Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker is a 2014 American–Portuguese animated short film directed by Tom DeLonge, Edgar Martins, and Sergio Martins. The film focuses on the title character Poet, who discovers his guardian angel and destiny inside the Dream World, an alternate universe created by humankind's shared unconscious thoughts. The film features music from DeLonge's rock group Angels & Airwaves.
DeLonge had the concept for the character dating back a decade before writing an initial screenplay. Inspired by films such as Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange, as well as anime such as Aoki Densetsu Shoot! and Akira, initial concept art by Mike Henry was later developed into designs by Sergio and Edgar Martins, Portuguese animators who contacted DeLonge unsolicited online. The brothers put together a small team and independently worked on the project over a two-year period.
The story of the short is intended to be the first in an overarching multimedia project that spans books, a graphic novel, and an eventual feature-length film. The film was released alongside the Angels & Airwaves album The Dream Walker on December 9, 2014. It won Best Animated Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.
Poet Anderson, a lucid dreamer,[1] is led into an alternate universe where he meets his guardian angel, the Dream Walker, as well as his greatest fear, the Night Terror. Poet must confront his demons as his real life and dream world collide.[2]
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Literally, half of our life is spent doing this thing we know very little about, and yet we write it off as not being important. I think it's an interesting exercise to dig into them and find out what dreams mean.
DeLonge first created the Poet character in 1999 in a hotel room in Paris.[3] The character is largely based upon him; the character design includes dark bangs that DeLonge sported previously.[4] The film's script also takes influence from a study conducted by Stanford University on nightmares, positing that they prepare humans for real-world events.[5] The film was inspired by Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange.[6]
In 2012, Portuguese animator Sergio Martins sent DeLonge an animated incarnation of a rabbit, a logo for DeLonge's band Blink-182. Martins informed DeLonge he was open for animation work, and DeLonge invited he and his twin brother, Edgar Martins, to work on the film.[7] Based on concept art from Mike Henry, they organized a small team of artists to animate the film. The film's animation is an unorthodox mix between Flash animation and computer animation, achieved through Blender and XSI.[7] DeLonge gave the Martins brothers a large level of creative freedom: they were responsible for re-writing the film's script, developing the characters and the film's setting. This was based on a mutual admiration for the Japanese animeAoki Densetsu Shoot!.[6]
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Poet Anderson won Best Animated Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.[2]
Waking Life, a 2001 animated film directed by Richard Linklater that touches on similar themes including the nature of reality, dreams, and consciousness
Referencesedit
^ abMike Mettler. "Tom DeLonge on Blink-182's legacy and dreaming big with Angels & Airwaves". Digital Trends. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^ abJay Tilles (November 20, 2014). "Tom DeLonge Receives Best Animated Film Award for 'Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker'". Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^Jay Tilles (November 11, 2014). "Tom DeLonge: "This Has Never Been Done In The History Of Rock 'N' Roll."". Rock Sound. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^"Q&A: Angels & Airwaves' Tom DeLonge Gets Personal on the Ambitious 'Dream Walker' Project". KROQ. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^George Varga (December 7, 2014). "Tom DeLonge & Ilan Rubin on music & Angels". UT San Diego. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^ abJohn Blabber (December 2, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: TOM DELONGE AND THE PRODUCERS OF 'POET ANDERSON: THE DREAM WALKER'". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
^ abAmid Amidi (October 24, 2014). "'Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker' Trailer". Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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Poet Anderson The Dream Walker is a 2014 American Portuguese animated short film directed by Tom DeLonge Edgar Martins and Sergio Martins The film focuses on the title character Poet who discovers his guardian angel and destiny inside the Dream World an alternate universe created by humankind s shared unconscious thoughts The film features music from DeLonge s rock group Angels amp Airwaves Poet Anderson The Dream WalkerDirected byTom DeLongeEdgar MartinsSergio MartinsWritten byTom DeLongeEdgar MartinsSergio MartinsBen KullBased onCharacters created by Tom DeLongeProduced byBen KullStarringAugust RoadsAmanda DouglasWiremu DavidsonKari DeLongeMusic byAngels amp AirwavesProductioncompaniesPoet Productions LLCTo the StarsRelease dateDecember 9 2014 2014 12 09 Running time15 minutesCountriesUnited StatesPortugalLanguageEnglish DeLonge had the concept for the character dating back a decade before writing an initial screenplay Inspired by films such as Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange as well as anime such as Aoki Densetsu Shoot and Akira initial concept art by Mike Henry was later developed into designs by Sergio and Edgar Martins Portuguese animators who contacted DeLonge unsolicited online The brothers put together a small team and independently worked on the project over a two year period The story of the short is intended to be the first in an overarching multimedia project that spans books a graphic novel and an eventual feature length film The film was released alongside the Angels amp Airwaves album The Dream Walker on December 9 2014 It won Best Animated Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editPoet Anderson a lucid dreamer 1 is led into an alternate universe where he meets his guardian angel the Dream Walker as well as his greatest fear the Night Terror Poet must confront his demons as his real life and dream world collide 2 Production editLiterally half of our life is spent doing this thing we know very little about and yet we write it off as not being important I think it s an interesting exercise to dig into them and find out what dreams mean Tom DeLonge 1 DeLonge first created the Poet character in 1999 in a hotel room in Paris 3 The character is largely based upon him the character design includes dark bangs that DeLonge sported previously 4 The film s script also takes influence from a study conducted by Stanford University on nightmares positing that they prepare humans for real world events 5 The film was inspired by Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange 6 In 2012 Portuguese animator Sergio Martins sent DeLonge an animated incarnation of a rabbit a logo for DeLonge s band Blink 182 Martins informed DeLonge he was open for animation work and DeLonge invited he and his twin brother Edgar Martins to work on the film 7 Based on concept art from Mike Henry they organized a small team of artists to animate the film The film s animation is an unorthodox mix between Flash animation and computer animation achieved through Blender and XSI 7 DeLonge gave the Martins brothers a large level of creative freedom they were responsible for re writing the film s script developing the characters and the film s setting This was based on a mutual admiration for the Japanese anime Aoki Densetsu Shoot 6 Reception editAwards edit Poet Anderson won Best Animated Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival 2 See also editThe Dream Walker Waking Life a 2001 animated film directed by Richard Linklater that touches on similar themes including the nature of reality dreams and consciousnessReferences edit a b Mike Mettler Tom DeLonge on Blink 182 s legacy and dreaming big with Angels amp Airwaves Digital Trends Retrieved December 10 2014 a b Jay Tilles November 20 2014 Tom DeLonge Receives Best Animated Film Award for Poet Anderson The Dream Walker Retrieved December 10 2014 Jay Tilles November 11 2014 Tom DeLonge This Has Never Been Done In The History Of Rock N Roll Rock Sound Retrieved April 18 2017 Q amp A Angels amp Airwaves Tom DeLonge Gets Personal on the Ambitious Dream Walker Project KROQ December 8 2014 Retrieved December 10 2014 George Varga December 7 2014 Tom DeLonge amp Ilan Rubin on music amp Angels UT San Diego Retrieved December 10 2014 a b John Blabber December 2 2014 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TOM DELONGE AND THE PRODUCERS OF POET ANDERSON THE DREAM WALKER Bubbleblabber Retrieved December 10 2014 a b Amid Amidi October 24 2014 Poet Anderson The Dream Walker Trailer Retrieved December 10 2014 External links editPoet Anderson at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poet Anderson The Dream Walker amp oldid 1191687623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
