I.ve been working on a television pilot that involves 3D cartoon characters interacting with live action. It.s been a while since I shot with real people as opposed to computer animated creatures.

So on the first day I felt compelled to initiate two new superstitions for myself. I've always found such rituals amusing (as long as they don.t take up a lot of time or effort).

First, I wanted to find a way to fool the great god Murphy...

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Ladd Ehlinger Jr. produced and directed the 2007 animated cult film Flatland, now available on GreenCine.com here. The first feature film to be completely CGI animated by one person in Lightwave 3D, it received rave reviews. Phil Hall of Film Threat stated that "Flatland is a work of genius, and animation has a new force of power in Ehlinger," and Paul Di Filippo of Scifi.com called it a "glorious mathematical mystery tour."

In this, his second article for GreenCine.com, Ladd prognosticates for us on the future of the film industry.

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By Ladd Ehlinger Jr.

Ladd Ehlinger Jr. produced and directed the 2007 animated cult film Flatland [dvd]. The first feature film to be completely CGI animated by one person in Lightwave 3D, it received rave reviews. Phil Hall of Film Threat stated that "Flatland is a work of genius, and animation has a new force of power in Ehlinger," and Paul Di Phillipo of Scifi.com called it a "glorious mathematical mystery tour."

When Green Cine picked up Flatland for inclusion in our library, we thought it would be cool for Ladd to write a series of articles providing a filmmaker's perspective to the world of independent and classic film.

Subsequent blog articles will deal with the future of animated film; the films that most influenced him; and more.

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