![]() ![]() The Matrix digital Rain is sometimes also referred to as 'green rain', and was developed as a way of representing the activity of the virtual reality environment of The Matrix, on screen. (3) The Matrix code received the Runner-up Award in the 1999 Jesse Garson Award for In-film typography or opening credit sequence. The brief for the effect to be 'raining' came from the Directors, Larry and Andy Wachowski. (1) The code relied upon Simon Whiteley's typeface. Lynne Cartwright, the Visual Effects Supervisor at Animal Logic, supervised the creation of the film's opening title sequence, as well as the general look of the animated 'Matrix' code throughout the film, in collaboration with Lindsey Fleay and Justen Marshall. This unusual drop down effect, which forms the key element of this Matrix poster, is a highlight of the animating Matrix code. (2) This code is represented in the film as downward flowing characters similar to the way letters and numbers appear in Japanese texts and film credits. (1) His custom-created alphabet incorporates numbers and symbols from several alphabets and cultures, and made up of mirror images of half-width Japanese Katakana characters and Western Latin letters and numerals. ![]() The designer of the customised typeface for the Matrix code was Simon Whiteley. While holographic presentations are 3D representations using laser light, holofoils are a type of holographic representation using a metallic foil for the projection, in this case a shiny and heavy metallic paper base. Produced as a lenticular holographic holofoil poster it features the Matrix's iconic 'digital rain' computer typeface code. Notes The poster was made for Village Roadshow Limited and Warner Bros. ![]()
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