Time to throw down a plug for the new Love Death & Robots on Netflix (specifically THIS short: How Zeke Got Religion) – it is one gorgeous piece of animation. I started going through the new LDR, but went straight to Zeke first, since I have friends who put their blood and sweat (and maybe some tears) into it.
If you are not familiar, no LDR short is easy to produce – the standards are always extremely high, things running hot and fast. These things are tough to make, so I have lots of respect for the teams that go through the gauntlet to get em done.
This LDR short, Zeke, has such beautiful shot choices, editing, animation and art direction. It’s got it all across the board – just well blended, solid filmmaking. It’s one of those shorts that you can pick any frame, any screenshot and it’s like its own piece of art. The amount of work that went into this is crazy.
Heads up to anyone squeamish – Like many of the LDR shorts, maybe don’t watch if you don’t like your animation on the graphic / gore side of the spectrum (like eyeballs popping out of heads / crushed skulls kinda stuff). But boy, do they make dismemberment look good!
Big props (B17 pun unintended) to Diego, Gigi and Riley – you guys killed it. This is one fantastic masterwork that reminds me of why we work so hard to make animation in the first place. Go watch the new LDR on Netflix and check out Zeke – it’s killer stuff!
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