“Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated” on DVD July 27
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
A Mixed Media Re-interpretation of the Greatest Zombie Film of All Time
Over 100 artists reanimate the timeless classic
Screening announced as part of San Diego Comic Con’s opening night
festivities
Wild Eye Releasing and MVD Visual are pleased to announce the release of
Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated for North American distribution on
July 27th.
Rondo Award-nominated as Best Independent Horror Feature, Night Of The
Living Dead: Reanimated is a collaborative artistic mash-up of George
Romero’s cult classic. Nearly 150 International artists and animators
chose their favorite scenes and re-envisioned them through their own
artwork, with no restrictions on style, media or process – resulting in an
eclectic ‘art show’ interpretation of the seminal 1968 film, all placed
over the original’s audio.
With work ranging from oil paintings to comic illustrations and sock
puppets to CGI and stop-motion – NOTLD:R not only pays the respect due to
this most important work in horror history, but encourages viewers to
experience the film in a brand new light that bursts with the humor and
horror of a new generation of artists.
“This DVD is like a portable horror or zombie convention,” observes Wild
Eye’s Rob Hauschild. “We wanted to recreate the experience that fans have
had around the country, where they’ve enjoyed NOTLD:R at film fests, on
horror host TV shows, at zombie-themed events, and pop culture gatherings
like the upcoming screening during Comic-Con’s opening night.”
The screening will take place on Thursday July 22nd at 9:30pm in Room 5AB
at Comic-Con. Directly following the screening, contributing artists will
hold a panel discussion covering their varied media and involvement in
NOTLD:R. They will also be taking questions, giving away NOTLD:R schwag
and signing autographs. Confirmed panelists include: John Chesnut and Josh
Barnett (claymation and cut-out animation), Jacquelyn Bond (watercolor
paintings), Grant Fuhst (mixed-media artwork), Sean Williams (hand drawn
animation), Zina Lahr (toy modification/ experimental animation), Brad
Uyeda (stop-motion animation), Anthony Amos (digital animation), and Eric
Schock (comic book illustration).
The extras-saturated Special Edition disc confirms the comparison to the
fun of attending a major con, with the two commentaries serving as “panel
talks.” The first track spotlights NOTLD:R organizer/curator Mike
Schneider as he shares behind-the-scenes secrets to this unique project .
A second commentary features NY Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry,
the multiple Stoker-winning transmedia zombie scribe whose body of work
includes Marvel Zombies, Patient Zero and The Dragon Factory.
There’s also the hour-plus “Zombie Encounter,” an actual panel that sees
Maberry joined by other experts on the undead phenomenon such as David
Barr Kirtley, John Joseph Adams (The Living Dead) and Stoker-winner Dr.
Kim Paffenroth (Gospel of the Living Dead).
Paffenroth’s presence as a respected academic underscores the DVD’s broad
appeal. The cultural and technological trends that enabled the ‘mass
collaboration’ of NOTLD:R is fascinating to many, so it was important that
the DVD provide insights into process, not just product. To this end, it
includes several different making-of videos. For example, Flash animator
Mike Boas guides viewers through the process of rotoscoping Johnny and
Barbara by showing you his active desktop firsthand.
Extensive information on all of the individual NOTLD:R contributors is
available on the DVD, as well as extended versions of some of their
favorite scenes, several short films, as well as DVD-ROM content, and even
some of their comics. Viewers also get a scrollable gallery of production
stills, focussing on the artists and their dark and sometimes humorous but
always compelling visions.
Over Two Hours of Bonus Features:
• Special horror host introduction from Count Gore De Vol
• Commentary with curator horror author Jonathan Maberry
• ‘Making of NOTLD:R’ commentary track
• NOTLD:R artist call-in commentaries
• Coloring Book contest entries
• Alternate/ Deleted scenes
• Short films
• Horror comics and related horror art
• Trailers
• Behind the Scenes: Animation Processes
• The Zombie Encounter Panel discussion video
• “Night of the Living Box Art” video
• and more…
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