Directed by Neill Blomkamp. That's why when you asked about whether there's other stuff that you could tell, it's like, you can go through any stage in history and find these events that, according to the mythology of this film you would find more and more of these four-dimensional beings. Asset Pack. The most notable of those projects was Oats: Volume One, which included the shorts films Rakka, Zygote and Firebase (amongst others) that really showed the potential of a fan-funded studio and what could be done with something like that under a kinetic and creative filmmaker like Blomkamp. On the project’s website, he writes that if the campaign raises $40, Oats will film a cat video set in the Firebase world, while if they raise $100 million, they’ll shoot a feature-film trilogy. 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I actually want to shoot, through Oats, I want to do a bigger Rakka piece with Sigourney [Weaver]. Zygote is the most straightforward of them all — playing out the climax of a much larger story. At Oats Studios, the creation of Volume 1 required immense resources. Rakka is the story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. I have some ideas for that, too, that I really like. Hopefully, we generate enough cash to make a feature and we actually generate a lot of stuff that ends up in DLC stuff or PDF's or concept art. Neill Blomkamp wants to crowdfund his next big Oats Studios project, Sign up for the That's the best case scenario. So, while that's happening I have this extreme goal that has sort of been seeded in my head since 2015, which is to get to work this online studio that has a one-on-one relationship with fans. Blomkamp previously took to Twitter to answer some questions about the project, confirming that Volume 1 … Firebase is a collection of scenes that spell out the world and the central character. Last year, director Neill Blomkamp (DISTRICT 9, ELYSIUM, CHAPPIE) kicked off a strange, cool and exciting new project called Oats Studios, which is essentially a crowd-funded studio that creates a healthy mix of odd and awesome content, from short films to digital shorts and more. WTF Happened to TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE? Is this a story with a definitive ending or something that could be serialized indefinitely? In 2017, District 9 and Chappie writer-director Neill Blomkamp launched Oats Studios, a production house designed to experiment with new ways of developing projects ranging from short CGI films to longer story concepts that could eventually become feature-length projects. JoBlo Collector's Corner! This new campaign is designed to appeal to the wider audience of online viewers. Photos via YouTube, Oats Studios Movies Video Oats Studios Share Tweet Submit Pin Oats Studios, the freeform, experimental, independent film studio created by director Neill Blomkamp, has returned with a new short film after having seemingly wrapped up the “Volume 1” part of its project. Yeah, if audiences want it, y'know? Those short films came out under the heading “Volume 1” on YouTube and Steam. We discuss his desire to change the industry with this venture, while still pursuing Hollywood projects, why Firebase is the Oats project he's most keen on, losing the fire for the Aliens sequel and, finally, how and where you can donate to make it all happen. Yeah, I mean, I wish I could share more, but obviously Fox owns it. What was your initial inspiration for Firebase, including the Vietnam setting? And, I love Zygote, too. Oats also sells downloadable content from its original films through Steam, and Blomkamp says some of those profits will likely supplement what fans donate for Firebase. Instead, Blomkamp says donors will get early access to the film and the behind-the-scenes videos, plus their names in the credits, and a PDF of the project’s concept art. Every so often you'll throw up an image on your Instagram from the Aliens sequel that didn't happen. We don't know." Blomkamp told The Verge that just as he designed the studio to experiment with stories, he’s also hoping to experiment with the relationship he and Oats have with fans, “trying to set up a situation where [fans] fuel our ability to continue to make stuff, and just have this one-on-one relationship with the audience.”. But, it's up to you guys at this juncture. Rakka (2017) Plot. It's all going into the Oats projects. Now, the next short film in the first volume is available for your viewing pleasure. Blomkamp told The Verge he developed the Firebase story after getting interested in the idea that our existence is really a vast simulation. So, it's sort of a mixture of once the films exist and they're tangible and real it's like, yeah, that's pretty cool, I'd like to make more of that, but it's not losing sight of the goal, which is this weird studio that just constantly puts out things and if audiences like the weird stuff that we continuously put out then they fund it. It makes no sense to me. City of Lies trailer: Johnny Deep investigates murder of Notorious B.I.G. newsletter, can contribute directly to the project through the studio’s website, downloadable content from its original films through Steam, Oats Studios: all the latest from Neill Blomkamp’s experimental film studio, This behind-the-scenes documentary shows how Oats Studios filmed its Anthem short film, How Neill Blomkamp and Unity are shaping the future of filmmaking with Adam: The Mirror. It is unknown precisely when they arrived on Earth, but by the year 2020 the Klum have established themselves as the dominant race across the entire planet, and are said to have killed billions of humans. You can contribute to the Firebase sequel crowdfunding right HERE. The first Oats Studios experiment, Rakka, has now been released. ", "Right now, any funds that we get will definitely be used only for Firebase. And the feed off negative energy. With Dakota Fanning, Jose Pablo Cantillo. We've already seen two trailers for Oats Studio: Volume 1 as well as the first short film titled "Rakka." What I want to do is I want to build some kind of relationship with the audience; I want anyone online who likes our stuff to be able to directly fund us to make more stuff. I'd love to have a new Oats Volume every year and maybe a feature to arise out of them (my vote would've been for Firebase as well) every other year. So, the answer is yes, but it's a case of just making sure that whoever is getting it finds value in it and they continue to. But, I love Rakka as well. "What I find really kind of bizarre with those setups is how much of the resources you raise from the fans goes back to these perks and pledges and stuff where, before you know it, fifty percent of your budget is gone, because at different tiers you're giving them different things. Blomkamp says Oats wants to work on Volume 2 projects, and that one project, LIMA, is still set for release. “The question is reverse-engineering that to the correct length, or hopefully raising enough to make the entire feature film.” He envisions the production budget as around $30 million, in the ballpark of District 9. “If you like what we’re making, fund us to make more.”. The biggest film crowdfunding campaigns thus far were for 2013’s Veronica Mars and a Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival, which each raised $5.7 million through Kickstarter. Oats Studios Volume 1: Rakka (tr/) Ракка (tr/ru) Expand alternate titles [+2] Reviews There are no reviews for this film. ", "What I find really kind of bizarre with those setups is how much of the resources you raise from the fans goes back to these perks and pledges and stuff where, before you know it, fifty percent of your budget is gone, because at different tiers you're giving them different things. If the project does extremely well, the studio will fly a fan to the set to be an extra in the project. Blomkamp says Oats wants to work on Volume 2 projects, and that one project, LIMA, is still set for release. “The culture [of crowdfunding] is like, ‘Yes, I want the product, but I also want all of these different items,’ and none of those dollars are going into the product that you say you want,” he says. The Klum (pronounced "klume") are an extraterrestrial race of reptilian beings characterized by extreme aggression against humanity and exotic, unified fluid-based technology. You can write a review by pressing the "review" button above. But, it's like, we're not going to give away fifty percent of the budget so you can get a hat or something. Getting a little bit more into gnosticism, there's this idea that archons are these kind of malevolent...almost like demons that float around humans in four dimensions and you can't really see them. Chapter 2: Amir & Nosh. Ultimately, his aim is true and simple for raising funds in this particular venture. Rakka is a series of scenes detailing an alien invasion and humanity’s efforts to repel the invaders. Anthem: Conviction. Join our amnesiac hero as he discovers a clue about what and who he is. How did you decide on chasing Firebase as the next Oats project? I think there's a lot to be mined in that. Find exactly what you're looking for! It all comes down to whether it's episode 2 of Firebase, whether it's episode 2 and 3 of Firebase, whether we have enough money to do an entire feature film of Firebase, y'know, that's really what the question is. With Sigourney Weaver, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Robert Hobbs, Carly Pope. Half of me is going down the road of trying to figure out what the best feature film is that I want to do in Hollywood; like the coolest film/experience that I want to make inside of the system. Help us get it started. Is that a project that's still dancing around in your head or is it just something you share to display the work you've already put into it? The first film from Oats Studios, Rakka, is now available for streaming on YouTube and Steam, and it depicts the aftermath of an alien invasion. The dollars should go directly to the screen." It's a gnostic film with a science-fiction/Vietnam setting that talks about simulation hypothesis and gnosticism and archons and that can go, I think, for quite a lot of time. If you're feeling it and you can spare a few bucks to see some more cool shit from Oats, then check the link below. Now he’s announced his plans to turn one of those shorter films, Firebase, into a much larger project — and he wants fans to fund it. And Zygote, as a concept in totally different settings with the same light-based virus that affects people and starts turning them into creatures. It's not really so much about lessons learned, because we're still figuring out exactly how to go forward, but I think I know exactly what the goal is now, which is I kind of want to build a film studio that acts a little bit more like a game studio. “It’s extremely clear in terms of story,” he says, but the challenge is raising the money to make it. I speak to Sigourney about it sometimes. 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What was your biggest takeaway or lessons learned after the first year of Oats Studios? He’s also eschewing some of the traditional fixtures of crowdfunding campaigns, like backer perks, which he calls a “distraction.” Fans can expect all their money to go toward the production of the next version of Firebase, rather than contribution awards like shirts or stickers. GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) TOYS! Oats Studios is bringing experimental short films to YouTube and Steam. Because I obviously still love traditional films in Hollywood. Help us get it started. (Oats does sell some merchandise on its website.) Hopefully that can happen at some point when she's done filming on AVATAR. The original Firebase and Oats’ projects Rakka and Zygote aren’t full films: they’re polished proof-of-concept films that spell out the broader strokes of the worlds Blomkamp and his team have created. At this point it's kinda like the fire that was burning within me to make that is gone. If you are a fan of Oats Studios and want to support us, then please purchase the Oats Studios - Volume 1 Assets as they .Rakka is the first short film from Oats Studios. Yeah, for sure, down the line. Showing all 2 items Jump to: Summaries (2) Summaries. That “doesn’t mean I don’t want to work in Hollywood,” he explained. Let's assume that there's X number of people online that liked the idea of [Oats] Volume one; so, all of the weird shit, altogether. He is a member of the Visual Effects Society. Zygote DLC now available. Chicago (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ k ɑː ɡ oʊ / shih-KAH-goh, locally also / ʃ ɪ ˈ k ɔː ɡ oʊ / shih-KAW-goh;), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States.With an estimated population of 2,693,976 in 2019, it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. It's like, if you like the film and you want more of that film or you like Oats and you want more Oats, fund us. I mean, absolutely. And, it's kind of the better side of humanity that has to pull you out of those. And this is a weird case, as well, because we have no idea how much we'll raise and because I want to expand or contract the length of the film; y'know determining the length based on how much money we raise. "Right now, any funds that we get will definitely be used only for Firebase.". Rakka is one of many more shorts that have already been released in an effort to crowd fund unique films of a similar nature.If you enjoyed this film and desire to donate to their cause, you can purchase your own copy as well as the digital assets used to make the film at their steam page.. At Oats Studios, the creation of Volume 1 required immense resources. But, if you can then you can begin branching out and looking at all the different things that can make it more interesting or tie it a little bit closer to film fandom or the stuff I love, like collectibles. Official Trailer from Oats Studios. Our wish is to receive funding sourced directly from our audience, as we establish a studio fueled by pure creativity and passion. The dollars should go directly to the screen. But he says the Steam initiative was more of an experiment aimed at a “very specific subgroup” of film production fans. So, we make content inside of a closed biosphere where we just work away and then we sell it directly to the fans or anybody that's interested in watching it. I totally want to do that, I just feel like getting the system to work of a weird kind of new 21st century miniature studio that just sells stuff directly to people or attempts to raise money from them or anyone that likes the stuff we're doing, it takes a lot of time and effort to get that thing up on its feet if you can it all. That goal is a tall order for Oats. A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back. In the Firebase short, American soldiers in Vietnam come up against a horrifying creature that seems to defy the laws of nature. In terms of specific ones, I think Firebase is probably the most esoteric and unique of the three bigger ones, which definitely draws me to it. Blomkamp says he’s written a feature-length script for this sequel to Firebase. The resistance despises Nosh for his murderous glee and demands - giving the sick or suicidal over as bait during his many IED ambushes, but they must give in to his demands in exchange for continued IEDs and the brain-barriers he is able to make. Directed by Neill Blomkamp. I'm curious to see the response overall to funding future projects. but the Firebase sequel is currently Oats’ first priority. Assuming that we got enough to do an entire feature, there is a feature that is written now that would be the story that I would want to tell at this moment, which is pretty cool. movie hits theaters in 2 weeks, Face/Off sequel director Adam Wingard says script is almost finished, Fans are just realizing Elizabeth Olsen is related to Mary-Kate & Ashley, The Mandalorian: Gina Carano fired by Lucasfilm amid social media scandal, The Mandalorian: Fans call on Lucy Lawless to replace Gina Carano. Stepping outside of even the legal kind of studio-based politics I just feel like its time has come and gone. Please Subscribe! It's a cool model and a creative venture. It's just an unfortunate thing. I love collectibles, I mean, my whole office is covered in them. That's the goal, but it's an interesting challenge to expand or contract the scope of the film that we make based on the dollars that come in. If you are a fan of Oats Studios and want to support us, then please purchase the Oats Studios - Volume 1 Assets. So, the best outcome from this would be that years down the line you have that number of people funding Oat's ability to make volume two and volume three and volume four and volume five and every time it's something different. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on RYM. So, I think that has happened to me. All movie titles, pictures, etc... are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of their respective holders, Dedicated hosting provided by NEXCESS.NET Web Hosting, Website Design & Development by Face3 Media, "We have no idea where we stand in terms of where people will actually facilitate more of this or they won't. So, I was thinking that one way to kind of explain that would be that during war time, during atrocities you would find more of them, there'd be a concentration of them and they'd almost be like irking mankind on and kind of tapping them on the soldier and kind of guiding them into worse and worse situations. It doesn't make sense. The campaign will be live for 30 days, after which Blomkamp and the studio will determine the scale of the project, and move into production. So, that would be very cool. "This is essentially an experiment," Blomkamp reiterates. To that end, he says he wants to crowdfund a sequel to Firebase, scaling the length and scope of the film depending on how much the campaign raises. We don't know. It's like, if you like the film and you want more of that film or you like Oats and you want more Oats, fund us.