Zack Snyder Talks Purity Of Animation Over Live Action At ‘Twilight Of The Gods’ Netflix Presentation – Annecy
12.06.2024 - 19:55
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Zack Snyder touched down at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Wednesday to offer a sneak peak of his upcoming Norse mythology animated series Twilight of the Gods as part of the Next at Netflix showcase.
Aside from the 2010 animated fantasy adventure Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, the Justice League director has worked mainly in live action across his career.
Snyder suggested the process of developing an animation was similar in many ways to that of setting up an action film.
“We do a lot of drawings, and I do love the process before shooting, storyboarding and layout and all that. I like that part of the process when I make a live action film,” he said.
One advantage of animation he suggested was that the director had more direct control over what ended up on the screen.
“You draw something that’s cool, and then the actors will come and f**K it up. Just kidding. I love actors… but you can really say this is it and we’re going to make this… it’s amazingly sort of pure. It’s from brain to celluloid, I guess not celluloid, but anyway, brain to animation process.”
Snyder, who announced director’s cuts this week for Netflix hits Rebel Moon – Chapter One: Chalice of Blood and Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness, said he saw animation as complementary to his live action work.
“It really is a natural fit for us. I wouldn’t say it’s different in a lot of ways, but it’s definitely incredibly rewarding and the discoveries that happen along the way are really awesome.”
Long-time collaborator Jay Oliva, who storyboarded Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, is a co-creator and executive producer alongside Snyder on the animated series.
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