Yesterday Icovered the news regarding Neill Blomkamp teasing what looked like an upcoming CGI trailer, or a live-action trailer. Well, it turns out that there’s an unlisted teaser available on theAnthemYouTube channel. you may watch it below.
The teaser forConviction: An Anthem Storyis only 18 seconds long and the opening shot shows off a dramatic mountainside with Javelin’s flying through before cutting to a shot of a Javelin standing in the rain. The next shot shows us a Javelin looking to the camera, putting their hand in a fast-moving stream of water that appears to be going vertically upwards.
At the start, we see an “An Anthem story from Neill Blomkamp” screen appear, and at the end, we see the launch date for the full video. This is further confirmed by looking to the description which informs us that this is a live-action short from Neill Blomkamp which is set in the world of Bioware’s upcomingAnthem.
Not much else is revealed as of yet, but we do know that Neill Blomkamp’s movies in the past have usually been set to the sci-fi genre.District 9 (2009)being one most will know the director for. He has also worked with Peter Jackson to directHalo Landfall(2007)which uses hisauteur style of using lo-fi production film and blends photorealistic CGI with said footage.
From the teaser shots shown in the trailer, it certainly looks like we’re going to be seeing a more cinematic style of filming. The video will land on Oats Studios' YouTube channel andis currently available as a premiere, allowing users to set a reminder for when it launches on February 14 at 7:30 AM PST.
TheAnthemshort film has been created by Neill Blomkamp’s studio Oats Studios, and theConviction: an Anthem Storywebsitetells us that we will be seeing a new narrative set decades before the start of the actual game. The short film will show off stunning locations, new characters, and a new story for fans to sink their teeth into.
We were able to jump on and try the demo whichtook place at the start of this monthand the demoexceeded both EA and Bioware’s expectations.
Anthemis due to launch on February 22 for everyone, but those on Origin Access and EA Access can jump in on February 15, a day after the short film launches. The game will be available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
