On-Line drama series done right.
Sadly much of the cinematic content that finds its way online does so simply as a repurposing from other more traditional delivery media (broadcast, DVD and so on) without a real consideration of the on line mechanism as a platform to be exploited.
The episodic animated series '
Ninjai: the little ninja' breaks the mold with a series of the highest production values but which is focused purely at on line as the sole delivery mechanism. Ninjai embraces a structure and form that exploits the on line format rather than simply adapting to it as second best.
Of course that's all well and good conceptually and on a technical level but Ninjai backs up its efforts with superb story and great characters. Somewhere between satire, action and Zen satire Ninjai follows the journey of a pint sized child Ninjai as wanders the ancient world in search of his own identity and self knowledge. And along the way be prepared for some bloody good belly laughs.
Ninjai is an inspired and engaging body of work that points towards how good dedicated on line media can be.
Posted at 12:00AM Oct 29, 2007
by Mike Jones in moving image theory |
Posted by Ricky Grove on October 29, 2007 at 06:18 AM EST #