The consumer-quality pedigree of the format has an anonymizing effect on Malick’s presence, despite the director’s singularly curious eye informing every setup. There’s also what I can only describe as a digital “flimsiness” to the image, which to my eyes appears to be rooted in the smartphone shutter. Speaking on a purely technical level, there’s a distinct chunkiness to the image, with a compressed spectrum of contrast and color thanks to a latitude that simply can’t match the aforementioned cameras. The quirky electronic soundtrack reinforces this idea of childlike awe at the surrounding world, rendered through Malick’s signature use of natural light (especially the dim glow of magic hour).įunnily enough, the juxtaposition of Malick’s artistic eye with the burgeoning field of smartphone video illustrates just how much the medium has yet to grow before it can truly match celluloid film, digital cinema formats like Red or Arri, or even basic DSLR capabilities. The bright, saturated colors from the Pixel 3’s sensor paint a vibrant picture as Malick’s camera (well, phone) wanders restlessly around a multitude of moments oriented towards the ephemeral pleasures of childhood.
The piece foregoes a conventional narrative in favor of letting Malick run wild through a cascading wave of visual vignettes, in the process capturing nothing less than the joyful exuberance of life itself. Malick is no stranger to this technology, having incorporated snippets of smartphone and GoPro video into his recent features- the rapid-fire advancements in resolution and clarity continuing to blur what was once a stark dividing line between the mobile format and 35mm celluloid. The piece tasks Malick with replicating his latter-day filmmaking approach, albeit exclusively through the use of the Pixel 3’s video capabilities. The debut of his 2018 spot for Google’s “PIXEL 3” smartphone came as quite a surprise to everyone, dropping with zero build-up or preceding fanfare. Indeed, a cursory glance at the contemporary commercial landscape yields no shortage of work that wears Malick’s profound aesthetic influence on its sleeve he fits into this world far better than he - or anyone else for that matter - could have ever predicted. Take another look, however, and the similarities between Malick’s experimental, ephemeral aesthetic and the fleeting nature of the commercial format become rather abundant.
Its very existence seemed antithetical to Malick’s artistic creed- a product generated for the benefit of a corporate entity, rather than a sincere expression of the human experience from a singular individual. Rockstar is clearly ramping up for some kind of Red Dead-related reveal, and these details - whether or not they're true - are all part of the fun speculation we get to engage in until the news becomes official.When director Terrence Malick’s commercial for Mon Guerlain fragrance arrived in 2017, many were quite surprised that the venerated, almost-mythic filmmaker could (and would) stoop to a supposedly “lower” format such as advertising. Just remember that none of this is confirmed. The map that leaked, the source added, is a chunk of land located just to the east of the 2010 game's playable area.
The same source also confirmed that the new game would actually be set before the events of Red Dead Redemption. A source close to the game's development confirmed to TechRadar that the image was, at the time, "very recent." It wouldn't be a surprise, given that Grand Theft Auto V featured three playable characters.Īnother rumor surfaced on month later, in April 2016, when an image of the alleged Red Dead sequel's world map was shared on the NeoGAF gaming forum. The tipster - who claimed to be sharing the information secondhand, from an ex-Rockstar employee - also noted that the Red Dead sequel would feature multiple playable characters. In March 2016, an anonymous tipster told FragHero that a Red Dead sequel - bearing the subtitle "Legends of the West" - would be released in fall 2017, with an HD remake of the 2010 game coming in late 2016. An alleged world map for the 'Red Dead Redemption' that leaked in April 2016.
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