Shenlong, and some other things.

DBthemovie's interview with Ariel Shaw, visual effects supervisor for DBE.

DBthemovie: Were you (or the team) familiar with Dragonball before this film?
Ariel Velasco Shaw: Yeah, I have a 12 year old son, Milo who is a huge fan. I have always loved the series as well. It’s funny how excited the Visual Effects Houses were to get on the movie. They would do these Ki Energy tests where the CG artists would throw the Ki and then put in their incarnation of the effect.

Q: In the anime, everything seems to be bright and vibrant with fluffy cloud-filled skies. I noticed that, in the trailer, the scene with Gohan training Goku is very similar. Does that [scene] represent the overall look of the movie?
A: What I love about the look of the film is that it arcs from a terrestrial (earthly every day look, albeit, bright and hopeful) to something that is foreboding and other worldly. We went through a look development process (Look Dev) where we had our VFX houses develop the arc.

Q: Some fans were confused that the “Kame Hame Ha” [in the trailer] was executed with one hand. Was this the actual “Kame Hame Ha” or just a “Ki” blast put in the trailer to not spoil it?
A: The one handed ki blast was just a shadow crane strike. Goku has a limited arsenal of energy blasts that culminates in a Kame Hame Ha. Roshi’s arsenal is more powerful than Goku’s, and Piccolo has many types of energy blasts that culminates in a Spirit Bomb. I gotta say, the energy fights are pretty cool.

Q: Do any of the characters have auras in the film?
A: Yes.

Q: If Dragonball: Evolution does well, are you up for working on a sequel?
A: This was a great project to be a part of. The cast and the crew were fantastic. The Fox VFX department is second

masterdx wrote:I'm still against that movie that will rape all of our childhood memories

Tlaloc wrote:How will it make it look better?

Emmy wrote:Oh well you can't add the blog after I comment. 'tain't fair.

Emmy wrote:Really? I don't see the film affecting how I view DB. If anything it'll make it look better.

Tlaloc wrote:lol Dragon Wars, one of the worst films ever.

Presvi wrote:

Emmy wrote:Really? I don't see the film affecting how I view DB. If anything it'll make it look better.

Gee, Emmy. Have you watched Dragon Ball? Seriously? I cant believe you.
HAVE YOU WATCHED THE ENTIRE SERIES OF DRAGONBALL?
And by watched, I mean watched with enthusiasm, not for the sake of its popularity,or for the purpose of watching it.

Emmy wrote:This is the attitude I was talking about that pisses me off. Just because I didn't shit my pants with rage and start threatening the lives of everyone involved and make crappy art about my fantasies of beating up good looking actresses when I found out about this film, doesn't mean I don't love Dragon Ball. Just means I'm not a whiny bitch.

Tlaloc wrote:Yeah well I can be a whiny bitch at this movie as much as I like to.

Superman wrote:

Emmy wrote:This is the attitude I was talking about that pisses me off. Just because I didn't shit my pants with rage and start threatening the lives of everyone involved and make crappy art about my fantasies of beating up good looking actresses when I found out about this film, doesn't mean I don't love Dragon Ball. Just means I'm not a whiny bitch.

Interesting. I didn't do any of that but I'm still against the movie.

Presvi wrote:

Emmy wrote:Really? I don't see the film affecting how I view DB. If anything it'll make it look better.

Gee, Emmy. Have you watched Dragon Ball? Seriously? I cant believe you.
HAVE YOU WATCHED THE ENTIRE SERIES OF DRAGONBALL?
And by watched, I mean watched with enthusiasm, not for the sake of its popularity,or for the purpose of watching it.

I have watched Dragonball as a child. Believe me, I think I am the oldest here being 25, and yet the original series still brings happy memories of carefree childhood. NOT THE EMO TEENAGE YEARS PORTRAYED BY THAT DBLAM!

No SERIOUSLY, I've Never ranted like this before, in fact I was never PISSED by someone most specially by a girl before. GOKU in Dragonball is still a child, at least 14 years old. A happy carefree child who doesnt know what a girl is until he meet Bulma. He joined bulma in searching for the dragonballs, NOT TO REVENGE HIS GRANDFATHER but for the sake of the adventure. (PLEASE NOTE GOKU was the one who accidentally killed his Grandfather.) and A lot of awesome adventures happen after that. He meet a tons of great characters (Krillin, Yamcha, tenchinhan, oolong, puar and even ARALE). Now compare that to GAWKU and tell me. Is there a resemblance? HA! TELL ME HA! ARE YOU BLIND! WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR EYES!
As said by Gozar... Ignorance can be cured but Stupidity is Forever.
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