appreciate the support. One of my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite movies. You have no idea how much I appreciate the support.

]]> By: Daniel M. Kanemoto http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895774 Daniel M. Kanemoto Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895774 I can't believe I got Boing-Boing-ed. This is turning into one hell of a weekend. Thanks for all the feedback, everyone, and Tony, I had such a blast animating your artwork -- having great source material is a big part of what makes this medium so much fun to work in. And yes, I'm open for business. My home on the web is http://www.exmortisfilms.com. I can’t believe I got Boing-Boing-ed. This is turning into one hell of a weekend.

Thanks for all the feedback, everyone, and Tony, I had such a blast animating your artwork — having great source material is a big part of what makes this medium so much fun to work in.

And yes, I’m open for business. My home on the web is http://www.exmortisfilms.com.

]]> By: michael holloway http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896054 michael holloway Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896054 I thought I had George A Romero's whole 'living dead' thing sussed, but a new explanation for the popularity of the series and related off shoots has become apparent to me. What I used to think: <i>The walking dead are a metaphor for all those 'happy' people who don't have a clue. A life lived in oblivion is a happy life it is true; but some of us are unable to stick with that group, the stuff we can see fucks that up. So the zombies are the brain eating lowest common denominator, the blood sucking, brain eating banality of a life lived uncritically.</i> The new metric: <i>We, the critical thinkers, are the brain eating zombies - out for revenge on the 'happy' people who's pathetic lives have become the 'normal' in a society that equates consumption with happiness - even though what they're eating is the core of a once great society.</i> Another way. <i>The brain eating zombies are characters that look human enough that sociopaths can satisfy their instinct to murder by watching these media.</i> There, that pretty well sums it for me but, I still don't get it - even though I have laughed once or twice. mh I thought I had George A Romero’s whole ‘living dead’ thing sussed, but a new explanation for the popularity of the series and related off shoots has become apparent to me.

What I used to think:

The walking dead are a metaphor for all those ‘happy’ people who don’t have a clue. A life lived in oblivion is a happy life it is true; but some of us are unable to stick with that group, the stuff we can see fucks that up. So the zombies are the brain eating lowest common denominator, the blood sucking, brain eating banality of a life lived uncritically.

The new metric:

We, the critical thinkers, are the brain eating zombies – out for revenge on the ‘happy’ people who’s pathetic lives have become the ‘normal’ in a society that equates consumption with happiness – even though what they’re eating is the core of a once great society.

Another way.

The brain eating zombies are characters that look human enough that sociopaths can satisfy their instinct to murder by watching these media.

There, that pretty well sums it for me but, I still don’t get it – even though I have laughed once or twice.

mh

]]> By: an0nymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895802 an0nymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895802 Damn, man, I would totally buy him a beer if I were able. Huge fan. Damn, man, I would totally buy him a beer if I were able. Huge fan.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896084 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896084 bravo! bravo!

]]> By: crankypage http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895830 crankypage Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895830 I've watched them five times. Brilliant. You've boxed the production into a corner now - whatever they have commissioned likely won't be as good. Maybe somebody will edit your credits onto the inevitable torrents that will appear the day after each episode airs. I’ve watched them five times. Brilliant. You’ve boxed the production into a corner now – whatever they have commissioned likely won’t be as good. Maybe somebody will edit your credits onto the inevitable torrents that will appear the day after each episode airs.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-950874 Donald Petersen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-950874 Sure enough, the credits they ended up using, while perfectly adequate, aren't nearly as good as these. The show's a hoot, though. Sure enough, the credits they ended up using, while perfectly adequate, aren’t nearly as good as these. The show’s a hoot, though.

]]> By: William George http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895844 William George Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895844 Very well done. My hat's off to you. Very well done. My hat’s off to you.

]]> By: thekinginyellow http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896112 thekinginyellow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896112 well done 2.5d done well. good job! well done 2.5d done well. good job!

]]> By: Tony Moore http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895602 Tony Moore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895602 This seriously blew my total mind. This seriously blew my total mind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895604 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895604 Oh hell yeah! Oh hell yeah!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895606 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895606 That is the bees knees. Like that is probably too good for them to pass up. Daniel's creativity will be rewarded regardless. Kudos and props for days. That is the bees knees. Like that is probably too good for them to pass up. Daniel’s creativity will be rewarded regardless. Kudos and props for days.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-896632 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-896632 What sort of software does one use to make this stuff? That is, what would I have to learn to do it? What sort of software does one use to make this stuff?

That is, what would I have to learn to do it?

]]> By: malthusan http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895609 malthusan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895609 That's freakin' amazing! I doubt anything they come up with "officially" will be as good. That’s freakin’ amazing! I doubt anything they come up with “officially” will be as good.

]]> By: elfspice http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895629 elfspice Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895629 O M F G awesome work... i think you could definitely say that is up there with the best tv opening credits that have ever been made. really interesting credits is kinda rare in the video production industry but some movies and tv shows have intro's that almost eclipse the actual production itself in terms of facilitating compulsive viewing. imho they should use this, pay that artist and maybe give him a bonus if he can make it top the seemingly impossible to exceed awesomeness of it. O M F G

awesome work… i think you could definitely say that is up there with the best tv opening credits that have ever been made. really interesting credits is kinda rare in the video production industry but some movies and tv shows have intro’s that almost eclipse the actual production itself in terms of facilitating compulsive viewing. imho they should use this, pay that artist and maybe give him a bonus if he can make it top the seemingly impossible to exceed awesomeness of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895885 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895885 But not many people know any of the actors. Looks at the Wire opening credits. No on in the cast is shown in the wire opening credits. What about Mad Men, an AMC show that shares the same network as walking dead. You don't see anyone in the Mad Men credits. It's almost in the same style too, The standard for TV is changing. It's getting smarter and more clever. What would help is for the audience to keep an open mind on how the media is presented. But not many people know any of the actors. Looks at the Wire opening credits. No on in the cast is shown in the wire opening credits. What about Mad Men, an AMC show that shares the same network as walking dead. You don’t see anyone in the Mad Men credits. It’s almost in the same style too, The standard for TV is changing. It’s getting smarter and more clever. What would help is for the audience to keep an open mind on how the media is presented.

]]> By: codydjango http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895630 codydjango Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895630 wow this is a show i could get behind wow this is a show i could get behind

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895631 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895631 Wow, that was actually pretty amazing. Asopting this as their official opening would be positive media attention as well. Wow, that was actually pretty amazing.

Asopting this as their official opening would be positive media attention as well.

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895636 devophill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895636 No words to describe it. They should've sent a poet. No words to describe it. They should’ve sent a poet.

]]> By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895642 pKp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895642 Seriously awesome. They need to hire this guy, STAT. Seriously awesome. They need to hire this guy, STAT.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895898 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895898 Very cool!! Love it. You've even improved the song by limiting it to that verse. Very cool!! Love it. You’ve even improved the song by limiting it to that verse.

]]> By: elfspice http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895645 elfspice Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895645 just remembered what the most notable intro sequence for anything i can bring to mind is - james bond movies... this is of that calibre. just remembered what the most notable intro sequence for anything i can bring to mind is – james bond movies… this is of that calibre.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895663 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895663 oddly, i originally saw this amazing work when the link was tweeted by cory's twin damon lindelof. oddly, i originally saw this amazing work when the link was tweeted by cory’s twin damon lindelof.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895676 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895676 It is really good. It will not be used. It shows the comics. The people who invested in the TV show want TV, they paid of the comics guys for the right,s now they want to promote the TV stuff. Also as they are in TV they have to look down on comics as low distribution stuff. Even if the TV people acknowledge the creativity of the comics they place themselves up high and comics down low. It does not show actors faces, there are going to be contracts wrapped up in showing their faces as the actors depend on being noticed. It is really good. It will not be used.

It shows the comics. The people who invested in the TV show want TV, they paid of the comics guys for the right,s now they want to promote the TV stuff. Also as they are in TV they have to look down on comics as low distribution stuff. Even if the TV people acknowledge the creativity of the comics they place themselves up high and comics down low.

It does not show actors faces, there are going to be contracts wrapped up in showing their faces as the actors depend on being noticed.

]]> By: Nom_de_Guerre http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895677 Nom_de_Guerre Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895677 AMC would be smart to make an effort to buy it... AMC would be smart to make an effort to buy it…

]]> By: Hummy http://boingboing.net/2010/09/25/fan-made-opening-cre.html#comment-895684 Hummy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-895684 That is freaking awesome! That is freaking awesome!

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