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How do we imagine a world beyond fossil fuels? AFTER THE END, a powerful collaboration between filmmaker Liam Young and actor/storyteller Natasha Wanganeen, explores this question through a visually stunning and deeply reflective narrative.
In this behind-the-scenes look, Young and Wanganeen discuss the process of crafting a future where industrial landscapes are reclaimed, communities reassert sovereignty, and First Nations knowledge shapes new possibilities. From exchanging ideas over Instagram to recording an evocative score with the Iwiri Choir, this project blends speculative storytelling with cultural history.
Through breathtaking visuals created by matte paintings and digital effects, haunting music, and powerful narration, AFTER THE END reimagines what it means to reclaim and rebuild.
Learn more about the work
https://www.acmi.net.au/works/122845--after-the-end/
Learn more about the exhibition
https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/future-fictions/
Watch the full talk
youtu.be/0t7MEG85MyM
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How do we imagine a world beyond fossil fuels? AFTER THE END, a powerful collaboration between filmmaker Liam Young and actor/storyteller Natasha Wanganeen, explores this question through a visually stunning and deeply reflective narrative.
In this behind-the-scenes look, Young and Wanganeen discuss the process of crafting a future where industrial landscapes are reclaimed, communities reassert sovereignty, and First Nations knowledge shapes new possibilities. From exchanging ideas over Instagram to recording an evocative score with the Iwiri Choir, this project blends speculative storytelling with cultural history.
Through breathtaking visuals created by matte paintings and digital effects, haunting music, and powerful narration, AFTER THE END reimagines what it means to reclaim and rebuild.
Learn more about the work
https://www.acmi.net.au/works/122845--after-the-end/
Learn more about the exhibition
https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/future-fictions/
Watch the full talk
youtu.be/0t7MEG85MyM
_____________________
ACMI is Australia's national museum of screen culture. Watch, play, make and discover a universe of films, TV, videogames and screen-based art.
Visit us in Melbourne’s Fed Square or online at www.acmi.net.au.
Follow us
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![Building Godzilla [FULL TALK]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eecap5_NIaw/mqdefault.jpg "Building Godzilla [FULL TALK]
From suits to sets to CGI, discover how the Godzilla franchise’s visual and special effects innovations changed film production forever.
From Eiji Tsuburayas early miniatures and monster suits, to visual effects innovations that have transformed 21st Century cinema, the Godzilla franchise has had an outsized impact on on filmmaking craft.
Tsuburayas Godzilla suit was an early example of tokusatsu (or ‘suitmation’) – a technique which endured for decades on screen – and his intricately designed miniature sets for the Godzilla franchise made scenes of Tokyo’s destruction all the more resonant.
Recent entries in the Monsterverse franchise have harnessed CGI by visual effects masters from studios like Luma Pictures and Weta Workshop to create stunning new worlds and bring bigger and badder monsters and setpieces to new audiences.
Joining host Silvi Vann-Wall will be Brendan Seals from Luma Pictures, who was the visual effects supervisor for Godzilla vs Kong, and tokusatsu expert Dr. Sophia Staite.
Our thanks to The Japan Foundation & Academic consultant Jessica Balanzategui
This talk was presented at ACMI on Sun 3 Nov 2024
https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/godzillafest/building-godzilla/
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