Black Sky Teaser – 120110 from Halo-8 Entertainment on Vimeo.

Illustrated film vs animation… very interesting!

Los Angeles, CA, December 1, 2010 – Halo-8 Entertainment has released the first teaser for the upcoming illustrated film BLACK SKY, created & illustrated by Ben Templesmith (co-creator 30 DAYS OF NIGHT) and directed by Matt Pizzolo (GODKILLER).  Templesmith designed BLACK SKY from the outset to be produced as both an illustrated-film and a comic book series. According to Pizzolo, “the difference between an illustrated film and a motion comic is kind of the difference between a movie that was shot in 3D versus a movie that was shot in 2D but got a 3D post-conversion. We’re not repurposing an existing comic book here, we’re building something unique from scratch.”“Illustrated Film” is a new experimental-animation format designed by Pizzolo and his Emmy-winning producing partner Brian Giberson that mixes motion comics with elements of anime, radio drama, and video games. Utilizing the sequential artwork from the comic book, the Illustrated Film adds motion animation, 3D CGI, visual effects, elaborate sound design, music, and dramatic voice performances. The format was developed for the dystopic transmedia series GODKILLER, which starred voice performances by genre-heroes Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5, I, II), Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica), Tiffany Shepis (Night of the Demons), punk icon Lydia Lunch (Hardcore), and rockstars Justin Pierre (singer Motion City Soundtrack) and Davey Havok (singer AFI).

About Halo-8 Entertainment
Halo-8 Entertainment (www.halo8.tv) is a Hollywood-2.0 transmedia studio using bleeding-edge strategies to create and distribute daring new films. Recent releases include the megapopular animated series Xombie: Dead On Arrival (which Bloody Disgusting called “one of the best online animated series to date”), the legendary NY hardcore documentary N.Y.H.C. (which Cinematical called “smashing… a terrific, well-told, engaging story”), the award-winning hardcore-punk thriller Threat (which Urb Magazine said “makes ‘Kids’ look like an after-school special”), and the critically-acclaimed animal rights documentary Your Mommy Kills Animals (which earned a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes). Upcoming releases include the erotic-art documentary The New Erotic (featuring XXX-auteurs Eon McKai, Kimberly Kane, Dave Naz, Jack The Zipper, Alejandra Guerrero), the documentary Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods about the enigmatic comic book genius behind The Invisibles and All-Star Superman, and the upcoming girl-vs-slashers illustrated-film Hack/Slash by Tim Seeley (“Hack/Slash”).