Teaser trailer for Leah Moore and John Reppion’s ‘The Thrill Electric’ … This looks like an interesting use of the motion comic genre to explore an earlier technological breakthrough, namely the telegraph. The trailer features an abundance of artist sketches and finished renders, as well as a sense of the ornate Victorian society that informs the aesthetics of the comic book and also the screen backdrops.
“The Thrill Electric is an up coming Channel 4 enhanced comic, exploring how the telegraph changed Victorian society every bit as much as the modern day internet.
Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion and illustrated by Emma Vieceli and Windflower Studios and animated by Little Loud Studios,
This promo is a preview showing work in progress. The Thrill Electric will be launched in Autumn 2011 and will be free worldwide.
See more coverage on the Moore/Reppion blog here: http://www.moorereppion.com/tag/the-thrill-electric/”
