Wes Ball Teases ‘In Search Of Humans’, A Photographic CG Animated Movie
By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2014 12:00 pm EST
Here is the conversation between Wes Ball and journalist Matt Patches on twitter:
I think audiences are 100% ready for a full CG, adult animated movie made with a strong live-action sensibility.
— Wes Ball (@wesball) July 29, 2014
@misterpatches 1. 2D is great, all that really matters is good story. Personally, I’m more interested what 3D allows me. 2. It’s on my list.
@misterpatches it was a long time ago. I think the trick is style. And constraining the reality.
@misterpatches Along the lines of style… I think ‘photographic’ is the goal… not ‘photo-realistic’. Big difference.
@misterpatches Exactly… and of course WETA. Who were the first to successfully pull it off with Avatar in my opinion.
@misterpatches I guess it just takes someone who can convince them otherwise. Apes is not far from what we’re talking about either.
@misterpatches one day I may make this that way. pic.twitter.com/58gpFrpdDl
So what is this In Search of Humans project that Wes Ball teased at the end of this conversation? Its a project that Wes Ball and his company Oddball Animation have been developing for quite some time. (I found Ball talking about making a webseries out of the project in 2007, so its been in his mind for that long.) This might not be the adult animated movie Ball was initially talking about, but its definitely an example of what he wants to do with a “photographic” quality of animation in a feature. Here is a larger look at the concept poster that Wes Ball tweeted for In Search Of Humans:
Looks incredible, right? Wes Ball also made a pitch teaser trailer which he put online a few years back, watch it below:
Feels very Amblin-era Spielberg to me, which is exciting. Ball also put some concept art online for the project:
Wes Ball has also put a series of other animation tests online that you can check out at OddballAnimation.com.
