Holw Head 2010 Program Guide - Hyperhellion
Hyperhelion
Dir: Calvin Clime
Hyperhelion uses stop motion animation to tell a cautionary science fiction tale that speaks to the greed of mankind and the potential outcome of society that has a sole focus of consumption and expansion at the expense of any space or planet that stands in the way. Sound familiar? Perfectly timed to the current crisis of global warming and ongoing global issues of pollution and scare resources mined to the detriment of local culture and communities Hyperhelion is the perfect sci-fi reminder of the horrors of greed.
Hyperhellion tells a tale of a sweet bat-like humanoid who is left alone to tend the delicate life forms in Biosphere Nao’sin. Her world is drastically and brutally changed as she trustingly allows Speen Relco of Planet Lethka guide his seemingly damaged craft in for repairs. His true intentions quickly become known and the situation goes bad as the self serving resource scout for the Solthaka Mining Corporation goes about his duties to rein in the precious resource that’s found in the Biosphere.
This stop motion animation employs puppets and not the clumsy clay figures of Gumby. Those used in Hyperhelion are more precise with rigid & jointed armature and are then covered in a soft foam latex skin. These tend towards more realistic facial expressions and movements. Details of twitching bat ears and expressions of real sadness come across as perfectly real and with spot on accuracy.
Hyperhelion is a masterpiece of stop motion animation and tells a timely story of woe. This is one that, like so many science fiction tales, reminds us that the ultimate heart of darkness lies within mankind. Can we change this path of evil? Is it too late for the Biosphere Nao’sin? Is it too late for us?
-Mike Skurko
Dir: Calvin Clime
Hyperhelion uses stop motion animation to tell a cautionary science fiction tale that speaks to the greed of mankind and the potential outcome of society that has a sole focus of consumption and expansion at the expense of any space or planet that stands in the way. Sound familiar? Perfectly timed to the current crisis of global warming and ongoing global issues of pollution and scare resources mined to the detriment of local culture and communities Hyperhelion is the perfect sci-fi reminder of the horrors of greed.
Hyperhellion tells a tale of a sweet bat-like humanoid who is left alone to tend the delicate life forms in Biosphere Nao’sin. Her world is drastically and brutally changed as she trustingly allows Speen Relco of Planet Lethka guide his seemingly damaged craft in for repairs. His true intentions quickly become known and the situation goes bad as the self serving resource scout for the Solthaka Mining Corporation goes about his duties to rein in the precious resource that’s found in the Biosphere.
This stop motion animation employs puppets and not the clumsy clay figures of Gumby. Those used in Hyperhelion are more precise with rigid & jointed armature and are then covered in a soft foam latex skin. These tend towards more realistic facial expressions and movements. Details of twitching bat ears and expressions of real sadness come across as perfectly real and with spot on accuracy.
Hyperhelion is a masterpiece of stop motion animation and tells a timely story of woe. This is one that, like so many science fiction tales, reminds us that the ultimate heart of darkness lies within mankind. Can we change this path of evil? Is it too late for the Biosphere Nao’sin? Is it too late for us?
-Mike Skurko
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