Could be worth a watch …
Neil Blomkamp is one of today’s most well-regarded sci-fi filmmakers – and for good reason. While you may know him for his feature-length films (such as the legendary District 9 and the even more legendary, for me, Elysium), he has been making forays into conceptual filmmaking ever since he set up Oats Studios. The goal for Oats Studios was to create cinematographic thought-experiments with a sci-fi twist, and the studios have released a number of great works that you can follow on their YouTube (such as Zygote, Firebase, and Rakka), even going so far as to fully experiment with the power of Unity in the making of some seriously impressive pieces in their Adam series. If you don’t know the studio’s work yet, do yourself a favor and take a look.
That said, EA and Bioware have clearly picked up on the potential for Oats Studios, and ordered a cinematic, live-action story set on the Anthem universe. Named Conviction, the short serves as a teaser for the games’ release, and showcases the impressive world of Anthem being brought to life with real people and settings. I won’t dive into much detail here; I’ve given you the background. Suffice it to say that I am left even more wanting in regards to Neil Blomkamp’s canceled Halo project after watching this. I bet you’d love to see something such as this brought to life in more detail and depth than a short three minutes and forty-five seconds allow for.
Source: Oats Studios YouTube via TPU
