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Kane Parsons (born June 18, 2005), known online as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, filmmaker and musician known for his web series "The Backrooms" based on the online fiction of the same name.
Life and early career
Kane Parsons was born on June 18, 2005. He lives in Northern California.[1][2]
Parsons credits his purchase of Adobe After Effects in late 2017 for his growth in video production. He used After Effects' built in rendering engine to create 3D scenes, before eventually acquiring Blender during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parsons notes the video game series Portal as being an inspiration for his work.[3]
Works
The Backrooms
Parsons began work on The Backrooms (Found Footage) in the winter of 2021 and uploaded the video on January 7, 2022. The short went viral, receiving critical acclaim. Parsons created the video using Blender and Adobe After Effects.[4]
The video would serve as the catalyst for a web series, which revolves around the fictional Async Research Institute, who discovers the Backrooms (in universe referred to as the Complex), and attempts to research it. The events of the series are mostly presented in the form of VHS tapes as found footage.[5][6] Parsons received a Streamy Creator Honors award for his work on the series.[7]
The Backrooms (Found Footage) was the 7th most viewed YouTube video released of 2022, standing at 54 million views as of November 2023.[8][9]
Film adaptation
A film adaptation of his series was announced by A24 on February 6. Parsons is set to direct. Shawn Levy of 21 Laps Entertainment and James Wan of Atomic Monster are set to produce, with Roberto Patino writing the screenplay.[10][11][12]
Attack on Titan
In 2021, Parsons adapted the anime and manga series Attack on Titan into 6 animated shorts. The videos present events from the series in the form of historical footage akin to war photography from the early 20th centuryWar photography|. The videos have been praised by fans of the original series for its horror elements and remaining faithful to the original series.[10] The videos have a total of 41 million views as of November, 2023.[13]
The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3)
On October 8 2023, Parsons uploaded the third installment to his series The Oldest View". The video, titled The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3), centers around a vlog by a YouTuber named Wyatt. In the video, he explores an underground tunnel leading down to an underground mall. There, he stumbles across an animated wheeled statue depicting the French botanist Julien Reverchon, who pursues him throughout the video.[14][15]
Discography
Albums
- Backrooms (Original Score), Vol. 1 (2022)
- Backrooms (Original Score), Vol. 2 (2023)
- Daemon (2023)
- It's All Happening (2023)
Singles and EPs
- Everything (2022)
- Halogen (2022)
- Sailing (2023)
References
- ↑ "How to 'No-Clip' Reality and Arrive in the Backrooms". WIRED. 2022-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ↑ Raup, Jordan (2023-02-07). "17-Year-Old Kane Parsons' Directorial Debut Based on His Viral Series The Backrooms Gets Backing from A24 and James Wan". thefilmstage.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ An Interview with the Backrooms Mastermind - Kane Pixels, retrieved 2023-10-25 – via YouTube
- ↑ Lloyd, Andrew (2022-03-29). "The Backrooms: How a Creepy Office Photo Became an Internet Bogeyman". Vice. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ Dobuski, Michael (2022-11-05). "The Backrooms: Horror storytelling goes online". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ "Teenage creator Kane Parsons will direct a Backrooms horror movie". Tubefilter. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ Tinoco, Armando (2022-12-05). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2022 Winners List: Charli D'Amelio, MissDarcei, MrBeast & Cooking With Lynja Among Victors". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Google Shows Off the 10 Most-Watched YouTube Vids for 2022". Gizmodo. 2022-12-01. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ The Backrooms (Found Footage), retrieved 2023-11-28
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "'The Backrooms': A24 Developing Feature Based On Viral Horror Shorts". deadline.com. 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ↑ Squires, John (2023-02-06). "'The Backrooms' – Viral Shorts from Kane Parsons Getting a Feature Film from A24 and James Wan". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-02-07). "17-year-old to helm A24 horror movie". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ "Attack on Titan - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "The Oldest View (2023)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3), retrieved 2023-11-29
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