ONLINE & LETHAL - Episode One

Finally we're back at the blog! It's been an extremely busy couple of months work-wise, so a few things had to slide - unfortunately, this blog was one of them. Now we're back with some new stuff!

Presenting the premiere chapter of "Online and Lethal"; it's titled "Dariah has a bad night" and once you see the episode, you'll understand why! Check it out if you have the time, and be entertained! - Nik Poliwko

A Gentle Touch

"A Gentle Touch" is an experimental video featuring the electronica sounds of Not Half. The sombre meditative music takes you on a fantastic journey through strange 3d-generated landscapes.

The "experimental" aspect comes from the 3d animations that make up the visuals; originally each clip was done to learn and test various things like particle animation, volumetric lighting, fog, water and so forth, and not actually created for the video. The animations were rendered back in 2002 and I did the video edit in 2005.

The edit files went corrupt in a harddrive mishap and the only existing version was a lo-res 352 x 240 animation in mpeg 1 format! We've always liked "A Gentle Touch", so we've cleaned it up and present it to you here! We hope you like it too! - Nik Poliwko

ZBC's UNDEADline Friday!

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Presenting "UNDEADline Friday", the short film we recently shot. We've finished with the final touches and got this baby wrapped up and ready to go! "UNDEADline Friday" stars Bobby Stahr, Tony Hart and Anastasia Waly - along with a few zombie minions! Enjoy the flick and let us know what you think! - Nik Poliwko

* For more information on "UNDEADline", see:
Part One - Getting Started
Part Two - The Shoot

EXCLUSIVE - Online & Lethal's DARIAH

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In another exclusive to the NeuralNet blog, we present the 1st released production still from the feature film "ONLINE & LETHAL".

Pictured is our webcam girl assassin/heroine "Dariah", as portrayed by Ida Sawabe. Aside from being a talented actor, Ida is also the drummer for the hot Canadian band, the Ex-Girlfriends. Web episodes of "Online & Lethal" will premiere in September, 2008 on our YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/nikpoliwko

SHORT FILM - REFLECTIONS

"Reflections" is a 5-minute short that was filmed in 2007 for entry into the Winnipeg Cinematheque 48hr Film Festival. The rules were simply that all shooting and post-production had to be done within 48 hours. The film stars Leslie Lahoda and Tony Hart. Also featured are Laura MacKay and Adam Zachar.