What especially fascinates me about filmmaking is that it is nothing but making the best out of whatever you have. It is not always about budget or having limited resources—it’s only about finding the best fit to your story. Especially when it comes to production design. You’d be amazed to learn about the backstory of hero props or visual elements that are used in any film. So if you are close to a filmmaker, just remember not to freak out if they enthusiastically beg you for that old briefcase that’s lying abandoned in your attic or your old rough notebooks from high school.Because that’s exactly what Production Designer and visual effects supervisor, Simon Whiteley, did in The Matrix (1999). The running green codes in The Matrix, a.k.a “digital rain,” were anything but real codes. In this article, we’re going to tell you the backstory of the “digital rain” code in The Matrix. Story and Themes To quickly refresh your memory, The Matrix revolves around the concept that the world we live in is nothing but a computer simulation designed to control mankind. The narrative explores a wide range of existential themes, including reality vs. illusion and free will vs. systematic control. The Visual Language of The MatrixDirectors Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s The Matrix not only became a milestone in the genre of sci-fi with its out-of-the-box concept, but also, the film’s visual language came to inspire many films that came after. The Matrix’s visual language screams of immaculate design. The...
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