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| {{Quote|I love Halo. Still. But I seem to have a bad track record of turning existing franchises into films. haha, Do I love the world? [[John-117|Master Chief]]? [[Reach]], the Colonies, the [[Flood]], the [[Covenant]]? YES. Am I going to end up directing a piece in that world? probably not--meaning no one is asking me.|Blomkamp on the possibility of directing a ''Halo'' film}}<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/after-halo-movie-fell-apart-director-still-wants-a/1100-6451671/ '''GameSpot''' - ''After Halo Movie Fell Apart, Director Still Wants Another Shot'']</ref>
| | '''Neill Blomkamp''' is a Vancouver-based director of short films and advertisements. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending seamlessly with naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery effects. He has been hired by [[Microsoft]] to direct the movie adaptation of the hit video game ''[[Halo Movie|Halo]]'', which is due for release in summer 2008. |
| [[File:Neill Blomkamp.jpg|thumb|Neill Blomkamp at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con]]
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| '''Neill Blomkamp''' is a South African, Vancouver-based director of short films and advertisements. He is known for directing three short live-action films collectively known as ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' for ''[[Halo 3]]''. | |
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| Blomkamp's directorial debut, ''[[wikipedia:District 9|District 9]]'', was released on August 14, 2009. His second film, ''[[wikipedia:Elysium (film)|Elysium]]'', was released on August 9, 2013.
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| | *[[Wikipedia:Neill Blomkamp|Neill Blomkamp at Wikipedia]] |
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| == Background ==
| | [[Category:People|Blomkamp]] |
| Blomkamp works with RATEL VFX in Vancouver, a small studio specializing in TVC VFX. He is represented by RSA Films in Los Angeles, and Spy Films in Toronto. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending seamlessly with naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery effects.
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| ==Directorial work==
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| ===''Halo'' film===
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| In August 2006, he was selected by [[Peter Jackson]] and hired by [[Microsoft]] to direct the [[Halo film|film]] adaptation of ''[[Halo]]'', which was due for release in summer 2008 prior to its indefinite hiatus<ref>[http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-3/724600p1.html/ '''Gamespy:''' ''Director Announced for Halo Film'']</ref>.
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| While the film production was put on hold, Blomkamp directed three short live-action films collectively known as ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' to promote the release of ''[[Halo 3]]''<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/video-neill-blomkamps-halo-3-landfall/ '''Joystiq:''' ''Neill Blomkamp's Halo 3 Landfall'']</ref>.
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| When plans for the film eventually fell through, Jackson and Blomkamp instead started production on ''District 9''. Many elements from the cancelled ''Halo'' film were re-used or adapted for ''District 9'', including the basic [[Warthog]] and [[Pod infector]] designs<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/5674105/peter-jackson-explains-how-halo-became-district-9?page=all/ '''Hollywood:''' ''Peter Jackson Explains How "Halo" Became "District 9"'']</ref>.
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| ==Sources==
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| == External links ==
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| *[http://www.spyentertainment.com/director_03.html Spy Films Profile]
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| *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088955/ IMDB Profile]
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| [[Category:People|Blomkamp, Neill]] | |
