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 stays true to the original creator’s vision. What started as a photo tribute directed by Ash Thorp and Tim Tadder (photography), soon became a worldwide collaboration of more than 20 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 below.
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. Many of us never met beyond the communications provided by the vast and infinite net, but still came together to make the ultimate tribute to “Ghost in the Shell”.
Everyone of us wanted the opportunity to pay homage to a ground-breaking film that gave us so much.
We sincerely hope you enjoy our effort to capture the energy and beauty of the original film’s title sequence.
More details can be found at www.gits2501.com
Ash Thorp & Filipe Carvalho emailed both of us asking if we have shots of buildings and dirty alleys that could contribute to the GITS project. We instantly thought of Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur and planned our journey to respective destinations a few weeks after.
Here are some shots of our journey. All shot taken with SONY A7.
CREDITS
THE TEAM:
Ash thorp - Director / Producer / CG Artist
Tim Tadder - Director of Photography
Anthony Scott Burns - CG Artist
Chris Ford - CG Artist
Colin Thomas - CG Artist
Filipe Carvalho - Art Director / Designer
Franck Deron - Editor
Furio Tedeschi - 3d lead / CG Artist
Gavriil Klimov - CG Artist
Hanno Hagedorn - CG Artist
Kevin Kwok - Web builder
Maciej Kuciara - CG Artist
Michal Misinski - CG Artist / Compositor
Milton Fernandes - CG Artist
Simon Jones - CG Artist - Simulation Artist
Vaughan Ling - CG Artist
Valentin Sorokin - CG Artist
Wedge & Lever - Poster Designer
POLAND CREW
Juice Studios
Adam Tunikowski - Additional Compositing Artist
Aleksandra Rafalksa - Animation
Jaroslaw Handrysik - Additional rendering artist
Kuba Pietrzak - Sound Design
Michal Misinski - Supervisior
Piotr Bialousz - Additional CG Artist
Tomasz Dyrdula - CG Artist
SAN DIEGO CREW
Tim Tadder - Photographer
Dahlia Snyder - Shoot Producer
Mark Peery - Tim Tadder Assistant
Taylor Abeel - Tim Tadder Assistant
Kevin Joelson - Behind the Scenes Photography
Rebecca Joelson - Behind the Scenes Photography
Natalie Bohlin - Hair and Makeup Artist
Christine "IDiivil" Adams - Talent
SINGAPORE CREW
Fizah Rahim - Photographer
Rezaliando - Photographer
SPECIAL THANKS
Our Family and Friends
Bahi JD - Advisor
Kaz Oomori - Cultural Design Consultant
Ryan Hawkins - Additional 3D modeling
Tomasz Dyrdula - CG Artist
Vitaly Bulgarov - 3D asset contributor
