The independently made short film Kaze: Ghost Warrior that we recently posted about, has finally come to DVD. We’ve been supplied with some details on the film and the wealth of supplemental features on the disc – follow this link to check it out:
KAZE: GHOST WARRIOR
DVD SYNOPSIS AND SPECIAL FEATURES
Many years ago, there was a peace of a different nature than we have now across these lands. As difficult as it may seem to imagine now, this was a peace, not of fear and retribution, but a peace borne of understanding and a truly compassionate Ruling Family. This Family had ruled our lands for hundreds of years with the strengths of wisdom, foresight and justice.
In the none-too-distant past, a plan was uncovered to overthrow the Royal Family, and despite the best efforts of the Imperial Armies and Elite Guard, one by one, the members of the Royal Family fell. The gentle and much adored ‘Bay was the last to disappear, in love with a young Captain in the House-Guard, Kaze. As tensions mounted, whispered rumors flew. The men who were killing our country had help on the inside…
A daring, surprise attack by the remaining loyalists to the Imperial Lineage exposed and routed the men behind the plot, revealing Kaze as one of the primary leaders behind the failed coup attempt. He was slain upon discovery. ‘Bay’s body was never found.
And now, many summers and winters since those fateful events, when the moon is full, if you stand on the shores of the Kitsune River, and whisper ‘Bay’s name to the wind, you will see a shape moving through the trees on the far shore, and it is said that Kaze walks these lands again…
On the Kaze: Ghost Warrior DVD:
Kaze: Ghost Warrior movie (Approx. Running Time: 23 minutes. Color, Digitally Mastered)
Multiple Audio Tracks: 4.1 Surround, Director’s Commentary, Sound Effects Commentary
Subtitles (Japanese, French, English)
Meditations On Ghost Warrior, (Documentary on the making of Kaze: Ghost Warrior)
Image gallery of the cast of Kaze: Ghost Warrior
Original Trailer
Kaze: Ghost Warrior is presented in 2:1 widescreen, optimized for 16:9 format displays. (The Kaze: Ghost Warrior DVD also supports on-the-fly “Letterbox” and “Pan-and-Scan” functions available in most set-top DVD players.)
On the DVD-ROM portion of the Kaze: Ghost Warrior DVD:
Animation Scene-Files from the film (LightWave 3D format)
Explore key action scenes to see how they were created!
Use the Animation Riggings that drove the characters of Kaze: Ghost Warrior to move your own characters! (Using the techniques described in LightWave 3D Character Animation)
Digital Fusion Flows of scenes from the film.
Explore how rendered images were transformed into the final frames you see on-screen using the flow-chart based compositing tools of Digital Fusion!
Demo-Version of LightWave 3D (PC/MAC)
Demo-Version of Digital Fusion (PC Only)
Additional details, ordering and downloadble trailer available at Timothy Albee’s Kaze: Ghost Warrior webiste.
