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Interview with Production Designer Owen Paterson

March 18, 2018 Paul Martin 0

Archival Interview with Owen Paterson, conducted during or shortly after the production of the first film. TheMatrix.com: What is your role in the production of ‘The Matrix’? Owen Paterson: I am the production designer for […]

Interview with Stuart Roch (Executive Producer) from Enter the Matrix

September 11, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Stuart Roch from the official Matrix website. BACKGROUND Matrix: How did you get into gaming? Stuart: Like most people, when I came out of college I was searching for the right line […]

Interview with Gabe Rountree (Animation Director) from Enter the Matrix

September 10, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Gabe Rountree from the official Matrix website. BACKGROUND Matrix: What first allowed you to jump into the video game industry professionally? Gabe: I got lucky. I was programming when I was sixteen, […]

Interview with Shinichiro Watanabe (Director: Kid’s Story and A Detective Story) – Part 2 – from The Animatrix (2003)

September 7, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Shinichiro Watanabe from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: Since we last talked [November 2001] a lot of work has been done; can you tell us where we are right now? WATANABE-SAN: We’re […]

Interview with Shinichiro Watanabe (Director: Kid’s Story and A Detective Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 6, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Shinichiro Watanabe from the official Matrix website. HISTORY MATRIX: How long have you been working in anime? WATANABE-SAN: I actually started as an Animation Producer, and it’s been about 12 years since […]

Interview with Akiko Saito (Computer Graphics Supervisor: A Detective Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 5, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Akiko Saito from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get involved in computer graphics? AKIKO-SAN: In university I studied animation production. The first studio I started working at was a […]

Interview with Koji Morimoto (Director: Beyond) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 4, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Koji Morimoto from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: Could you tell us about your background? MORIMOTO-SAN: I worked as an animator for ten years, since I was 20, but have recently shifted […]

Interview with Hiroshi Murakami (Computer Graphics Director: Kid’s Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 3, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Hiroshi Murakami from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get into animation? MURAKAMI-SAN: About 10 years ago, I saw a public television special on computer graphics. I always liked to […]

Interview with Yutaka Minowa (Animation Director, Character Design: Program) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 31, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Yutaka Minowa from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get started in anime work? MINOWA-SAN: When I finished high school I went to a design school for two years, and […]

Interview with Yusuki Hirota (Computer Graphics: Beyond) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 30, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Yusuki Hirota from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get into computers and anime? HIROTA-SAN: I originally went to university for mechanical engineering. After graduating I took a one-year course […]