Project 2501

PROJECT_2501_:_HOMAGE_TO_GHOST_IN_THE_SHELL

2014

Production / Direction / Design / CGI

A respectful homage to Shirow Masamune’s manga and Mamoru Oshii’s seminal film “Ghost in the Shell”, this is a modernized direction that still tries to stay true to the original creator’s vision.

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Selected Frames

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Selected Frames

Moving image / Silent loop

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What started as a photo tribute directed by Ash Thorp and Tim Tadder, soon became a worldwide collaboration of more than 30 artists from around the world, with each and everyone coming together to help breath life into the project, resulting in the artistic interpretation you see above. For a film that was a comment on the uber-connected society of the future, Project 2501 ended up being itself an example of how this collaborative group of creatives are so connected ourselves.

Ash Thorp

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Selected Frames

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Behind the scenes

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"I feel confined, only free to expand myself within boundaries." - Kusanagi

Ash Thorp

Moving image / Silent loop

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Behind the scenes

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Project notes & credits ＋

"Incorrect. I am not an AI. My code name is Project 2501." - Puppet Master

The process behind this project was vast. Working with friends and new collaborators from around the world and combining that with a live photoshoot that involved underwater photography created lots of interesting production challenges but the hard work paid off in the end. Here are a few behind the scenes shots from the live shoot.

Director + Producer + CG Artist - Ash Thorp Photographer - Tim Tadder Talent - Christine "IDIIVIL" Adams CG Artist - PilotPriest CG Artist + Lookdev - Chris Ford CG Artist - Colin Thomas Art Director + Designer - Filipe Carvalho Editor - Frank Deron 3D Lead + CG Artist - Furio Tedeschi CG Artist - Gavrill Klimov CG Artist - Hanno Hagedorn CG Artist - Maciej Kuciara CG Artist - Michal Misinski CG Artist - Milton Fernandes CG Artist - Simon Jones CG Artist - Vaughan Ling CG Artist - Valentin Sorokin Poster Design - Wedge & Lever Poland Crew - Juice Studios Behind the Scenes Cinematographer - Kevin Joelson Behind the Scenes Cinematographer - Rebecca Joelson

Our friends and family, Bahi JD, Kaz Oomori, Ryan Hawkins, Tomas Dyrdula, Vitaly Bulgarov.