M Dot Strange info: Legally insane professional weirdo. One man evil animation studio. Like's ramen and udon noodles, the Oakland A's, coffee, and wearing mismatched sox. Says the word "hella" like hella. Used to be a video game thug rapper wearing a Powerglove and touring public toilets. Made "We are the Strange" because grey aliens from the future programmed him to do so. Lives with a green screen and a bunch of rattling computers. Made over 70 live action and animated short films and one live action feature before "We are the Strange" Has a bike.
Meet the d00 who made this thang:
MAster ControL: M DOT STRANGE
MAster ControL: M DOT STRANGE
Writer, Director, Animator, Compositor, VFX artist etc....etc...
Sean Boyles info: Sean mega draws stuff all the time. M dot Strange and Sean Boyles hang out all the time in the basement. They set things on fire for art...yeh.... not just because they like burning things. Sean paints UFO's and IAC's in his spare time so he spends a lot of time in Dulce, New Mexico. Check out Sean's site here or an M dot Strange/Sean Boyles animation side project here.
Co_conspirator:
SEAN BOYLES
SEAN BOYLES
Production Illustrator, pyrotechnician
Noise Inc. info: Noise.Inc is an experimental multimedia project brought to life in early 2006. the main member and founder of this project is Peter M. After taking his home band Sweet Noise to peak of success in Poland / Revolta White Shock Woodstock performance for 400 000 people and creating the best selling hardcore album "Time Of The Shadow People" being the highlights/ he decided to explore the experimental sides of music and most of all to reach the international circuit of both artists and public gathered around the new media.
Noise.Inc is a totally independent structure working on fields of sound designing, composition and most of all exploring the idea of revolting through art.
Noise.Inc is a totally independent structure working on fields of sound designing, composition and most of all exploring the idea of revolting through art.
Co_conspirator:
NOISE INC.
NOISE INC.
Sound Design/ Audio Mayhem
David Choe info: David is a mega crazy painter... you've probably seen his stuff somewhere already.... If not check his site here. M dot Strange and David Choe are neighbors who play tennis occasionally. Dave lends his voice to the character "rain" in We are the Strange. He also did some art for the apocalyptic finale of the film. Be sure to check out Harry Kim's documentary about Dave here.
Co_conspirator:
DAVID CHOE
DAVID CHOE
Lead voice actor, illustrator
:WE ARE THE STRANGE:
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An Animated Film by M DOT STRANGE
88 Minutes, High Def 1080p, 2.35:1, Color, U.S.A./JAPAN/POLAND
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An Animated Film by M DOT STRANGE
88 Minutes, High Def 1080p, 2.35:1, Color, U.S.A./JAPAN/POLAND
We are the Strange is an animated feature film in which two diametrically opposed outcasts fight for survival in a sinister fantasy world. After meeting in the somber Forest of Still Life, an abused young woman (Blue) reluctantly follows a care free dollboy(Emmm) to Stopmo City on his unreasonable quest for ice cream. They're lives are constantly in jeopardy after they're caught in the middle of a deadly battle between bizarre monsters on their way to the ice cream shop. A flamboyant ultraviolent hero(Rain) appears and effortlessly dispatches all the horrible monsters in his path. Blue meets Rain before he partakes in an impossible battle against the source of all that is evil in Stopmo City. When it seems as if darkness will have the last laugh a gleaming fist made of aluminum foil bursts through the ground thus starting the final showdown between mega_good and hyper_evil.
M dot Strange makes filmmaking history, creating every frame in the entire 88 minute feature film himself as a one man production powerhouse with his trademark "Str8nime" style. Str8nime is a bold and vivid new style that is a mixture of Strangeness, 8-bit videogame culture, and Japanese Anime. With several more feature films currently in development, the future of cinema is guaranteed to be a little well....Strange.
MEGA_GEEK_INFO:
PRODUCTION/POST:
-All stopmotion was shot with a Canon 300d and Canon lenses.
-All stopmotion was shot "blind"
-All 3d modelling, animation and rendering was done in CInema 4d 9.1
-All compositing was done in After Effects 6.5 Pro
-All editing was done in Final Cut Pro 5
-All stopmotion was shot with a Canon 300d and Canon lenses.
-All stopmotion was shot "blind"
-All 3d modelling, animation and rendering was done in CInema 4d 9.1
-All compositing was done in After Effects 6.5 Pro
-All editing was done in Final Cut Pro 5
OTHER:
-M dot Strange rocks a 17" Macbook Pro an AMD x2 4400 based workstation, Six P4 render nodes, and a 6 terabyte file server on a gigabit network. He also uses a Gameboy DS Lite and a bike.
-M dot Strange rocks a 17" Macbook Pro an AMD x2 4400 based workstation, Six P4 render nodes, and a 6 terabyte file server on a gigabit network. He also uses a Gameboy DS Lite and a bike.
M dot Strange is not sponsored by or affiliated with any studio, company or group. He operates on his own, under his own power for whatever reason he chooses.
Since I, Mot Strange made this website I can write blah blah blah blah blah as much as I want. I'm so 3rd person and awesome.
CAST & CREDITS
Voice actors:
David Choe as Rain
Stuart Mahoney as Ori and Pasteur
Halleh Seddighzadeh as Blue
M dot Strange as HIM
Chaylon Blancett as W00
David Choe as Rain
Stuart Mahoney as Ori and Pasteur
Halleh Seddighzadeh as Blue
M dot Strange as HIM
Chaylon Blancett as W00
Non_M dot Strange CREW:
Editor: Chaylon Blancett
Technical Consultant: Tristan Maduro
P.A.'s: Diana Myers, Luis Mendoza, Tony Nunes, Yen Tan
Editor: Chaylon Blancett
Technical Consultant: Tristan Maduro
P.A.'s: Diana Myers, Luis Mendoza, Tony Nunes, Yen Tan
MUSIC BY:
Noboru Morishige, Snoopdroop, Rushjet1, TSR, Nullsleep, dotdUmmy, Anonymouse, M dot Strange
Noboru Morishige, Snoopdroop, Rushjet1, TSR, Nullsleep, dotdUmmy, Anonymouse, M dot Strange
Str8nime (Stray-knee-may) is a new style of animation invented by M dot Strange for use on "We are the Strange" M dot Strange spent the past 10 years honing his deadly Str8nime style before unleashing it with "We are the Strange" Str8nime combines Strangeness+ 8 bit videogame culture + Japanese Anime to create the innovate scathing visuals that have become the vivid trademark of M dot Strange. Audiences all over the world will soon have the opportunity to experience the mind bending, mega_em0, hyper_aggr0 power of Str8nime.