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JERRY BECK (LA)
AMID AMIDI (NY)
ELA in Love at First Byte
August 18, 2008 12:59 am


ELA

Co-director Fernando Sarmiento descibes ELA in Love at First Byte to me as, “A weird mix between She Ra, Tron and Flash Gordon.” It also happens to be a fun and graphically appealing piece of computer animation combined with live actors. It was produced by the Argentinian motion graphic studio PepperMelon. Check it out:

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Numair (Nimmer) Abbas says:
08/18/08  4:04am

Did anyone notice the references to Thundercats and The Neverending Story? There may have been a few other references too I might not have noticed…

 
Marc Baker says:
08/18/08  4:47am

That was kinda neat. I like the 3D ‘Tron’ like graphics, and the nods to Filmation. Particularly, the ‘Lou Schimer, Norm Prescott’ wheel.

 
Ripsey says:
08/18/08  7:29am

Wow. That’s damn cool. Funny how the film is so heavily influenced by very recognizable sources, and yet comes across as very unique and original!

A lot of great attention to detail; I especially loved the music and sound effects.

 
Elliot Cowan says:
08/18/08  7:29am

A deep fried gold sandwich.
That’s bloody brilliant.

 
decembre says:
08/18/08  7:35am

Bravo!!! me thinks the homage to Filmation is fantastic.

 
red pill junkie says:
08/18/08  9:37am

Ché, qué loco! ^.^

 
Ryan says:
08/18/08  9:40am

Wow that was cool! I love south american women!!!!

 
lamartherevenger says:
08/18/08  2:39pm

that woke me up after a exhausting day. the best thing i’ve seen all day.

 
doug holverson says:
08/18/08  3:26pm

Also a reference to Taarna flying over the desert and in the temple from Heavy Metal.

So, what’s with the square belly?

 
Mike says:
08/18/08  6:41pm

Any homage to Filmation automatically must cost at least twenty-seven times what a genuine Filmation product would. It’s a law of nature.

 
FP says:
08/18/08  7:02pm

Skin-tight white panties on a ample bottom? Trumps animation. I don’t even remember what I just watched – but it’s good.

Did Cartman just say sh*tballs to the principal?

 
Larry T says:
08/19/08  5:17am

Ok that was cool. I also liked the references to Space Invaders and Super Mario Bros… ahhh, all things ’80s. Very creative.

 
Chuck R. says:
08/19/08  2:49pm

Everyone agrees this is great, and everyone cites the oh-so-clever pop culture references. Am I the only one not in on the joke?

Someone’s gotta say it: The Emperor’s got no clothes.

 
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