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This film was inspired by Akira: the classic anime and manga.

Shot 90% guerrilla. Equipment used includes canon xh-a1 along with the letus extreme for select shots, and the canon 5d mark 2. Software used: Adobe After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop.

Thanks to everyone who helped me out, no matter how minor the help was. This would have been impossible to make without any of you.

[ January 28, 2010 ] Now live on Youtube in HD: youtube.com/watch?v=2ngOSHGYbhQ

[ January 28, 2010 ] Seeda (the rapper of the opening song) hears of this video all the way in Japan and approves.

Rough translation of blog: "[title] Some dope unofficial shit my friend put me up on

This is really high quality, so I'll pretend I didn't see this (e.g. I'm not gonna sue him). Holla."...

source: seeda.syncl.jp/?p=diary&di=316105

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  • Byron Quandary plus 2 years ago
    very nice work. a great accomplishment for low budget. loved your use of music!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    Thanks!
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  • diala chinedu photography 2 years ago
    that was awesome
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    glad you liked it!
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  • krip 2 years ago
    Excluding the fact that there is absolutely no plot, its perfect tribute video. The night scenes driving around the city and the original music from the anime are soooo ... Akira... great job! Like it a lot.
  • kirinitunnel 2 years ago
    Actually, there was a plot! In the beginning, Kaneda's Friend gets killed, then its Kaneda drinking a few shots to mourn and probably get ready to kill the clown who killed his friend. Its a revenge plot done in 5 minutes! Genius!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    hahah so happy you got it!
  • krip 2 years ago
    Thank you for telling me. Now it`s even nicer :D
  • dex digital 2 years ago
    yeah, it's prolly easier if you understand the track that's playing in the background at the bar - the rapper is mourning about a friend who died. It actually fits in pretty brilliantly. Good work!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    thanks for the translation!
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  • Anthony Johnson 2 years ago
    loved akira

    how did you get the light trails on the road ?

    i have a 5d
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    It's a post effect...used Trapcode Particular and Echo in After effects
  • Anthony Johnson 2 years ago
    ahhh cool thnx

    great work
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  • King Burger 2 years ago
    city scape shots worked really well with the audio track.
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    thanks!
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  • Patrick Potts 2 years ago
    Wonderful, this is top notch. :D
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    glad you enjoyed it!
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  • D.J.G 2 years ago
    Very cool! Wonderful cinematography!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    :)
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  • Bryce Bushell 2 years ago
    I could have watched a couple of hours of that.
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    i wish i had enough resources to make a couple hours haha
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  • Dega Lazare 2 years ago
    awesome stuff. is the focus stuff at :15 and :19 done in camera with the provided lenses? or is that a post thing? it looks really cool!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    its not stock lens but a canon FD 50mm f1.2 lens on a letus attached to the xh-a1...the fstop is low so the focus distance is very shallow
  • Dega Lazare 2 years ago
    cool, thanks for the reply, again great stuff keep up the good work!
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  • Mamiko 2 years ago
    thank you again for another great short!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    :)
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  • Rylan Wright 2 years ago
    Fraaking fantastic!!!!!!!
    Keep makimg movies.
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    thanks!
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  • Andrew Rodger plus 2 years ago
    This is beautiful. Very fine work.
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    thanks a lot!
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  • Will Spillane plus 2 years ago
    cool dude i liked it!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    thanks!
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  • DREAL 2 years ago
    FUCKIN AWESOME! Nice job! KEEP IT UP!
  • Eye Tape 2 years ago
    i'll do my best!
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  • Tony Stark plus 1 year ago
    Very nice tribute! and you pulled off a nice look too to match. I'd be curious which shots you used the xh a1 for without the Letus. I'm guessing for the later night scenes perhaps? As mostly everything else has shallow depth of field, so must be between 5D and Letus on xh a1? and last question (!) how did you find mixing the HDV and HD footage from the 5D in post?
  • Eye Tape 1 year ago
    The opening scene and the "walk out to the bike" scene were the letus

    The bar scene, the bike mount shots in the tunnel, and the side shot where the two bikes charge at each other were the 5d.

    For all other night shots I used the xh-a1 with a .8x wide angle adapter.

    Matching the color treatment was a little tricky for the night scenes between the xh-a1 and the 5d. It seems like, at least for the night scenes, that the xh-a1 raw capture appears more washed out with a slightly smaller range of color. Thanks for the interest.
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  • Rick Macomber plus 1 year ago
    Good story. Great post treatment. Love the opening scenes.
  • Eye Tape 1 year ago
    thanks for adding me to your channel!
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  • Michael Omonua 1 year ago
    I'm now in the mood to rewatch Akira for the 100th time. Thanks.

    Question: does Tetsuo actually die?
  • Eye Tape 1 year ago
    haha, well that's how I saw it. he exploded if memory serves me right
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