June 15, 2022
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David Fincher, director of Bad Travelling featured in Love, Death + Robots Vol. 3 discusses how he approached directing his first animated short.
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June 10, 2022
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Siren vs. Soldier
Emmy and Oscar award-winner Alberto Mielgoās animated short āJibaroā thrills in Season 3 of Tim Miller and David Fincherās groundbreaking anthology seriesĀ Love, Death + Robots.
Ryan G. Smith
June 1, 2022
Netflix Queue
When Oscar and Emmy winner Alberto Mielgo was invited to pitch a story for the latest volume of the 11-time Emmy-winning seriesĀ Love, Death + Robots, the Spanish director, artist, and animator decided to use a folkloric lens to examine the lengths to which some people will go to obtain what they cannot have. The resulting short, āJibaro,ā centers the battle of a deaf knight desperate to slay a golden siren and claim her as a trophy. The mythic creature grows increasingly frustrated, failing to understand why her opponent is immune to the powers of her song.
āIt was inspired by those videos on National Geographic where there is an alligator fighting a jaguar for food,ā Mielgo says. āItās a crazy, toxic relationship between two characters, two predators, who both want and need each other.”
The unconventional and breathtaking episode is among nine new shorts included in the third volume ofĀ Love, Death + Robots. When executive producers Tim Miller and David Fincher first dreamed up the concept forĀ Love, Death + Robots, they had a clear creative objective: āLetās make a sandbox where anythingās possible,ā explains Fincher, the Oscar-nominated director best known for live-action films likeĀ Mank, as well as the TV seriesĀ MINDHUNTER. Fincher makes his animated directorial debut with the Volume 3 short āBad Travelling,ā a motion-capture masterpiece following a crew of degenerate sailors contending with a giant crustacean who boards their ship with an appetite for destruction. āWeāre just telling stories. I think that the best of it works on a childlike level ā and a naughty teenager level. As an adult looking at it, I appreciate that.ā
Love, Death, Robots + Books
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology. Volume One
The sixteen stories and two screenplays that make up Volume One of the EmmyĀ® award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.
Featuring best-selling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Stories and screenplays by: Alastair Reynolds, Alberto Mielgo, Claudine Griggs, David W. Amendola, Joe Lansdale, John Scalzi, Ken Liu, Kirsten Cross, Marko Kloos, Michael Swanwick, Peter F. Hamilton, Steven Lewis, and Vitaliy Shushko.
Imprint: Cohesion Press
Publication Date: May 14, 2021
PAPERBACK
ISBN-10: ā 1925623386
ISBN-13: 978-1925623383
Page Count: 310
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches (13.97 x 21.59 x 1.78 cm)
Weight: ā 13.7 ounces (388 g)
Price: $14.95, Ā£9.95
EBOOK
ASINā: ā B0923HJQ5G
Page Count: 312
Price: $6.97 / Ā£5.49 (Kindle)
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology. Volumes Two & Three
The seventeen stories and screenplays that make up Volumes Two and Three of the EmmyĀ® award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.
Featuring best-selling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Stories and screenplays by: Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, J. G. Ballard, Alan Baxter, Justin Coates, Harlan Ellison, Joachim Heijndermans, Joe Lansdale, Richard Larson, Alberto Mielgo, Jeff Fowler & Tim Miller, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, and Michael Swanwick.
Imprint: Cohesion Press
Publication Date: May 20, 2022
PAPERBACK
Coming Soon…
EBOOK
ASINā: ā B09XKRQ6NJ
Page Count: 318
Price: $6.97 / Ā£5.49 (Kindle)
The Art of Love, Death + Robots
By Ramin Zahed
Love Death + Robots is a Netflix series like no otherāa breath-taking journey of mature, high-concept tales told with seductive characters, astounding plots, and explosive action. With each episode crafted by different animation teams across the globe, the thought-provoking anthology covers a vast range of animation styles from edgy 2D to stop-motion to anime to hyper-realistic 3D CG.
In this luxury book, discover the wealth of artwork and stories behind the creation of the seriesā first three volumes. Includes interviews with key artists and creatives such as series creators Tim Miller and David Fincher, and is full to the brim with everything from beautiful concept art, character studies, costume sketches, paintings, vehicle designs, storyboards, and early vision decks, through to finished frames. Perfect for any fan of animation.
Imprint: Titan Books
Publication Date: July 26, 2022
HARDCOVER
ISBN-10: ā 1789098645
ISBN-13: 978-1789098648
Page Count: 256
Dimensions: 9.06 x 11.63 inches (23 x 29.5 cm)
Weight: ā 1.25 pounds (0.57 Kg)
Price: $40.50, Ā£34.99
EBOOK
ASINā: ā B09VX91VQX
ISBN-13: 978-1803360812
Page Count: 256
Price: $20.06 / Ā£14.58 (Kindle), $22.99 (NOOK Book)
clubhouse: Watch Love, Death & Robots Vol. 3 with directors David Fincher, Tim Miller, and Alberto Mielgo
Moderated by Mohit Arora
May 24, 2022
clubhouse / Netflix
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LOVE DEATH + RO3BOTS Watchalong with Director’s Commentary and Q&A
Bad Travelling, Directed by David Fincher
Swarm, Directed by Tim Miller
Jibaro, Directed by Alberto Mielgo
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LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS. Volume 3: Interviews. Tim Miller, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and Alberto Mielgo
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May 17, 2022
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May 20, 2022
Animation Magazine
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May 20, 2022
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Alberto Mielgo Tells a Toxic Tale of Sensuality in āLove, Death + Robotsā Volume 3
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May 20, 2022
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May 26, 2022
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June 24, 2022
Awards Daily
Alberto Mielgo on His Animated Short āJibaroā in Netflixās āLove Death + Robotsā
Ben Morris
June 26, 2022
Awards Daily
So, how exactly does someone pitch an episode of āLove, Death + Robotsā?
With Vol. 3 now out, creator/EP Tim Miller and supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson explain how it works.
Love, Death + Robotsā Tim Miller Dives Into Animationās Endless Possibilities
Caitlin Chappell
May 20, 2022
CBR.com
Emily Dean Directs a Love Letter to Moebius in Love, Death + Robots
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May 20, 2022
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Love, Death + Robots Director Alberto Mielgo Explains the Name ‘Jibaro’
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May 26, 2022
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Love, Death + Robots Volume 3: Tim Miller & Jennifer Yuh Nelson Break Down the Making of the Series
Steve Weintraub
June 4, 2022
Collider
Love, Death + Robots: Alberto Mielgo Talks Returning for Volume 3, New Challenges and More
Nick Valdez
May 22, 2022
comicbook.com
Alberto Mielgo On Creating A āToxic Relationshipā Between Two Predators In āJibaroā
Ryan Fleming
June 6, 2022
Deadline
Engadget Podcast: A chat with the folks behind Netflix’s Love, Death and Robots
Devindra Hardawar
May 20, 2022
Engadget
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May 21, 2022
GameRant
Alberto Mielgo (‘Love, Death + Robots’) on the toxic relationship at the center of ‘Jibaro’
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June 18, 2022
āLove, Death + Robotsā Season 3: Getting Animated About the Dark, Medieval Fable āJibaroā
Oscar and Emmy winner Alberto Mielgo tells IndieWire about returning to the anthology with an animated original about a golden siren and an armored knight.
Bill Desowitz
May 23, 2022
IndieWire
Tim Miller and Jennifer Yuh Nelson Exclusive Interview | LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS Season 3 (2022)
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Tim Miller & Jennifer Yuh Nelson On Love Death + Robots’ ‘Demented’ Volume 3
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May 20, 2022
Looper
David Fincher Waited On ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Episode in Case Show ‘Sucked’
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May 20, 2022
Newsweek
Love, Death & Robotsā team wants more adult American animation ā and anime is helping
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May 22, 2022
Polygon
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May 20, 2022
Rotten Tomatoes
Love, Death and Robots: Entrevista con Tim Miller y Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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May 22, 2022
Alberto Mielgo habla sobre Love, Death and Robots, episodio ‘Jibaro’
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May 23, 2022
Tim Miller & Jennifer Yuh Nelson Interview: Love, Death & Robots Vol. 3
Stephen M. Colbert
May 21, 2022
ScreenRant
Alberto Mielgo Interview: Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots Vol. 3
Stephen M. Colbert
May 21, 2022
ScreenRant
Emily Dean Interview: Netflix’s Love Death & Robots Vol. 3
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May 30, 2022
ScreenRant
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May 20, 2022
/Film
Love, Death And Robots Director Alberto Mielgo Talks About His Stunning New Short, Jibaro
Danielle Ryan
May 20, 2022
/Film
Director Emily Dean creates a trippy Moebius tribute for Netflix’s ‘Love, Death + Robots Vol. 3’
Jeff Spry
June 15, 2022
Space.com
Love, Death and Robotsā most beautiful episode was āa love letter to Moebiusā
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June 5, 2022
The Verge
The Dazzling Visual Diversity and Artistry of Animated Series Love, Death + Robots Vol. 3
Trevor Hogg
June 21, 2022
VFX Voice Magazine
Love, Death and Robots Volume 3: David Fincher Wanted His Episode to ‘Feel Like Alien’
David Fincher chats with IGN about directing his first animated episode for Love, Death and Robots Volume 3.
David Griffin
May 20, 2022
IGN
After nearly 40 years in the entertainment business, 3-time Oscar-nominee, David Fincher, has seemingly done it all. From his early years directing music videos for Madonna and Aerosmith, crafting memorable films like Seven and The Social Network, and working on acclaimed TV shows such as House of Cards and Mindhunter, Fincher’s resume appears to be complete. But what about animation?
With the launch of Volume 3 of Netflix‘s mind-bending Love, Death and Robots anthology series, Fincher can finally check animation off his bucket list with his episode, titled “Bad Travelling.” In this seafaring horror story, a group of Jable shark hunters on a far-away planet are attacked by a giant crustacean. With the sailors’ lives in jeopardy, chaos and mutiny ensue.
Although Fincher has decades of experience working behind the camera on live-action projects, we wanted to know if animation brought any new challenges to the seasoned director.
“Ultimately, directing comes down to understanding context and sculpting time, light, and behavior with that innate understanding,” Fincher told IGN. “In some cases, like in the case of motion capture, there are people in onesies with ping pong balls hanging off them, and you’re going, ‘Okay, now remember the ship is rocking and all…’ You’re there to add a little imagination sauce to all the other shit that they’re trying to keep in their heads. I mean, it does tend to look a little like Saturday Night Live. It’s a ridiculous thing to be asking somebody to do a one-act play, dressed in pajamas. So that aspect of it, it’s the same thing. You’re playing dress up, right? And you’re trying to say, ‘Look, from the audience’s standpoint, this needs to happen a little faster here, a little… This can go a little slower. Find that word.’ It’s all the same shit.”
David Fincher Tells You Everything You’d Ever Want to Know About Making āLove, Death + Robotsā and Directing āBad Travellingā
Fincher also talks about his love of director Alberto Mielgoās ‘Jibaro’ and how heās ānever seen anything like it. I’ve never been that mesmerized.ā
Steve Weintraub
May 20, 2022
Collider
If youāre a fan of David Fincher and Love, Death + Robots, youāre about to be very happy. Not only is Love, Death + Robots Volume 3 now streaming on Netflix, David Fincher directed one of the episodes, Bad Travelling, and itās fantastic. Written by Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, itās about a giant crustacean and a shark-hunting sailing vessel. Iād love to tell you moreā¦but the best thing about Love, Death + Robots is not knowing anything about what youāre going to watch and just letting it happen.
Shortly after watching the episode, I was able to get on the phone with Fincher for a deep dive conversation about directing Bad Travelling and the making of Love, Death + Robots. During the sprawling conversation, Fincher talked about his history with animation, how he decided on the style of animation for his episode, how they decided where something should end, how everyone involved in the series is doing it for the love of the genre, and if theyāve thought about making a Love, Death + Robots feature film or doing a live-action version. In addition, he talked about his love of director Alberto Mielgoās Jibaro (another Love, Death + Robots Volume 3 episode) and how heās ānever seen anything like it. Iāve never been that mesmerized.ā
Trust me, if youāre a fan of Fincher and this amazing series, youāll learn a lot about how itās made.
Check out what he had to say.
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS. Volume 3: Final Trailer
May 19, 2022
Netflix
If you awaken, from this illusionā¦
Love, Death + Robots Vol 3. EXTREMING TOMORROW. May 20, 2022 ā¤ļøšš¤
Alan Watts – āDreamā
Music: Apache – Lord & Master
Emmy-winning animated anthology LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS returns with a third volume executive produced by Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) and David Fincher (MINDHUNTER, Mank). Terror, imagination and beauty combine in nine new episodes which stretch from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction with trademark wit and visual invention.
David Fincher Tries Animation in āLove, Death + Robotsā
Fincher, left, directed the short under Covid protocols. āI didnāt quite realize how much I communicate through my face,ā he said.
Noel Murray
May 19, 2022
The New York Times
The director made his first animated short for the new season of this Netflix anthology. āIt was an incredibly freeing, eye-opening, mind-expanding way to interface with a story,ā he said.
Before David Fincher became an A-list director and multiple Oscar and Emmy nominee ā lauded for of-the-moment films like āFight Clubā and āThe Social Networkā and the TV series āHouse of Cardsā and āMindhunterā ā he was one of the co-founders of the production company Propaganda Films. Propaganda was known for its visually dazzling TV commercials and music videos, and Fincher honed his craft in dozens of miniature movies made in myriad styles.
Yet until recently, he had never directed animation, even though he loves the medium so much that he signed on a few years ago to be an executive producer of the Netflix anthology animation series āLove, Death + Robots,ā which returns for its third season on Friday.
āLove, Death + Robotsā sprung from the ashes of a project Fincher had been developing with the āDeadpoolā director Tim Miller since the late 2000s: a revival of āHeavy Metal,ā the animated movie series inspired by the adults-only science-fiction and fantasy comics magazine. The first season of āLove, Death + Robotsā debuted in 2019, featuring 18 episodes (ranging in length from 6 to 17 minutes) that adapted short stories by genre favorites like Peter F. Hamilton, John Scalzi and Joe Lansdale. An eight-episode second season followed in 2021.
Despite his involvement, Fincher never made a short of his own until Season 3, when he and the screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker (who wrote Fincherās crime thriller āSevenā) tackled a tale by the British science-fiction author Neal Asher called āBad Travelling.ā Set on the high seas on a distant planet, the story follows a merchant ship as it is tormented by a giant, intelligent crab that manipulates the crew members and then eliminates them one by one. Fincher described the short as ālike a David Lean movie crossed with āTen Little Indians.āā
The Fincher Analyst 