shane acker’s 9
When I say the name Shane Acker, it’s a good bet that you don’t know who I’m talking about. Truth be told I had never heard of him either. Till today when I came across an article about a film whose producer has a very familiar name, Tim Burton.
The film the article talked about was Shane Acker’s film, “9″, that he completed during his attendance at UCLA’s School of Art and Architecture. Pretty typical beginnings at any art college really. But Shane’s film stood atmospheres above the rest and went on to win ‘Best in Show’ at the 2005 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater, the gold medal at the Student Academy Awards, and premiere at Sundance. Needless to say…not so typical anymore.
The 11 minute student short was then picked up by Focus Features, caught the eye of the aforementioned Tim Burton, and is now sporting a voice cast of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, and Jennifer Connelly to name a few.
I for one am very excited for this film to be released on September 9th. If only to root for an underdog and fellow art school alum. So I hope you’ll join me in flocking to the theaters to see, what just might be, the new voice a visionary 3D artist.
Now what better way to end than with the full 11 minute short-film…
