‘The Spine Of Night’ Directors On The Seven Year Journey To Make Their Rotoscoped Animated Film [SXSW Interview]
Though adult animation has made huge progress in earning critical and commercial acclaim in the West the past couple of decades, it is still mostly associated with comedies like “South Park” and “Rick and Morty.” Rest assured, you won’t mistake “The Spine of Night” for a comedy. READ MORE: ‘The Spine Of Night’ Is Blood-Soaked Animated Eye Candy [SXSW Review] Instead, this hand-rotoscoped animated, high-fantasy film mostly resembles the hyper-violent animated films of Ralph Bakshi from the late ’70s and early ’80s; films with elaborate worlds, kingdoms in peril, ancient evils awakening, and heroes ready to stand up for what’s right in epic, bloody battles.